Migrant nurses, aged-care and support workers need fair pay as well as equitable pathways to residency, not half-baked measures from National.

The long overdue resumption of the Pacific Access Category and Samoan Quota must be followed by an overhaul of the Recognised Seasonal Employers (RSE) scheme, says the Green Party.

The Greens welcome the Productivity Commission’s report into our immigration settings, reiterating the need to decouple work visas from single employers.

The right to food must be the core driver of Government action to reign in unfair behaviour by supermarkets, the Green Party says.

The Green Party is calling on Labour to expand the temporary cost of living payment to those most in need.

The Greens are calling for the Government to reconsider the immigration reset so that it better reflects our relationship with our Pacific neighbours.

Proposed immigration changes by the Government fail to guarantee pathways to residency to workers in the types of jobs deemed essential throughout the pandemic, by prioritising high income earners - instead of focusing on the wellbeing of workers and enabling migrants to put down roots.

The Green Party has changed the law to ensure people do not face discrimination for having a disability assist dog.

The Green Party says the Government needs to do more for those on the lowest incomes as inflation outpaces wage and benefit increases.

After weeks of advocacy by Green MPs, Immigration New Zealand has given assurances that West Papuan students whose scholarships were cancelled by the Indonesian Government will not be deported - and that a team will now be formed to assess the future needs of the students.