Press Releases

Another blow to young people as unemployment reaches near nine-year high

05 November 2025

Ricardo Menendez March

Social Development

Unemployment has surged to its highest level in close to nine years, with young people beari...

Luxon’s Government shreds climate consensus

05 November 2025

Chloe Swarbrick

Climate Change

Late last night, the Government announced some of the most significant sweeping changes in r...

Sad day for democracy as RSB passes second reading

04 November 2025

Chloe Swarbrick

Resources

Despite a resounding majority of submitters opposing the Regulatory Standards Bill, Luxon’s ...

Greens renew call for evidence-based cannabis regulation

29 October 2025

Chloe Swarbrick

Drug Law Reform

The Green Party has renewed its call for evidence-based cannabis regulation, on the fifth an...

Greens respond to Labour’s CGT announcement

28 October 2025

Chloe Swarbrick

Finance

“Labour’s watered down Capital Gains Tax announcement today falls far short of meeting the n...

Māori media needs more investment, not funding cuts

24 October 2025

Huhana Lyndon

Media and Communications

The Green Party is gravely concerned about a major cut to funding for flagship Māori news an...

Marine coastal law robs Māori of customary rights

21 October 2025

Steve Abel

Maori Crown Relations

The Green Party says the passing of the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) (Customary M...

Open letter to Hon Judith Collins

Open letter to Hon Judith Collins

20 October 2025

Francisco Hernandez

Democracy and Electoral Reform

It is with sadness that we write this open letter to respond to the blatantly partisan scree...

Govt for the rich failing unemployed New Zealanders

16 October 2025

Ricardo Menendez March

Social Development

Today’s Ministry of Social Development stats, which show record numbers of New Zealanders re...

Govt’s Climate Adaptation plan leaves work to be done

16 October 2025

Chloe Swarbrick

Climate Change

The Government’s National Adaptation Framework, released this morning, has a way to go when ...

Govt’s downgrade of methane target an accounting trick with devastating real-world consequences

14 October 2025

Chloe Swarbrick

Climate Change

Luxon’s Government halving of methane targets under the guise of “no additional warming” is ...

Government one step closer to legislating another raupatu

09 October 2025

Steve Abel

Maori Crown Relations

The Green Party condemns the Coalition Government passing its Marine and Coastal Area (Takut...