The Green Party is today welcoming proposals to regulate lobbying but is calling on the Government to do more to get big money out of politics.

The Government’s decision to introduce ‘mass arrivals’ legislation goes against the values we all share of Aotearoa as a place where all people are treated fairly, the Green Party says.

Members of Parliament for the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand have today written to Iran’s Grand Ayatollah Khamenei to condemn the ongoing violence and killing of women’s rights and democracy protesters, and to call on him to intervene immediately.

Green Party MPs have joined politicians from across Europe to sponsor political prisoners detained in Iran during the recent protests - and urges MPs from all political parties to do the same.

The Green Party today welcomed the first reading in Parliament of legislation to protect religious groups from hate speech, but remain concerned that other groups at risk of extremist violence have been excluded.

Stronger action consistent with New Zealand’s commitment to freedom, justice, and equality is needed to hold those responsible for violence and human rights violations in Iran to account.

The Green Party is calling on all political parties to commit to stronger representation for disabled people at every level of politics. 

Parties from across Parliament have come together to call on the Government to take decisive action to hold those responsible for violence and human rights violations in Iran to account.

The Green Party is calling on the Government to take immediate action to lower the voting age to 16.

The Green Party welcomes hate speech reform to protect religious groups, but is concerned that the exclusion of women, rainbow, and disability communities sends a signal that these groups are less deserving of protection.