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Aotearoa Greens Global
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💚 Global @NZGreens whānau 💚
📍 Overseas-based / overseas-connected
🥝Authorised by Miriam Ross, Level 5 108 The Terrace Wellington ♻️ FB/insta: @nzgreensglobal

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nzgreensglobal.bsky.social
🧵Yesterday, we released a report about overseas student loan interest. Over 400 overseas New Zealanders responded to our survey, and their stories, and the data, tell a sobering tale.
We asked overseas New Zealanders about their student loans "From millions.... to billions!".. The system isn't working! Overseas Student Loan Debt in 2011: $289,900,000 Overseas Student Loan Debt in 2025: $2,193,000,000! 78% of the over 400 people who responded to our survey felt they were making no progress paying off their student loan from overseas... WHY?
December 10, 2025 at 6:38 AM
nzgreensglobal.bsky.social
🧵 In 2011, student loan debt overdue from overseas-based borrowers was $289 million. In 2025 it is $2.193 *billion*. In 2011, the number of overseas-based student loan borrowers with overdue payments was 52 percent. In 2025 it is 71 percent.

The system is not working for anyone and needs reform.
December 9, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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nzgreenleft.bsky.social
400 overseas borrowers reached out to @nzgreensglobal.bsky.social to share their testimonies.

And you can see a disturbing theme.

These austerity politics have deterred people from coming back home,

and you need to be in NZ within a 3 year period (or less) to be eligible to vote from overseas...
Excerpt from the Overseas Student Loan Report: "When I was 18 I accrued a $2000 student loan that I couldn’t pay at that time, I also couldn’t finish university at that time due to domestic violence and homelessness. I moved to Australia not knowing interest was being charged on my student loan. I am now 38 and the student loan has grown exponentially. It’s now over $50,000. I will never return to New Zealand to work or live because of this loan. I am also too scared to visit New Zealand in case I get detained at the airport due to the loan. It is keeping me from returning to New Zealand and I am applying for citizenship in Australia as a result. - Australia" Excerpt from the Overseas Student Loan Report: "I would never return home. I have fought with IRD for years trying to negotiate a more realistic payment plan. I even said at one stage I would pay the whole lot out and what was their best settlement figure. They wouldn’t negotiate. Recently I have had communication with them via email and they have offered another payment plan which I can’t afford because in the long run it will end up costing me more. I have looked at going bankrupt but I don’t know if it would affect my small business over here in Australia and I can’t seem to get any guidance from anyone in regards to that. I don’t pay myself an income and my health is not the best but they just won’t go easy on repayments that are out of my reach. I have tried for years to get them to be more understanding but they love the word “no”! They are now threatening legal action. I don’t have anything of value so good luck to them because I have no fight left in me. - Australia" Excerpt from the Overseas Student Loan Report (it's too long to fit into the alt text): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ULdq4hCrMJ3UrSidu2LL7RX0dfRyJoYp/view Excerpt from the Overseas Student Loan Report: "When I first moved to London six years ago the compulsory repayment amount of $4K per year for my loan made starting out in a new country very stressful. London is an expensive city as so with the interest and repayments on top of this it made it very hard to save any money and experience what living overseas has to offer. One of the primary reasons for New Zealanders moving overseas is to gain experiences, more career opportunities or most recently to make and save more money as the cost of living and scarcity of jobs continues to increase in New Zealand. If anything, the current overseas student loan repayment system is making it harder for many to save and therefore deterring us from returning to Aotearoa. - United Kingdom"
December 8, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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nzgreenleft.bsky.social
While the govt celebrates the OCR being at 2.25%

they're happy to keep interest rates on overseas Student Loan borrowers at 4.9%.

71% of overseas Student Loan borrowers can't repay the total of $2.193 billion in overdue debt, which still keeps growing.

