Emergency Management & Recovery

Greens call on Government to make Civil Defence Payment available

The Green Party are calling on the Government to immediately activate the Civil Defence Payment across the Wellington region, after a regional state of emergency was declared this afternoon. “A state of emergency has now been declared across the region. The Civil Defence Payment exists for exactly this situation,” says Green Party MP for Wellington Central, Tamatha Paul.  “The Government needs to activate it now, and it needs to be available in every community affected, including those outside the declared emergency area who...

Posted at April 20, 2026 5:35 PM by Tamatha Paul and Julie Anne Genter

Ensure every New Zealander is housed and safe ahead of Cyclone Vaianu

The Green Party is calling on the Government to ensure emergency housing is available to all people experiencing homelessness this weekend as Cyclone Vaianu approaches the North Island."Luxon is telling everyone to stock up and prepare to stick out this storm at home. What does that mean for the people he has made homeless?" says Green Party Co-leader and Auckland Central MP Chlöe Swarbrick. "The Government must choose to ensure everybody who needs it gets access to emergency housing this...

Posted at April 10, 2026 1:30 PM by Chlöe Swarbrick