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.

They say they’re investing in protection. The numbers say otherwise. Flood funding is down while the storms keep coming.

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

As extreme weather events intensify across Aotearoa New Zealand, insurers — not activists — are delivering the clearest warning yet…