Press Releases
Calls for fisheries amendment bill to be dropped completely
08 July 2026
Chloe Swarbrick
Oceans and FisheriesThe Green Party is welcoming the Government's backdown on the Fisheries Amendment Bill, but ...
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New Zealand Government sides with the US against workers’ rights and loses
08 July 2026
Teanau Tuiono
Workplace Relations and SafetyThe Luxon Government has once again shown its disdain for low paid working people, voting al...
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Green Party calls on Parliament to get on with solar loans before election
08 July 2026
Chloe Swarbrick
Economic DevelopmentWith Labour today announcing their support for a version of the Ratepayer Assistance Scheme,...
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People and nature first in Greens’ rivers and oceans policy
06 July 2026
Marama Davidson
Oceans and FisheriesThe Green Party is calling foul on the Luxon Government’s dismantling of environmental prote...
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Luxon's Government nearly halves food bank funding as demand hits record high
06 July 2026
Marama Davidson
The Green Party says this Government has nearly halved funding for food banks in Budget 2026...
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Private emails with lobbyists in Luxon's Ministerial offices are potentially a systemic problem
01 July 2026
Chloe Swarbrick
Democracy and Electoral ReformThe Ombudsman has confirmed the Prime Minister's Office unreasonably withheld secret briefin...
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Conservation Amendment Bill needs to start again
25 June 2026
Marama Davidson
ConservationThe Green Party says Conservation Minister Tama Potaka's decision to drop the disposal and ...
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Green Party will protect public conservation land for future generations
25 June 2026
Marama Davidson
ConservationThe Green Party is announcing in government it will overhaul the laws protecting Aotearoa's ...
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Greens commit to tax the super-rich and large corporates fairly, cut income tax for 96%
21 June 2026
Marama Davidson
FinanceThe Green Party has announced their 2026 tax policy ‘a tax system for all of us’ today.
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Homelessness at historic levels in New Zealand
18 June 2026
Tamatha Paul
HousingThe Green Party says the Government’s new funding for homelessness, announced yesterday, is ...
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Parliamentary Budget Office clearly needed ahead of election
16 June 2026
Chloe Swarbrick
FinanceThe Green Party has written to the National and Labour finance spokespeople urging support f...
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NZ Rich Listers own as much wealth as half the country
15 June 2026
Chloe Swarbrick
FinanceThe richest 150 New Zealand individuals and family dynasties now own as much between them as...
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