The Green Party is today welcoming the increase in paid parental leave payments, but is urging the Government to continue supporting families when leave ends.

Christopher Luxon and the National Party are not telling the full story when it comes to childcare, the Green Party says.

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.

By passing the Oversight of Oranga Tamariki Bill in the face of overwhelming opposition from nearly every community, the Labour Government has failed children and young people.

The Green Party once again calls on the Government to withdraw its Oversight of Oranga Tamariki Bill.

The Green Party will be voting against the Oranga Tamariki oversight bill as it comes up for second reading in Parliament today.

The Government must withdraw the proposed Oranga Tamariki oversight legislation in the face of overwhelming opposition, the Green Party says.

The Green Party is calling on the Government to withdraw the proposed Oranga Tamariki oversight legislation which strips away independence and fails to put children at the heart.

Today’s child poverty statistics show family incomes are not high enough, and the Government must do more if it really wants to end child poverty.