Press Releases

Govt urged to rule out any involvement in AUKUS

03 March 2025

Teanau Tuiono

Foreign Affairs

The Green Party is calling on the Prime Minister to rule out joining the AUKUS military pact...

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Greens welcome pause of works at Lake Rotokākahi and call for council to work constructively with mana whenua

28 February 2025

Huhana Lyndon

Maori Development

After months of mana whenua protecting their wāhi tapu, the Green Party welcomes the pause o...

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Co-Leaders announce plans to launch Green Budget this year

26 February 2025

Marama Davidson

Finance

Green Party Co-Leaders Marama Davidson and Chlöe Swarbrick have announced the party’s plans ...

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Greens stand in solidarity with mana whenua of Lake Rotokākahi

25 February 2025

Huhana Lyndon

Maori Development

The Green Party supports the peaceful occupation at Lake Rotokākahi and are calling for the ...

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Report highlights urgent need for “life-changing” free dental care

25 February 2025

Marama Davidson

Health

ActionStation’s Oral Healthcare report, released today, paints a dire picture of unmet need ...

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Static child poverty stats highlight need for urgent action

20 February 2025

Marama Davidson

Child Poverty Reduction

This morning’s Stats NZ child poverty statistics should act as a wake-up call for the govern...

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NZers didn’t need this much pain to reduce OCR

19 February 2025

Chloe Swarbrick

Finance

Today’s OCR cut will fail to soothe the long-term pain Christopher Luxon’s Government is inf...

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Govt funding for biodiversity an embarrassment

17 February 2025

Marama Davidson

Conservation

The Government’s newly announced funding for biodiversity and tourism of $30-million over th...

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Job losses from Kinleith Mill closure devastating

14 February 2025

Scott Willis

Regional Development

The hundreds of jobs lost needlessly as a result of the Kinleith Mill paper production closu...

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Fisheries consultation must put sustainability before profit

12 February 2025

Teanau Tuiono

Oceans and Fisheries

The Green Party is urgently calling on the Government to prioritise long-term prosperity of ...

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Benefit levels fail to keep families out of poverty

12 February 2025

Ricardo Menendez March

Social Development

The Salvation Army’s State of the Nation report is a bleak indictment on the failure of Gove...

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Public Works Act overhaul fails to protect Māori land

05 February 2025

Huhana Lyndon

Maori Development

The Government’s so-called overhaul of the Public Works Act will fail to prevent further inj...

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