Press Releases

Government ignorant of evidence in neglect of tamariki

14 May 2024

Kahurangi Carter

Children

Today’s justification from the Minister for Children for scrapping protections for our tamar...

Gang policy setting communities up for failure

14 May 2024

Tamatha Paul

Police

The Green Party says the Government’s misguided policy on gangs will fail, following the ann...

Charter schools not a serious solution

14 May 2024

Lawrence Xu Nan

Education

We need serious investment and solutions into our education system, not a vanity project fro...

Roads over everything else will cost people and planet

13 May 2024

Julie Anne Genter

Transport

This morning’s announcement from the Minister of Transport highlights his lack of ideas and ...

Greens welcome cross-party approach to climate adaptation

10 May 2024

Chloe Swarbrick

Climate Change

The Green Party is welcoming Climate Change Minister Simon Watts’ continuation of Hon. James...

Government shows allergy to evidence in benefits crackdown

09 May 2024

Ricardo Menendez March

Social Development

The Government has been caught in opposition to evidence once again as it looks to usher in ...

Minister of Finance reheats austerity politics

09 May 2024

Chloe Swarbrick

Finance

This morning’s pre-Budget speech from the Minister of Finance offered no “meaningful” news o...

A win for Wellington - Greens welcome more housing

08 May 2024

Tamatha Paul

Housing

The Green Party is welcoming the announcement by the Minister Responsible for RMA Reform Chr...

Greens call on Government to keep same-day election enrolment and voting

08 May 2024

Chloe Swarbrick

Democracy and Electoral Reform

On Radio New Zealand this morning, the Justice Minister stated the Government was considerin...

Central Bank makes clear Government is pouring fuel on housing crisis fire

01 May 2024

Chloe Swarbrick

Finance

Today’s Financial Stability Report has once again highlighted that poverty and deep inequali...

New unemployment figures paint bleak picture

01 May 2024

Ricardo Menendez March

Social Development

The Green Party is calling on the Government to do more for our households in most need as u...

Landlord Government once again pushes renters into the cold

01 May 2024

Chloe Swarbrick

Housing

The Coalition is trying to axe yet another opportunity to improve rentals by dropping the Re...