Press Releases
Covid Inquiry report underlines need to invest in Health
28 November 2024
Huhana Lyndon
HealthThe Green Party says the report from the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Covid-19 Respo...
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Public transport fare hikes a disaster
27 November 2024
Julie Anne Genter
TransportThe Government’s directive to councils to increase bus and train fares substantially over th...
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Green Party appalled by woeful Government offer to school support staff
26 November 2024
Lawrence Xu Nan
EducationSupport staff across Aotearoa have been dealt yet another devastating blow with the release ...
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NZ’s global climate rankings plummet as Govt removes agriculture from ETS
21 November 2024
Chloe Swarbrick
Climate ChangeThe Government has passed legislation to remove agriculture from the Emissions Trading Schem...
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Failed boot camp experiment must end
21 November 2024
Tamatha Paul
JusticeAs legislation to set up boot camps passed its first reading, the Green Party urged the Gove...
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Gender-affirming care must centre evidence and health needs, not political posturing
21 November 2024
Kahurangi Carter
Rainbow IssuesThe Ministry of Health has today released an evidence brief regarding the use of puberty blo...
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Govt’s child wellbeing strategy ‘shallow and shameful’
21 November 2024
Ricardo Menendez March
Child Poverty ReductionThe Government is turning its back on children by not only weakening child poverty reduction...
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Government plan to reinstate live animal exports a “national disgrace”
20 November 2024
Steve Abel
Animal WelfareThe Government has taken a giant step backwards by reinstating live animal exports.
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Pasifika justice as Member’s Bill passes final reading
20 November 2024
Teanau Tuiono
Pacific PeoplesTeanau Tuiono’s Member’s Bill, the Citizenship (Western Samoa Restoration) Amendment Bill, h...
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Economists sound alarm on Government's slash-and-burn approach
20 November 2024
Francisco Hernandez
Public ServicesA group of prominent economists has released an open letter to the Government, raising grave...
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Justice Select Committee opens floor for Treaty Principles submissions
19 November 2024
Tamatha Paul
JusticeToday, the Justice Select Committee has decided to officially open submissions for the contr...
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Government’s move to monetise access to nature a slippery slope
15 November 2024
Lan Pham
EnvironmentThe Green Party is voicing serious concerns over the Government’s proposal to charge for acc...
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