The Green Party will work in partnership with people of colour with diverse backgrounds to support our needs and aspirations. The Greens will respect our strengths and diversity and enable us to become an integral, well-understood, and embraced part of our communities, whether we have just arrived or have been in Aotearoa New Zealand for generations.
Vision
We belong through kinship and participation in Aotearoa.
Values and Principles
- Whakapapa: Our history, values, and cultural etiquette are important. We acknowledge that collectively we are tangata Tiriti and have had a long relationship with Māori.
- Whakamana: Our values and strengths contribute to our communities and must be respected.
- Whanaungatanga: We have unique cultures and stories, with commonalities and shared histories that we honour. Connection within and between our communities is important for belonging.
- Te kaiarahi hapori: Leadership in our communities draws on the wisdom of our cultures. It offers valuable guidance.
- Mahi ngātahi: Our communities and organisations must embrace flexibility and reflection, and strive for understanding and inclusion.
- Te oranga o te whānau: Whānau wellbeing is at the centre of community development. Our different family structures, here and overseas, strengthen our wellbeing and connection.
- Manaakitanga: Care, respect, and the uplifting of all people requires partnership, reciprocal relationships, and authentic inclusion.
Strategic Priorities
The Green Party’s strategic goals include:
“A more connected, compassionate, and equal Aotearoa”
Actions in this policy that will help achieve this include:
- Resource arts spaces and outreach programmes that are designed for us, including the most marginalised. (2.3)
- Resource safe spaces and other community development initiatives led by us, for us. (3.1)
- Actively counter structural racism, casual racism, and stereotyping, including in employment, education, health, and justice. (7.6)
- Ensure our businesses and employees have access to credit, training, professional networks, and robust protection from crime and exploitation. (7.4)
- Enable us to collaboratively build, oversee, and regulate intercultural systems that work for us. (5.2)
- Foster opportunities for the most marginalised of us to lead and engage in public decision-making. (4.2)
