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HRC report shows need for more action on housing
The Green Party will continue pushing for change to ensure people don’t need to access emergency housing in the first place. -
Immigration changes a Green win
The Green Party is welcoming changes to the immigration system, but calls on the Government to offer equitable pathways to residency for workers not covered by today’s announcement. -
Govt must grant visa waivers to all Pacific countries
The Green Party is once again calling on the Government to grant visa waivers to all Pacific countries. -
Govt must extend Samoa visa changes to all Pacific countries
Thanks to Green Party pressure, visitors from Samoa can soon travel to Aotearoa without a visa – a right that should be extended to every Pacific country. -
Govt continuing to prioritise high income earners in immigration system
The resumption today of the parent visa category needs to be followed by an end to the Government’s unfair salary based family reunification policy. -
Bold action needed on food prices and supermarket profits
Supermarkets are profiteering from families struggling to put food on the table. -
Don’t let open banking close the door on action to address excess profit
Open banking is fine but the simplest and most effective way to address record bank profits is to tax them fairly to provide relief to families struggling to get by. -
Greens welcome childcare support, call for more action
The Green Party is welcoming the modest support for families announced by the Labour Government but calling for more urgent action to ease the pressure on households. -
Benefit stats show urgent need to wipe Work and Income debt
The Government needs to clear the debt that MSD has forced hundreds of thousands of low income people to take on and immediately lift benefits, says the Green Party. -
Welfare support must keep pace with inflation
The tools exist to lift every family out of poverty – and as costs continue to rise it is more urgent than ever that we use them, the Green Party says.