Press Releases
Scrapping Significant Natural Areas shows significant neglect
14 March 2024
Lan Pham
EnvironmentThe Government adding Significant Natural Areas (SNAs) to its already roaring environmental ...
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Govt must prioritise building more homes, not kicking people out
06 March 2024
Ricardo Menendez March
Social DevelopmentIf the Government was serious about moving families into public housing, they would build mo...
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More emissions, more congestion, transport policy a disaster
04 March 2024
Julie Anne Genter
TransportThe Government’s policy statement on transport is a climate change-fuelling, congestion crea...
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Scrapping Māori Health Authority tramples over Te Tiriti o Waitangi
27 February 2024
Huhana Lyndon
HealthThe Green Party condemns the Government’s latest trashing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in rushing...
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Migrant worker changes fall short
27 February 2024
Ricardo Menendez March
ImmigrationThe Green Party welcomes the Government’s decision to accept the recommendations of the revi...
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Benefit sanctions will punish people who need support
19 February 2024
Ricardo Menendez March
Social DevelopmentThe National-led Government’s plans to arbitrarily increase benefit sanctions will have a la...
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Greens back Waitangi Tribunal inquiry into climate change policy
16 February 2024
Huhana Lyndon
Maori DevelopmentThe Green Party supports The Waitangi Tribunal holding a priority kaupapa inquiry into clima...
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Legacy politics has failed whānau, it’s time to act
15 February 2024
Marama Davidson
Child Poverty ReductionToday’s Salvation Army’s State of the Nation Report shows clearly why politics matters. Only...
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Groundhog Day as National once again punishes people on benefits
14 February 2024
Ricardo Menendez March
Social DevelopmentThe coalition Government has today conceded that it did not consider the impact of its benef...
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National Govt will make more people poorer
11 February 2024
Ricardo Menendez March
Social DevelopmentThe Social Development Minister, Louise Upston’s plan to increase benefit sanctions and decr...
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Māori face significant harm from axing govt funding of background reports
07 February 2024
Tamatha Paul
CourtsMāori will be among the most impacted by the Government’s cruel, irrational, and senseless p...
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Income support for unemployed must be urgently increased
07 February 2024
Ricardo Menendez March
Social DevelopmentStats NZ unemployment data released today further highlights the urgent need for this govern...
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