Press Releases

Green Party pledge to remove AI from welfare payment decisions

11 September 2026

Ricardo Menendez March

Social Development

The Green Party pledges that artificial intelligence and automated decision making will not ...

Over 14,000 Benefits Wrongly Suspended Under Minister’s Watch, Call For Compensation Continues

10 September 2026

Ricardo Menendez March

Social Development

Today’s report by the Ministry of Social Development shows that over 14,000 people had their...

Greens launch plan to break up the supermarket duopoly and bring down the price of food

Greens launch plan to break up the supermarket duopoly and bring down the price of food

06 September 2026

Chloe Swarbrick

The Green Party has today announced a plan to break up the supermarket duopoly by creatin...

Public pressure on Conservation Amendment Bill forces roll back but meaningless as worst elements still remain

Public pressure on Conservation Amendment Bill forces roll back but meaningless as worst elements still remain

03 September 2026

Lan Pham

Conservation

Public pressure has forced the Coalition Government to roll back parts of the Conservation ...

Greens call for compensation for people wrongfully affected by welfare cuts

Greens call for compensation for people wrongfully affected by welfare cuts

03 September 2026

Ricardo Menendez March

Social Development

The Green Party is calling for compensation for people who have experienced hardship, debt, ...

Government ignores disabled people and passes flawed disability law

Government ignores disabled people and passes flawed disability law

03 September 2026

Kahurangi Carter

Disability

The passage of the Disability Support Services Bill is a profound failure to listen to disab...

Moa Point Report Shows Importance of Public Ownership For Infrastructure

02 September 2026

Julie Anne Genter

Infrastructure

The Green Party welcomes the Crown Review Office report into Moa Point, which made clear the...

Imported fossil fuel inflation drives OCR increase

02 September 2026

Chloe Swarbrick

Finance

The Green Party says households are now paying, through higher mortgages, for this Governmen...

Methanex closing eliminates any arguable case for LNG Terminal

Methanex closing eliminates any arguable case for LNG Terminal

02 September 2026

Chloe Swarbrick

The Green Party says Methanex closing shuts the door on any arguable reason for the Governme...

Luxon’s fuel tax freeze leaves worse roads and fewer choices

01 September 2026

Julie Anne Genter

Transport

The Green Party says the Government's decision to cancel next year's fuel excise increase wi...

Labour’s nursing policy a positive step, more work still needs to be done to support healthcare workers

31 August 2026

Marama Davidson

Health

The Green Party welcomes Labour’s election policy of guaranteed employment for all nursing g...

Greens call on Upston to front up over welfare cuts

28 August 2026

Ricardo Menendez March

Social Development

After the Greens exposed that main benefits were wrongfully cut due to processing delays as ...