Press Releases

Greens continue to call for Pacific Visa Waiver

11 April 2025

Teanau Tuiono

Pacific Peoples

The Green Party recognises the extension of visa allowances for our Pacific whānau as a step...

More children going hungry under Coalition govt

11 April 2025

Ricardo Menendez March

Social Development

The Government yesterday released its annual child poverty statistics, and by its own admiss...

Member’s Bill an opportunity for climate action

Member’s Bill an opportunity for climate action

10 April 2025

Julie Anne Genter

Climate Change

A Member’s Bill in the name of Green Party MP Julie Anne Genter which aims to stop coal mini...

Greens question Govt commitment to environmental protection with RMA reform

24 March 2025

Lan Pham

Environment

The Greens are calling on the Government to follow through on their vague promises of enviro...

Greens call for compassionate release of Dean Wickliffe

19 March 2025

Tamatha Paul

Corrections

The Green Party is calling for the compassionate release of Dean Wickliffe, a 77-year-old ka...

Another failed ETS auction, another indictment on the Govt’s climate credibility

19 March 2025

Chloe Swarbrick

Climate Change

The ETS auction’s failure today is yet another clear sign that the Government is failing us ...

Shane Jones has no shame

16 March 2025

Teanau Tuiono

Oceans and Fisheries

Shane Jones’ display on Q&A showed how out of touch he and this Government are with our ...

Government tramples on the rights of disabled migrant children

14 March 2025

Ricardo Menendez March

Immigration

The Green Party is condemning the Government’s move to tighten access to visas for disabled ...

Dunedin Futures report should be a wake-up call

14 March 2025

Scott Willis

Dunedin Issues

The newly released report on the South Dunedin Future Programme must be a wake-up call for o...

Missed opportunity to stop the stealing of Māori land

12 March 2025

Huhana Lyndon

Maori Development

The Green Party is disappointed the Government voted down Hūhana Lyndon’s member’s Bill, whi...

Procurement proposals pose risk to people and planet

12 March 2025

Marama Davidson

Public Services

The Green Party is concerned by the impact the Government’s proposed changes to procurement ...

NZ’s Public Health system dealt yet another blow

07 March 2025

Huhana Lyndon

Health

This morning’s announcement by the Health Minister regarding a major overhaul of the public ...