#nzpol

action.greens.org.nz/student_loan...
We need an inquiry | Overseas NZers Student Loan Repayment Scheme
We need an inquiry into the Student Loan Repayment Scheme for New Zealanders living overseas!
action.greens.org.nz
December 8, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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nzgreensglobal.bsky.social
LONDON CALLING! @maramadavidson.bsky.social is coming through London next week. We are meeting at Brixton Laundry on Monday night (03/11) - please RSVP below. Spaces are limited & there will be plant-based kai to share. We would love to see you! 💚 #nzpol #kikorangi

www.greens.org.nz/meet_marama_...
Meet Marama in London (A photo of Marama Davidson, smiling, on a scooter)
November 1, 2025 at 11:18 PM
nzgreensglobal.bsky.social
LONDON CALLING! @maramadavidson.bsky.social is coming through London next week. We are meeting at Brixton Laundry on Monday night (03/11) - please RSVP below. Spaces are limited & there will be plant-based kai to share. We would love to see you! 💚 #nzpol #kikorangi

www.greens.org.nz/meet_marama_...
Meet Marama in London (A photo of Marama Davidson, smiling, on a scooter)
November 1, 2025 at 11:18 PM
nzgreensglobal.bsky.social
With unanimous support, the Citizenship Western Samoa Restoration Amendment Bill has passed its third and final reading in New Zealand Parliament today. Huge mihi to @teanau.bsky.social for this huge result. 💚
'685's to the world:' Restoring Citizenship Bill passes with unanimous support
The Citizenship Western Samoa Restoration Amendment Bill has passed its third and final reading in New Zealand Parliament today.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 20, 2024 at 5:54 AM
nzgreensglobal.bsky.social
The weather may have been freezing but the vibes were immacuate in London this evening. Toitū Te Tiriti!
November 18, 2024 at 9:03 PM
nzgreensglobal.bsky.social
Toitū te tiriti! Kei kona a wairua tonu ahau.

We have been at an absolutely phenomenal Toitū Te Tiriti activation in London this evening! As the hīkoi approaches Parliament, we send our love and solidarity from across the globe.
Toitū te tiriti. Hīkoi mō te tiriti arrives at parliament today. Sending aroha, strength and solidarity from your overseas whānau at Aotearoa Greens Global.
November 18, 2024 at 8:03 PM
nzgreensglobal.bsky.social
As the hīkoi mō te Tīriti continues to make its way towards Parliament, there is now an opportunity for New Zealanders to stand up for Te Tiriti from wherever they are in the world. ⁠

💚SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN💚 on the Treaty Principles bill, here is a submission guide
action.greens.org.nz/tp_subsguide
A text tile in black green and red which says: Kōrero mai, kōrero atu. Make your voice heard. Stand up and submit on the Treaty Principles Bill. We must unite against this bill that seeks to divide us. Te Tiriti affirms the rights of Māori to continue to care for their people and their taonga. It provides the foundations for an enduring relationship between tangata whenua and tangata tiriti. We need as many unique submissions as possible to let this Government know that Aotearoa does not support this divisive bill. (Image has a series of "post-its" with the following hand written messages "Te tiriti means my children get taught their history in school" "United not divided" "Our history will not be re-written" "Ake! Ake! Ake!" "We must honour the founding agreement between Tangata Whenua and Tangata TIriti" "Te Tiriti is something that binds us together"
November 15, 2024 at 11:36 PM
nzgreensglobal.bsky.social
Hi Bluesky 👋 a few things happening in the international space lately include:

