Press Releases

 New bill to ban supermarket price gouging

New bill to ban supermarket price gouging

17 August 2026

Ricardo Menendez March

Commerce and Consumer Affairs

The Green Party has announced a new Member's Bill, the Commerce (Excessive Pricing in Retail...

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...

Only a change of Government will ease cost-of-living crisis

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...

Seymour plan would strip students of the services they rely on

11 August 2026

Francisco Hernandez

Tertiary Education

The Green Party says ACT leader David Seymour's proposal for voluntary student fees will fin...

Green Party announce marae funding policy Te Waonui a Tāne

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...

National talks about responsibility, their actions are the opposite

09 August 2026

Chloe Swarbrick

Finance

While the National Party talks about fiscal responsibility, their actions continue to heap m...

Luxon would rather change our voting system than stand up to Peters

Luxon would rather change our voting system than stand up to Peters

06 August 2026

Marama Davidson

Democracy and Electoral Reform

Luxon’s commitment to a referendum on ditching our electoral system is a short-sighted atte...

Unemployment hits 11-year high under Luxon's Government

Unemployment hits 11-year high under Luxon's Government

05 August 2026

Chloe Swarbrick

Finance

49,000 more New Zealanders are out of work than when this Government took office, according ...

Government inaction leaves Hawke's Bay growers without processing factory

Government inaction leaves Hawke's Bay growers without processing factory

30 July 2026

Steve Abel

Agriculture

The Green Party says the Government's failure to move quickly to support Hawke's Bay growers...

Government making life harder for young people with ill mental health and cancer patients

Government making life harder for young people with ill mental health and cancer patients

29 July 2026

Ricardo Menendez March

Social Development

The Green Party says the Government’s changes to Jobseeker benefit eligibility for young peo...

Luxon delays relief for regular people as living costs increase 3.2%

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...

Government advertised just a quarter of senior governance jobs as two in three go to men

Government advertised just a quarter of senior governance jobs as two in three go to men

28 July 2026

Marama Davidson

Public Services

The Green Party is calling for senior governance roles at Crown entities to be publicly adve...