Ricardo Menéndez

Mt Albert deserves a bold unwavering MP in their corner and I’m looking forward to running the biggest people-powered campaign to make that happen. The Time is Now Mt Albert. Two ticks Green ✅✅ 💪 Get involved: ricardo.nz

I wrote about Destiny Church's campaign against queer public life in Aotearoa. Destiny relies on our fear of them - but there have always been more of us than there are of them. Come to DEFYING DESTINY: DAY OF QUEER POWER this Sunday and prove it. newsroom.co.nz/2025/02/19/des…

Petition to support Daman by the Migrant Workers Association who are also working with him and his family: change.org/p/justice-for-…

We’re backing Daman and other people without a regularised immigration status so they can remain in their communities. Two things you can do to help: - Email Chris Penk/Erica Stanford - Sign the petition by the Migrant Workers Association (link in reply) nzherald.co.nz/nz/new-zealand…

@nzskylovingdiva Thank you so much for making a submission!

Submission opposing the Social Security Amendment Bill done. I didn't understand the gobbledy-gook about it on the Parliament website, so am grateful to @RMarchNZ for explaining about the card, so I chose that to rail against. Gosh, dear people, I feel our country is under siege.

Submissions for Bill #3 of the week, the Social Security Amendment Act Bill, close tonight. This Bill will enable cruel and ineffective sanctions against beneficiaries. It includes money management cards and forced community work experience, and a 26 week limit on JobSeeker.

Policies like compulsory money management have failed in Australia. Community work experience is basically a reheated “work for the dole” that didn’t work in the 90’s and won’t work now. But I have a feeling the Govt knows they’re disregarding the evidence, cruelty is the point.

People receiving income support are under attack. The introduction of failed policies like compulsory money management and community work experience by this Govt will lead to more hardship. If you have time to make a submission we prepared a handy guide: greens.org.nz/liveable_incom…

1/ VICTORY We're so happy for and proud of the Vasquez family who were forced to advocate relentlessly over nine years for their residency due to our ableist immigration requirements. The road is not an easy one. stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350420…

Before the election, the Greens moved an amendment to the Therapeutic Products Act to ban direct to consumer prescription drug advertisements - but Labour and ACT voted it down.

Kudos to my colleague Francisco Hernandez for uncovering the huge hypocrisy happening in the Ministry of Regulations. Public servants deserve good pay and conditions, but the Govt is cutting thousands of jobs while giving a its pet ministries big salaries rnz.co.nz/news/political…

These are all political choices, including keeping benefits below the poverty line. We will repeal these violent policies that will only increase hardship and introduce an Income Guarantee to lift all families out of poverty so people can also find employment on their terms.

@coughlthom yes and

Incredible time for the Green caucus to go waka-ing. “Paddling in unison”

Next up, Louise Upston, NZ’s champion of child poverty reduction. My #cartoon today #NZpol #Children #ChildPoverty

The Govt quietly set new child poverty reduction targets that will see 17,000 more children in material hardship and overall poverty reduction weakened. They were hoping no one would notice. Poverty is a political choice. Liveable incomes now! stuff.co.nz/politics/35035…

“This Government doesn’t have reducing poverty as a priority and the recent child poverty targets are evidence of that,” says @RMarchNZ stuff.co.nz/politics/35035…

It’s a sad day because Keith Locke was a dedicated human rights leader who stood with marginalised peoples from across the world, his loss is a moment to stop and honour a proud legacy from an utterly determined social justice spirit

This Govt is taking us backwards by ditching the subsidy which would've ensured all disabled ppl can be paid a min wage along w/ everyone else - the entire point of a MINIMUM is it's the floor w/o any exceptions. Appreciate @RMarchNZ advocacy here nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/as…

Epic to be part of the 20,000 strong crowd marching for Tiriti and taiao today! The call for the Government to stop its destructive, anti-Tiriti, anti-democratic Fast Track bill was loud and clear. 1/2