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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. -
Return private land to Māori, say Greens
The Green Party’s Te Mātāwaka caucus has released Hoki Whenua Mai - a discussion document outlining what the Crown should do to redress the on-going injustices of the Treaty settlement process. -
Put our most vulnerable first
Don’t forget whānau and communities most at risk, says the Green Party, as the Government lays out its three-phase plan for Omicron. -
Vax rollout to children must prioritise Māori and Pasifika providers
The Green Party is calling on the Government to prioritise Māori and Pasifika providers in the rollout of vaccinations to 5-11 year olds. -
Prioritise Māori and Pasifika providers in vax rollout to children, and keep pushing for over 90%
The Green Party is calling on the Government to do everything it can to boost the Māori vaccination rate to over 90% of the eligible population, and to prioritise Māori and Pasifika providers in the rollout of vaccinations to 5-11 year olds, now that Medsafe has provisionally approved its use for the younger age group. -
Te Mātāwaka: Oversight of Oranga Tamariki needs to be independent of Government
The Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System and Children and Young People's Commission Bill will have its first reading today, but the Green Party will not be supporting it. -
National’s irresponsible COVID plan will cost lives
The National Party’s plan to remove all COVID restrictions on 1 December, regardless of whether or not people are vaccinated, would cost lives, the Green Party says. -
Te Mātāwaka: Greens support iwi led housing solutions
The Green Party’s Te Mātāwaka Caucus welcome the Government’s investment into iwi Māori-led housing initiatives. -
Green MPs back calls for work to stop immediately in Pūtiki Bay following unnecessary police presence
Green MPs Dr Elizabeth Kerekere and Chlöe Swarbrick strongly support the calls by Ngāti Paoa for Auckland Council to immediately step in to stop works happening in Pūtiki Bay/Kennedy Point today. -
Dr Elizabeth Kerekere receives her COVID-19 vaccination
Today, Green Party MP Dr Elizabeth Kerekere received her COVID-19 vaccination from Tamaiti Whāngai COVID-19 vaccination centre, which had its official opening yesterday.