The Green Party has today announced its support for universal te reo Māori in all public schools and committed to creating a comprehensive plan to achieve it. It has also launched a petition to support the call, and will be engaging with parents, tangata whenua and the education sector this year to develop a policy on how it will be delivered. “The Green Party supports teaching te reo Māori to every New Zealand child and is committed to achieving it,”...

The Green Party is deeply saddened by the passing of Archbishop William Brown Turei ONZM (Ngāti Porou), who served as the Bishop of Aotearoa – the Tikanga Māori Archbishop and Primate of the Anglican Church in New Zealand, Aotearoa and Polynesia.

The Green Party is deeply saddened by the passing of Ngāti Awa rangatira Joseph Harawira QSM, who led the Sawmill Workers Against Poisons (SWAP) organisation. 

Te Reo Māori in all schools | Kia hōrapa te reo Māori ki ngā kura katoa The Green Party in government will revitalise te reo Māori in Aotearoa by giving all our kids the opportunity to learn it at school. Our goal is that all New Zealand school children will be able to learn te reo Māori at school by 2030, and we have a plan to achieve that. This is how the Green Party will do it:  Work with...

The Green Party is calling on the Government to front up to iwi after learning that, going right back to the Ngāi Tahu settlement in 1997, the Right of First Refusal (RFR) clause in Treaty settlements has actually meant right of first refusal for charities, not iwi.

Te Ture Whenua Māori Bill must not proceed as it fails to address the key barriers to the use of Māori land and is opposed by iwi Māori, the Green Party said today.

The Green Party is calling on the Government to establish a national Parihaka Day.

Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei is delighted to today accept the Public Health Association’s Tū rangatira mō te Ora award 2016 for her work on addressing equity issues for Māori and reducing child poverty in New Zealand. Previous award winners have included Dame Tariana Turia, and National Rheumatic Fever Co-ordinator Helen Herbert. “I am pleased to accept this award, but there is still a lot of work ahead to end child poverty in Aotearoa,” Mrs Turei said. “No New Zealand...

The Government and Auckland Council should revoke the controversial Special Housing Area (SHA) at Ihumātao in Māngere, in light of new archaeological evidence which highlights the site’s cultural significance, the Green Party said today.

Minster for Māori Development Te Ururoa Flavell must front up to Māori on what his intentions are for the role of the Māori Land Court in his controversial Te Ture Whenua Māori reform agenda, in light of the Ministry of Justice’s proposal to cut over 35 jobs at the Court, the Green Party said today.