Press Releases

Luxon would rather change our voting system than stand up to Peters

Luxon would rather change our voting system than stand up to Peters

06 August 2026

Marama Davidson

Democracy and Electoral Reform

Luxon’s commitment to a referendum on ditching our electoral system is a short-sighted atte...

Unemployment hits 11-year high under Luxon's Government

Unemployment hits 11-year high under Luxon's Government

05 August 2026

Chloe Swarbrick

Finance

49,000 more New Zealanders are out of work than when this Government took office, according ...

Government inaction leaves Hawke's Bay growers without processing factory

Government inaction leaves Hawke's Bay growers without processing factory

30 July 2026

Steve Abel

Agriculture

The Green Party says the Government's failure to move quickly to support Hawke's Bay growers...

Government making life harder for young people with ill mental health and cancer patients

Government making life harder for young people with ill mental health and cancer patients

29 July 2026

Ricardo Menendez March

Social Development

The Green Party says the Government’s changes to Jobseeker benefit eligibility for young peo...

Luxon delays relief for regular people as living costs increase 3.2%

Luxon delays relief for regular people as living costs increase 3.2%

29 July 2026

Marama Davidson

Household living costs increased 3.2% over the past 12 months, yet this Government is choosi...

Government advertised just a quarter of senior governance jobs as two in three go to men

Government advertised just a quarter of senior governance jobs as two in three go to men

28 July 2026

Marama Davidson

Public Services

The Green Party is calling for senior governance roles at Crown entities to be publicly adve...

New Bill would give firefighters with cancer automatic ACC cover

New Bill would give firefighters with cancer automatic ACC cover

27 July 2026

Mike Davidson

The Green Party has announced a new Member's Bill that would grant eligible professional and...

Green Party launches 2026 election slogan and priorities at Party’s AGM

Green Party launches 2026 election slogan and priorities at Party’s AGM

26 July 2026

Marama Davidson

The Green Party Co-leaders have launched their election slogan and campaign priorities at th...

Green Party AGM 2026 Speeches

Green Party AGM 2026 Speeches

26 July 2026

Marama Davidson

The following speeches were delivered at the Green Party 2026 AGM. 

Call for one-year pause on consenting new AI data centres

Call for one-year pause on consenting new AI data centres

26 July 2026

Chloe Swarbrick

The Green Party is calling for a one-year moratorium on new AI data centres while proper rul...

Financial mentoring report demands immediate action on New Zealand’s spiralling debts

23 July 2026

Ricardo Menendez March

Social Development

The Green Party commits to regulating debt collection and banning attachment orders against ...

Greens Bill pushes to stop supermarkets binning edible food while families go hungry

23 July 2026

Kahurangi Carter

Zero Waste

The Green Party has introduced a Member’s Bill that would require New Zealand’s largest supe...