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Children's Policy
Our policy helps all children to experience a joyful childhood and the best possible start to life.
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A better future starts with people having what they need to live well. Right now, too many are facing stress and insecurity while wealth flows to the top. By choosing people over corporate profits and investing in homes, health, and community wellbeing, we can build a future where everyone feels valued, supported, and able to build a life they’re proud of. The Green Party is committed to challenging the status quo and building a future where everyone can thrive.
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Communities of Colour Policy
Our policy supports communities of colour to belong, be understood, and to lead.
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Disability Policy
Our policy helps disabled people and whānau to thrive in caring communities.
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Overseas New Zealanders Policy
Our policy celebrates and safeguards the diverse diaspora of Aotearoa New Zealand, and fosters meaningful links to home.
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Rainbow Policy
Our policy supports takatāpui and Rainbow communities to live with dignity, equality and bodily integrity, and upholds their mana, self-determination and leadership.
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Rural Communities Policy
Our policy helps build resilient rural communities that embrace nature, connection, and shared futures.
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Seniors Policy
Our policy helps seniors thrive, in all their diversity, and with dignity and autonomy, in vibrant intergenerational communities.
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Tagata Moana Policy
Our policy upholds the self-determination of tagata moana and recognises whakapapa connections across the Pacific.
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Women's Policy
Our policy supports women to thrive, lead, and uplift our communities.
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Youth Policy
Our policy helps young people to feel valued, connected, loved, and empowered to engage with the world, in hope.
Latest People and Communities News
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Seymour plan would strip students of the services they rely on
The Green Party says ACT leader David Seymour's proposal for voluntary student fees will finish the job of destroying student associations and the campus experience."Students are not customers who pass through a campus and leave. They are the people who make a campus what it is, and they should have real power over how it runs," says Green Party tertiary education spokesperson Francisco Hernandez. "In 2012, ACT's Voluntary Student Membership Bill ripped out the guts from student associations across the...
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Unemployment hits 11-year high under Luxon's Government
49,000 more New Zealanders are out of work than when this Government took office, according to figures released by Stats NZ this morning showing 171,000 people unemployed and actively looking for work."Christopher Luxon's economic decisions have produced the highest unemployment rate in over a decade. Political tit for tat aside, it's time for the Prime Minister to put his hands back on the wheel of this economy and invest in our country. Clearly, cut after cut doesn't grow an economy....
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Luxon delays relief for regular people as living costs increase 3.2%
Household living costs increased 3.2% over the past 12 months, yet this Government is choosing to delay real relief and instead dangle it as an election promise, says The Green Party.“Luxon can talk about all they have done for the economy, but families can’t pay their bills with his empty words and promises,” says Green Party Co-leader Marama Davidson. According to the recent Consumers Price Index from Stats NZ, food costs increased 2.5% over the past 12 months, including a...
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Green Party AGM 2026 Speeches
The following speeches were delivered at the Green Party 2026 AGM. Chlöe Swarbrick Ko te mea tuatahi, tēnei te mihi ki ngā mana whenua o tēnei rohe. Tēnā koutou. Ko te mea tuarua, ka mihi au ki a koutou, kua tau mai nei i tēnei wā. No reira, e ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā rau Rangatira mā, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa. The Buy Kiwi Made campaign turns 21 years old this year. It was an innovation...
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Greens Bill pushes to stop supermarkets binning edible food while families go hungry
The Green Party has introduced a Member’s Bill that would require New Zealand’s largest supermarkets to partner with food rescue organisations so perfectly good food reaches people instead of landfill.“Food is abundant. In a country that grows enough food to feed millions, no one should be going hungry while perfectly good kai is thrown away,” says Green Party Zero Waste spokesperson Kahu Carter. The Waste Minimisation (Food Waste) Amendment Bill is modelled on France’s Garot Law. It would require the...
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Green Party calls for union membership as default setting for new employees
The Green Party is backing unions through the Automatic Union Membership Members' Bill, which would make union membership the default setting for new employees. "Workers are the backbone of our economy and this country. Unions give workers a voice in their workplace and help fight for their rights and best interests," says Green Party Co-leader Marama Davidson. “This will also be a policy we will be taking into the election, but we want to act now if the current government...
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Greens commit to tax the super-rich and large corporates fairly, cut income tax for 96%
The Green Party has announced their 2026 tax policy ‘a tax system for all of us’ today. Green Party Co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick says, “All New Zealanders deserve the opportunity to thrive. Today we are proud to announce a tax policy that will tackle inequality and corporate greed to rebuild our country and put more money in the pockets of 96% of New Zealanders.” “People aren’t dumb. They know that while their cost of living has gone through the roof, corporate profits...
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Homelessness at historic levels in New Zealand
The Green Party says the Government’s new funding for homelessness, announced yesterday, is a drop in the bucket to address the crisis in New Zealand. "This is the worst homelessness in our history, with 57,000 women homeless and half of all homeless people under the age of 24. The Government's response has been a drop in the bucket to meaningfully address this crisis," says Green Party housing spokesperson Tamatha Paul. "The Housing First waitlist is rising while 33% of emergency housing...
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Pasifika left behind by Budget 2026
Today Nicola Willis delivered a third Budget in a row which prioritises the super-rich and powerful over Pasifika peoples, says the Green Party.“This is a heartless Budget that continues to punish Pasifika peoples,” says Green Party Spokesperson for Pacific Peoples, Teanau Tuiono. “At a time when Aotearoa has more kids in poverty, more people are homeless, and more people without work, it is Pasifika people who are suffering the most. “The Ministry for Pacific Peoples, which the Coalition parties have used as a political football for years, is facing close to $3 million in funding cuts. That is close to $3 million in funding cuts to initiatives that directly relate to our Pasifika wellbeing. “Pasifika...