The Green Party is calling on the Government to introduce stronger measures in schools and early education centres to ensure children and their whānau are not put at greater risk from a change to COVID-19 protections.

The Green Party is calling on the Government to boost support directly to people so they are not put at greater risk by a change in COVID-19 protections, despite the pandemic continuing to take a toll on our communities and public health system.

The Green Party is calling on the Government to focus long-term COVID-19 support on whānau, hapū and community service providers helping Māori and Pasifika.

The Government must not remove COVID-19 protection measures until it is very clear that the Omicron outbreak has passed, the Green Party says.

The Green Party is 100% on board with half-price public transport, but calls on the Government to go further and make public transport free - for good.

The Green Party is calling for “test to stay” and N95 masks in schools and early childhood education.

Tuesday, 15 March 2022, 10:00 pmPress Release: Green Party of Aotearoa New ZealandThe Auckland Province of the Green Party has endorsed Efeso Collins for Mayor of Auckland. The endorsement follows a consensus decision making process that agreed his campaign has strong alignment with Green Party values and the party’s vision for Aotearoa New Zealand’s largest city. The endorsement is the first time the Green Party in Auckland has decided to formally endorse a mayoral candidate independent of the Green Party....

Al Salaam Aleykum. We remember the day three years ago, when our nation’s heart was broken. My heart was broken.

“The Green Party has been advocating consistently for pathways for family reunification and visa waiver status and we welcome today’s announcement on the 2022 Special Ukraine Policy,” says Ricardo Menéndez March, Green Party spokesperson for immigration.

The Green Party says direct payments to New Zealanders would have provided better support than a temporary cut in fuel tax.