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Green Party celebrates better support for birth injuries
The Greens are celebrating the first reading last night of new ACC legislation to better support birth injuries after a successful campaign achieved record support.
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Finally… a step towards restoring victims’ confidence in our justice system
The Green Party welcomes the passing of the Sexual Violence Legislation Bill, which brings our archaic legislation into the 21st century.
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Lowering voting age will strengthen democracy
The Green Party says Parliament must take action to make democracy more accessible by lowering the voting age to 16.
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Greens welcome Government plan for law change to better protect nature
The Green Party supports Conservation Minister Kiritapu Allan’s announcements today that Government intends to review the Wildlife Act 1953 and progress work on reforming conservation law.
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Amnesty needed on welfare debt
The Green Party is calling for an amnesty on debt the Government is collecting from low income people and families.
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Green Party celebrates gender self-ID legislation becoming law
The Green Party is celebrating the long-overdue gender self-ID legislation becoming law today.
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Smokefree Action Plan welcomed by Greens
The Green Party welcomes the launch of the Smokefree 2025 Action Plan.
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Phase out PKE as part of climate plan
The Green Party is calling on the Minister of Agriculture, Damien O’Connor to phase out the use of the Palm Kernel Expeller (PKE) on farms to help address the climate crisis.
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Kids living in poverty cannot wait any longer for change
Labour needs to urgently up its game if it is to ensure every child in Aotearoa has what they need to thrive, the Green Party said in response to the Child Poverty Action Group’s latest report.
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Housing legislation needs further changes
The Green Party welcomes changes Parliament’s Environment Select Committee has recommended to Labour and National’s housing legislation but says further improvements need to be made.