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Pasifika communities must be part of immigration rebalance
The Greens are calling for the Government to reconsider the immigration reset so that it better reflects our relationship with our Pacific neighbours. -
Celebrating Gasav Ne Fäeag Rotuạm Ta – Rotuman Language Week
Today marks the first celebration for Pacific Language Weeks 2022 with Gasav Ne Fäeag Rotuạm Ta – Rotuman Language Week. -
Future of West Papuan students more secure
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. -
Greens join Pacific leaders to call for an end to deep sea mining
Greens Oceans & Fisheries (Pacific) spokesperson Teanau Tuiono has joined together with other Pacific Parliamentarians to launch The Pacific Parliamentarians’ Alliance on Deep Sea Mining. The Alliance is a collective of Pacific leaders and advocates who are committed to protect the ocean from mining by large corporations backed by powerful governments. “The ocean is the foundation of shared Pasifika cultural and historical identities - it links communities here to our island homelands,” says Teanau Tuiono, Green Party spokesperson for Oceans... -
Keep masks in schools to protect tamariki
The Green Party does not support the Government’s decision to move Aotearoa to ‘orange’, or the removal of mask rules for schools. -
Greens celebrate as Matariki Bill passes third reading
The Greens are celebrating today as Te Kāhui o Matariki Public Holiday Bill passes its third reading in Parliament, and want to see more done to embed this significant cultural period into our education system. -
Protect vulnerable communities before rolling back COVID-19 protections
The Green Party is reiterating its call for stronger protection of vulnerable communities as the Government keeps the country in ‘red’. -
Urgent action needed to protect communities
The Green Party does not support changes to COVID protection measures and calls on the Government to act urgently to keep our most at-risk communities safe. -
Stronger COVID protections needed in schools
The Green Party is calling on the Government to introduce stronger measures in schools and early education centres to ensure children and their whānau are not put at greater risk from a change to COVID-19 protections. -
Boost support long-term for Māori and Pasifika isolation, vaccinations
The Green Party is calling on the Government to focus long-term COVID-19 support on whānau, hapū and community service providers helping Māori and Pasifika.