Women

people and communities

Greens welcome launch of People's Select Committee report on Pay Equity

The Green Party has welcomed the release of the report from the People's Select Committee on Pay Equity. "This report makes clear what we have said all along: the Government's decision to make it easier to underpay people and limiting pay equity access is yet another attack on women," says the Green Party's spokesperson for women, Kahurangi Carter.  "The Government underestimated how badly this would go down with the public. Today, the workers this Government tried to silence have found their voice, and it is powerful."  "Make no mistake: this...

Posted at February 24, 2026 10:39 AM by Kahurangi Carter and Julie Anne Genter

people and communities

Greens support union action against pay equity changes

The Green Party supports five major unions taking the Government to the High Court over its changes to pay equity laws.“Working women deserve to be paid what is fair, and they deserve so much better than this Government,” says the Green Party’s spokesperson for Women, Kahurangi Carter.  “We can and must ensure that women are paid fairly. Workers should be valued and treated as equals, regardless of gender, ethnicity or age. “Unions have rightly highlighted where the Government’s pay equity...

Posted at August 18, 2025 10:10 AM by Kahurangi Carter

people and communities

Govt takes workplace equity efforts backwards

The Green Party has called out the Government’s latest attack on workers with the announcement that it is halting all pay equity claims.“Women deserve fair pay. This move to undo years of pay equity progress is a monumental step backwards from the Government,” says the Green Party’s spokesperson for Women, Kahurangi Carter.  “Workers should be valued and treated as equals regardless of their gender, ethnicity or age. We can and must ensure that women are paid fairly, are treated with...

Posted at May 06, 2025 12:28 PM by Kahurangi Carter