Greens demand Civil Defence Payment in Wellington
People are being evacuated. Homes are flooding. The Greens say the Government must activate Civil Defence payments now — no delays, no red tape.

People are being evacuated. Homes are flooding. The Greens say the Government must activate Civil Defence payments now — no delays, no red tape.

First they mock “woke weather warnings”. Then they praise resilience. Then they leave communities to fend for themselves in a climate crisis they helped deepen.

When disaster hits, it’s not politicians on the frontline — it’s marae. The question is why we’re still not funding them like it.

When Ministers praise “resilience”, are they applauding communities — or quietly preparing us to expect less help when climate disasters hit?

When disaster hits, marae step up. The question is — why are they still doing it alone?

Floods in Waikato and Wellington expose the gap between climate science and Government policy, as Civil Defence funding is cut during escalating disasters.

National’s claim that climate accountability is “politicising tragedy” collapses under even the lightest scrutiny. This Government dismantled climate resilience funding,…