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Transgender people deserve to be safe in sports
The Green Party condemns the Government’s decision to abandon guidelines outlining how transgender athletes can be included in community sport.
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Govt confirms homelessness is rising, fails to take responsibility
The Government’s Homelessness Insights report has confirmed that homelessness is on the rise.
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Inflation numbers expose Govt’s economic failure
Today’s inflation numbers reveal more than rising prices; they expose a government failing by its own standards while our most vulnerable pay the price.
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Greens call on Housing Minister to be honest about homelessness
The Green Party is calling on the Associate Minister of Housing Tama Potaka to come clean about the impact his decisions are having on homelessness following an interview with Q&A this morning where he dodged questions and avoided accountability.
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Greens call for NZ Govt to take UK’s lead and lower voting age
The Green Party is calling on the Government to follow the lead of the United Kingdom and lower the voting age to 16.
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Benefit sanctions double under National as unemployment soars
Latest figures from the Ministry of Social Development show the Government is pushing more and more people into unemployment, while punishing them with sanctions for being out of work.
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Minister must back regional vocational education with real support
The Government’s move to re-establish ten polytechnics fails to ensure the thriving, future-focussed vocational education sector Aotearoa deserves.
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Submissions show overwhelming opposition to RSB
The Green Party is calling on Cabinet to stop the Regulatory Standards Bill, after only 19 of a total 208 submissions heard over the course of last week’s submissions process supported the Bill.
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Green Party won’t contest Tāmaki Makaurau by-election
After careful consideration, the Green Party will not stand a candidate in the upcoming Tāmaki Makaurau by-election.
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New study shows speed of Antarctic ice melt, Govt fans climate flames
As the Government pulls out of global climate commitments, a significant new report shows that sea ice around Antarctica is melting at unprecedented speed.