Press Releases

Christmas stolen for NZ born footballer facing deportation

Christmas stolen for NZ born footballer facing deportation

15 December 2025

Ricardo Menendez March

Immigration

The Green Party is calling on the Associate Minister of Immigration to act immediately to pr...

Pig cruelty won’t stand under Green Government

12 December 2025

Steve Abel

Animal Welfare

The Government has passed its Bill to keep mother pigs in cruel cages for at least another 1...

Govt’s Christmas gift to workers: An effective pay cut

Govt’s Christmas gift to workers: An effective pay cut

12 December 2025

Teanau Tuiono

Workplace Relations and Safety

The Government’s announcement today of a measly two per cent increase to minimum wage is ano...

Government sacrifices nature to the bulldozer

11 December 2025

Marama Davidson

Conservation

Christopher Luxon’s Government continues to show its true colours on environmental protectio...

Inflated student loan debt stopping New Zealanders from coming home

09 December 2025

Lawrence Xu Nan

Overseas New Zealanders

After collating stories from over 400 New Zealanders living and working overseas, the Green ...

Overwhelming opposition to fast-track legislation Luxon's Government will ignore, again

04 December 2025

Lan Pham

Environment

In a case of déjà vu nightmare, the Green Party stands with 95 per cent of submitters to the...

Government’s ‘climate commitment’ mask finally comes off

04 December 2025

Chloe Swarbrick

Climate Change

In a watershed moment for climate accountability, newly released documents clearly show Luxo...

Parents echo call for free, public ECE

04 December 2025

Lawrence Xu Nan

Early Childhood Education

A new report, released this morning, shows the vast majority of parents want free early chil...

Rates caps little more than a distraction from Govt’s own failings

Rates caps little more than a distraction from Govt’s own failings

01 December 2025

Celia Wade Brown

Local Government

The Government’s plan to limit council rates rises to four per cent will inevitably lead to ...

Govt revamp of regional councils hurts environment

Govt revamp of regional councils hurts environment

25 November 2025

Celia Wade Brown

Local Government

The Government is weakening environmental management and local democracy with its changes to...

Our trans whānau deserve better than this Government

24 November 2025

Marama Davidson

Rainbow Issues

Following last week’s political posturing from Christopher Luxon’s Government, the Greens pr...

Greens strengthen New Zealand’s first ever stalking law

Greens strengthen New Zealand’s first ever stalking law

20 November 2025

Tamatha Paul

Police

The Green Party’s successful amendment to New Zealand’s first ever stalking law will better ...