Press Releases
New bill to ban supermarket price gouging
17 August 2026
Ricardo Menendez March
Commerce and Consumer AffairsThe Green Party has announced a new Member's Bill, the Commerce (Excessive Pricing in Retail...
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Nat’s rushed data centre policy fails people and planet
14 August 2026
Chloe Swarbrick
Under public and political pressure, the National Party has conceded that regulations are ne...
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Only a change of Government will ease cost-of-living crisis
12 August 2026
Chloe Swarbrick
The entire coalition Government has made life harder for New Zealanders, which will continue...
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Seymour plan would strip students of the services they rely on
11 August 2026
Francisco Hernandez
Tertiary EducationThe Green Party says ACT leader David Seymour's proposal for voluntary student fees will fin...
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Green Party announce marae funding policy Te Waonui a Tāne
09 August 2026
Chloe Swarbrick
The Green Party has announced its 2026 Tiriti policy Te Waonui a Tāne: Thriving Marae and Th...
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National talks about responsibility, their actions are the opposite
09 August 2026
Chloe Swarbrick
FinanceWhile the National Party talks about fiscal responsibility, their actions continue to heap m...
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Luxon would rather change our voting system than stand up to Peters
06 August 2026
Marama Davidson
Democracy and Electoral ReformLuxon’s commitment to a referendum on ditching our electoral system is a short-sighted atte...
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Unemployment hits 11-year high under Luxon's Government
05 August 2026
Chloe Swarbrick
Finance49,000 more New Zealanders are out of work than when this Government took office, according ...
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Government inaction leaves Hawke's Bay growers without processing factory
30 July 2026
Steve Abel
AgricultureThe Green Party says the Government's failure to move quickly to support Hawke's Bay growers...
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Government making life harder for young people with ill mental health and cancer patients
29 July 2026
Ricardo Menendez March
Social DevelopmentThe Green Party says the Government’s changes to Jobseeker benefit eligibility for young peo...
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Luxon delays relief for regular people as living costs increase 3.2%
29 July 2026
Marama Davidson
Household living costs increased 3.2% over the past 12 months, yet this Government is choosi...
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Government advertised just a quarter of senior governance jobs as two in three go to men
28 July 2026
Marama Davidson
Public ServicesThe Green Party is calling for senior governance roles at Crown entities to be publicly adve...
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