Press Releases
People need opportunities not punishment to find jobs
24 July 2025
Ricardo Menendez March
Workplace Relations and SafetyThe Green Party is calling on the Government to put its money where its mouth is when it com...
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Govt confirms homelessness is rising, fails to take responsibility
23 July 2025
Tamatha Paul
HousingThe Government’s Homelessness Insights report has confirmed that homelessness is on the rise.
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Greens call on Housing Minister to be honest about homelessness
20 July 2025
Tamatha Paul
HousingThe Green Party is calling on the Associate Minister of Housing Tama Potaka to come clean ab...
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Greens call for NZ Govt to take UK’s lead and lower voting age
18 July 2025
Celia Wade Brown
Democracy and Electoral ReformThe Green Party is calling on the Government to follow the lead of the United Kingdom and lo...
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Benefit sanctions double under National as unemployment soars
17 July 2025
Ricardo Menendez March
Social DevelopmentLatest figures from the Ministry of Social Development show the Government is pushing more a...
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Minister must back regional vocational education with real support
15 July 2025
Francisco Hernandez
Tertiary EducationThe Government’s move to re-establish ten polytechnics fails to ensure the thriving, future-...
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Submissions show overwhelming opposition to RSB
14 July 2025
Francisco Hernandez
RegulationThe Green Party is calling on Cabinet to stop the Regulatory Standards Bill, after only 19 o...
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New study shows speed of Antarctic ice melt, Govt fans climate flames
07 July 2025
Marama Davidson
Climate ChangeAs the Government pulls out of global climate commitments, a significant new report shows th...
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Healthy Homes standards need more teeth
30 June 2025
Tamatha Paul
HousingWith mandatory Healthy Homes standards coming into effect for all tenancies tomorrow, the Gr...
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Govt abandons Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance
25 June 2025
Chloe Swarbrick
Climate ChangeChristopher Luxon’s Government pulling out of the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance is just the la...
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Govt’s $200mill fossil fuel handout in breach of trade agreement
24 June 2025
Chloe Swarbrick
Climate ChangeLegal advice commissioned by the Green Party shows the coalition Government’s $200 million “...
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ERA changes hurt workers, pander to big business
17 June 2025
Teanau Tuiono
Workplace Relations and SafetyThe Green Party says proposed changes to the Employment Relations Act announced today by the...
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