Kahurangi Carter giving an address in Geneva: www.instagram.com/p/C8_RPibvPl_/
Kahurangi Carter on Instagram: "Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou ka ora ai te iwi With your basket and my basket the people will thrive. Earlier this year I addressed the Inter-Parliamentary Union with ...
574 likes, 27 comments - kahurangicarter on July 3, 2024: "Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou ka ora ai te iwi With your basket and my basket the people will thrive. Earlier this year I addressed the Inte...
www.instagram.com
August 17, 2024 at 8:18 AM
nzgreensglobal.bsky.social
There's a good Green job going with our friends in the Aus Greens, act quick, it closes tomorrow! 💚https://www.ethicaljobs.com.au/members/tasmaniangreens/party-manager-tasmanian-greens?locations=11
Party Manager - Tasmanian Greens - Job in Hobart - Tasmanian Greens
The Party Manager is the most senior staff member of the Tasmanian Greens and is responsible for managing the programs and operations of the party.
www.ethicaljobs.com.au
November 16, 2023 at 4:54 AM
nzgreensglobal.bsky.social
ASIA PACIFIC GREENS FEDERATION STATEMENT ON GAZA
APGF statement on GAZA - Asia Pacific Greens Federation (APGF)
Nov 7, 2023 We, the members of the Asia Pacific Greens Federation, condemn the ongoing military attack on Gaza by the Israeli government and the denial of adequate food, water, electricity, and commun...
asiapacificgreens.org
November 9, 2023 at 10:23 PM
nzgreensglobal.bsky.social
Ahhh welcome @teanau.bsky.social to kikorangi! 💚
November 9, 2023 at 10:22 PM
nzgreensglobal.bsky.social
CONGRATULATIONS, KAHURANGI CARTER MP!!!! 💚
Congratulations Kahurangi Carter MP! (A photo of Kahu, smiling!)
November 3, 2023 at 1:10 AM
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mojomathers.bsky.social
I’ve just set up a regular donation to this UNICEF appeal for the children of Gaza. Please donate if you can or post links to other appeals or actions. #GazaGenocide #CeasefireNow
Children of Gaza Crisis | UNICEF Aotearoa
Urgent appeal for children of Gaza Crisis. The situation on the ground is rapidly deteriorating. More than a million people, nearly half of them children, are in danger. Families are running out of f...
www.unicef.org.nz
October 26, 2023 at 7:07 AM
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miriamruthross.bsky.social
One of the many grim things
Image of a tweet by Charlie Mitchell that says 'the much celebrated gender equity of the last parliament is gone: The proportion of women MPs, on current numbers, will drop to around 43%
October 15, 2023 at 4:25 AM
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maramadavidson.bsky.social
I already like it better here and it's been exactly ten seconds.
So this where y'all been?! Some glorious profiles I hadn't seen for a while in toXicland. I have arrived to this refuge.
close-up photo of vibrant green mamaku with koru and leaves - amongst native bush.
October 18, 2023 at 11:17 PM
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styla73.bsky.social
Guys, gals, and nonbinary pals, please welcome @maramadavidson.bsky.social to kikorangi! 💚
October 18, 2023 at 10:56 PM
nzgreensglobal.bsky.social
A 🧵of videos our wonderful candidates have done for our overseas whānau this campaign!

Latest polling has us *thisclose* to seeing Kirikiriroa's Benjamin Doyle get over the line.

We would be so lucky to have Benjamin's✨💚takatāpui magic✨💚in parliament!

www.instagram.com/p/CyAgw-dLLmG/
Aotearoa Greens Global on Instagram: "💚Benjamin Doyle in Kirikiriroa/Hamilton West.💚⁠ List R...
177 likes, 9 comments - nzgreensglobal on October 5, 2023: "💚Benjamin Doyle in Kirikiriroa/Hamilton West.💚⁠ List Ranking: 18⁠ ⁠ “The Green Part..."
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October 12, 2023 at 8:13 AM
nzgreensglobal.bsky.social
We're hosting a wee drop in for Greens overseas to watch and process the election results.

More details here.. we'll drop a zoom link over here closer to the time:

www.facebook.com/events/30976...
Online election watch party with Aotearoa Greens Global 14 October 6:30 PM NZT 12:30 PM ICT 4:30 PM AEDT 7:30 AM CEST 11 AM IST 9:30 AM GST 6:30 AM BST 1:30 AM EDT Online on Zoom
October 12, 2023 at 8:05 AM
nzgreensglobal.bsky.social
It's a shame we can't post video here hey?

🌸💚An important message from Fa'anānā Efeso Collins and Pasifika Greens 🌸💚

▶️https://www.instagram.com/p/CxwL1xQyv_v/
"If you are entitled to vote, do vote! It means that the Aotearoa you’ve dreamed of, the one you want for the future, the one that’s going to be great for our people, that addresses issues around climate change, inequality, and a sustainable environment.. Those issues will be heard." Fa’anānā Efeso Collins, Greens Candidate for Panmure-Ōtāhuhu Auth Miriam Ross. Level 5, 108 The Terrace, Wellington Find out more about our overseas policy: greens.org.nz/overseas
October 2, 2023 at 8:29 AM
nzgreensglobal.bsky.social
Hey wow! We got a few followers here now! NEAT! We are Aoteaora Greens Global, the Lived Experience Network of the NZ Greens focussed on the rights of our diaspora. Pretty exciting poll tonight, & overseas votes ALWAYS make a difference to the make up of parliament. 1/2
September 25, 2023 at 5:49 AM