The Green Party is calling on the Government to hold Facebook accountable for its role in enabling behaviour which threatens democracy, by strongly regulating data privacy and the spread of dangerous disinformation. 

The Green Party is pleased to see new whitebaiting measures, announced today, to establish a more consistent management regime across the country, but we must go further, faster, to protect our native taonga.  

The Green Party are calling for an expansion of the current school curriculum on Matariki, so that a deeper understanding of how it relates to managing and harvesting food is explored. This push comes at the start of the Matariki season, the final year before it is set to become a public holiday on 24 June 2022.

The Green Party is launching a petition calling on the Government to remove legislative barriers to public ownership of our public transport depots, vehicles and services.

The Green Party is urging the Government to stick with its 2017 commitment to no new mines on public conservation land, as the Government speeds up the review and reclassification process for stewardship land, which comprises a third of the public conservation estate.

Whakarongo ki te tangi a te manu o te taiao Nāna te tangi kia tuituia tatou ki te ao marama Tuia ki runga, tuia ki raro Tuia ki roto, tuia ki waho Ka rongo te pō, ka rongo te ao Tuia te whare e tū iho nei e Ki ngā muka here o te motu e

Budget 2021 is investing in a range of initiatives to help communities prevent family violence and sexual violence from happening in the first place, and help those using violence to stop.

$300 million to accelerate investment in low-carbon technology $67.4 million to implement the Carbon Neutral Government Programme, including a significant boost of $19.5 million to the successful State Sector Decarbonisation Fund, and $41.8 million for leasing low-emissions vehicles $19.7 million to support the Government’s policy response to the Climate Change Commission’s final advice Commitment to recycle future Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) revenue to achieve more emissions reductions from Budget 2022

Whakarongo ki te tangi a te manu o te taiao Nāna te tangi kia tuituia tatou ki te ao marama Tuia ki runga Tuia ki raro Tuia ki roto Tuia ki waho Tuia te here tangata Ka rongo te pō, ka rongo te ao Te hono a wairua Whakaputa ki Te Whaiao Ki te ao Mārama Tihei Māuri ora!   Today the Green Party’s Te Mātāwaka (Māori and Pasifika) caucus supported the 2021 Budget, acknowledging the investment in Māori health,...

The Green Party supports the 2021 Budget which increases income support for New Zealanders living in poverty, and we’ll continue to push for a long term commitment to lift all New Zealanders out of poverty.