A Member’s Bill in the name of Green Party MP Kahurangi Carter which aims to prevent deaths from drug overdose, the Drug Overdose (Assistance Protection) Legislation Bill, has been pulled from Parliament’s ‘biscuit tin’ today.

The Green Party is launching a Member’s Bill that would allow people to call for help for someone experiencing a drug overdose without fear of criminal prosecution. 

The Green Party is today celebrating the passage of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Community Participation) Bill.

The Green Party are welcoming the Government’s announcement of regulations to curb youth vaping.

The Green Party are celebrating today’s introduction of the Government’s Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Community Participation) Amendment Bill, effectively adopting Part One of Chlöe Swarbrick’s Harm Minimisation Bill.

The Green Party is calling on the Government to follow President Joe Biden’s lead and decriminalise cannabis. 

Evidence published today showing that acute alcohol use is a factor in more than a quarter of suicides in New Zealand is a shocking wakeup call and politicians must respond, the Green Party says.

If ACT is serious about taxing illicit drug revenue then let’s talk about drug reform, the Green Party says.

After years of research and advocacy, Parliament will finally consider legislation to take meaningful action on alcohol harm, says the Greens.