“Our first thoughts are with the people of Ukraine and their families, as well as the political activists, journalists, human rights defenders and Rainbow community members who dedicate their lives working to build a peaceful and inclusive future for their country and are likely to be particular targets of Russian violence,” says Foreign Affairs spokesperson Golriz Ghahraman. 

Today’s child poverty statistics show family incomes are not high enough, and the Government must do more if it really wants to end child poverty.

The Greens welcome targeted support for music venues, bars, cafes, theatres and the people who bring them alive, as announced by the Minister of Finance today.

Ending poverty should be part of our public health response, says the Greens today in support of a report from Child Poverty Action Group.

“Today we have taken an important step towards ensuring people have more clean and green ways of getting around,” says Ricardo Menéndez March, Green spokesperson for Transport.

The Green Party has launched a petition calling on the Government to create a Ministry for Rainbow Communities.

Urgently increasing the supply of public and papakāinga housing now will address what the Salvation Army calls a housing ‘catastrophe’.

The Greens welcome today’s Property Manager Regulatory Options Discussion Document, but say it’s time to fix the basics and implement a landlord and property manager register.

The Greens are celebrating conversion practices finally being banned in Aotearoa New Zealand, following the third reading of the Conversion Practices Prohibition Bill tonight.

Trigger warning: this mentions traumatic births and birth injuries Each one of the more than 900 personal stories collected by the Green Party and shared with Minister Sepuloni today make clear why the Government must guarantee coverage of all birth injuries and trauma under proposed changes to ACC.