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RSE expansion stops short of what’s needed
Today’s expansion of the Recognised Seasonal Employer Scheme (RSE) fails to guarantee Pacific people traveling to Aotearoa for work a warm place to live, safe working conditions, and good pay.
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Crown closes the door for Waimana Housing programme
The Green Party is calling out the Government for its role in Te Waimana Kaaku whānau losing their deposits and the homes they were promised.
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Swimmable rivers and healthy lakes could soon be out of reach
The Green Party is calling on the Government to tighten the rules on synthetic fertiliser use and intensive land use, including intensive winter grazing, after new monitoring data revealed almost two-thirds of monitored rivers and streams are in poor health.
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Green Party backs School Strike demands
The Green Party backs the demands of the School Strike for Climate.
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Report shows urgent need to fix wealth inequality
A new report out today provides all evidence the Government needs to start addressing runaway inequality and rebalance Aotearoa to work for everyone.
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No excuses, Minister: we need mandatory pay gap reporting right now
The message is loud and clear: the Government must introduce mandatory pay gap reporting
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Greens will keep fighting to strengthen democracy
The Green Party once again put electoral reform on the political agenda with the first reading of Golriz Ghahraman’s Strengthening Democracy member’s bill - only for it to be voted down by Labour.
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Moratorium on deep sea mining a step closer
Following months of pressure from the Green Party and environmental NGO and the public, the Minister for Foreign Affairs today confirmed that she is taking advice on whether the Government should support a moratorium on deep sea mining in international waters.
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Green Party welcomes landmark commitments from health sector for ADHD progress
Green Party spokesperson for Mental Health, Chlöe Swarbrick, welcomes commitments from the Minister of Health to six key areas of progress for the ADHD community, which would together represent one of the largest changes for the ADHD community in a generation.
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Govt must reunite Afghan refugees with their families
The Green Party is once again calling on the Government to support victims of war, oppression, and violence to reunite with their families and put down roots in Aotearoa New Zealand.