The Green Party is delivering for Māori with its Green Budget.

The Government’s plans to limit the powers and scope of the Waitangi Tribunal is a disgrace. 

The Green Party is appalled by the Government’s decision to severely underfund financial compensation for survivors of abuse in state care.

The Green Party is appalled by the Government’s use of urgency to rewrite the Wildlife Act–without consultation, without an impact statement, and in direct response to a court ruling in favour of protecting wildlife.

The latest job market statistics show that unemployed people are being failed by a Government more focused on punishing the poor than creating jobs.

The Green Party has called out the Government’s latest attack on workers with the announcement that it is halting all pay equity claims.

Today, Green Party MP Steve Abel has added a new Member’s Bill to the biscuit tin to ensure any product sold in New Zealand meets New Zealand’s animal welfare standards, even if it’s produced overseas.

The Green Party has marked May Day with a pre-budget announcement in Tokoroa, detailing the party’s plan for a Green Jobs Guarantee. READ THE FULL POLICY DOC  

The Government’s Budget looks set to usher in a new age of austerity. This morning, Minister of Finance Nicola Willis said new spending would be limited to $1.4 billion, cut back from the original intended $2.4 billion, which itself was already $100 million below what Treasury said was needed to keep the lights on.

The Green Party has renewed its call for the Government to ban the use, supply, and manufacture of engineered stone products, as the CTU launches a petition for the implementation of a full ban.