Food


Food is one of the most import things in our lives, and yet we often have no idea what we are eating, where it has come from or what it will do to us. The Green Party wants our food to be safe to eat, properly labelled and free of GE, antibiotics and pesticides. We have run a major Food Revolution campaign for the last two years, a well as winning government programmes for the organics industry and school nutrition. Read our food policy and check out our latest campaign: Healthy Food in Schools

What's New


Petition, E-card, Poll

Visit the Healthy food in schools page to download the petition, send an e-card and vote in our poll


Tell the public if melamine is currently for sale

The New Zealand public deserves to know if any products contaminated by melamine are currently on supermarket shelves, said Green MP Sue Kedgley.

Fonterra has been told by the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) to hold around 30,000 tonnes of affected product – milk powder with an iron additive that has been tainted overseas by melamine.

Agriculture and Rural Affairs Policy Summary

a strong, healthy and diverse agricultural sector is essential to an economically viable and environmentally sustainable New Zealand.

Consumers opt for cheaper, unhealthy foods – Green survey

A Green Party snapshot grocery shopper survey has found that many New Zealanders are increasingly unable to afford healthy food and are purchasing cheaper less healthy alternatives in order to feed their families.

Better to be safe than sorry - Greens

The Green Party is calling on food safety authorities to take a precautionary approach and test fruit and vegetables imported from China, following reported possible finds of melamine contamination in other countries.

Gareth Morgan on Food Production in China

Green MP Sue Kedgley questions economist and investor Gareth Morgan about food safety standards and the Green Party's call for country of origin food labelling.