Christopher Luxon and the National Party are not telling the full story when it comes to childcare, the Green Party says.

The Green Party backs the demands of the School Strike for Climate.

Instead of creating an appeal fund and one-off lotto draw, the Labour Government could tax the billions of dollars banks have made in unearned, excess profits and use the money to support people.

The Green Party is calling on the Government to clear debt people are being forced into by MSD, and support those doing it toughest. 

Today’s news of a Ministerial inquiry into forestry slash and land use in Te Tarāwhiti/Gisborne and Wairoa is welcome, but the forestry sector should have to compensate councils, landowners and communities for the enormous damage caused by land and logging management which has generated so much slash and sediment.

The Green Party has today launched a petition to stop Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown’s proposed cuts to climate and environmental programmes that protect us from extreme weather.

The Green Party welcomes the relief funding announced today and calls on the Government to go further by providing additional direct support to people impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle and the January floods.

The Green Party supports the decision to stop work on the biofuels mandate.

It’s good to see the Government refocus on helping with the day to day pressures facing New Zealanders, but we need bolder solutions.

The Green Party is today calling on the Government to double the maximum Civil Defence Payment for Aucklanders affected by flooding.