Press Releases

Budget cuts chances of liveable future

19 June 2024

Chloe Swarbrick

Climate Change

Scrutiny of Budget 24 and advice to the Minister of Finance shows the Government is knowingl...

Government sets out to undermine workplace safety

14 June 2024

Teanau Tuiono

Workplace Relations and Safety

The Government’s announcement of a roadshow consultation on work health and safety is a smok...

Risks far outweigh rewards in speed limit increases

13 June 2024

Julie Anne Genter

Transport

The coalition’s careless approach to speed limits will come at the cost of community safety ...

Farmers among first and worst hit by climate change

11 June 2024

Chloe Swarbrick

Agriculture

The Government has once again kicked the climate action can down the road by removing agricu...

Government to add oil and gas to climate fire

09 June 2024

Chloe Swarbrick

Climate Change

The Government deciding to lift the oil and gas ban in the middle of a climate crisis is a s...

Coalition of climate deniers have heads buried in potholes

06 June 2024

Julie Anne Genter

Transport

The Government’s move to pour billions into potholes whilst remaining inactive on climate ch...

Workers’ rights must be respected in review of Holidays Act

05 June 2024

Teanau Tuiono

Workplace Relations and Safety

The Government must ensure workers’ rights are at the core of any changes made to the Holida...

Government throws the environment on the scrap heap

31 May 2024

Lan Pham

Environment

The Government has shown its disdain for nature by undermining and cutting programmes which ...

The Coalition Government and its road to yesterday

30 May 2024

Julie Anne Genter

Transport

Today’s Budget will lead our transport network down a road of more emissions and more misery. 

Trickle-down tax cuts while the planet and social contract burns

30 May 2024

Chloe Swarbrick

Revenue

The Government’s bloody-minded commitment to delivering trickle-down tax cuts at all costs c...

Government missing in action on Pasifika issues

30 May 2024

Teanau Tuiono

Pacific Peoples

This year’s Budget reflects the heartlessness of the Coalition Government when it comes to P...

Budget neglects Māori and disregards Te Tiriti

30 May 2024

Marama Davidson

Maori Development

The Green Party’s Te Mātāwaka (Māori and Pasifika) caucus has labelled this year’s Budget as...