Press Releases

NZ must pursue independent foreign policy

07 November 2024

Teanau Tuiono

Foreign Affairs

The Green Party says the need is greater than ever for Aotearoa New Zealand to pursue an ind...

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Near four-year high unemployment reveals dire need for new direction

06 November 2024

Ricardo Menendez March

Social Development

Today, Statistics New Zealand’s latest labour market report revealed that unemployment has r...

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Not too late to abandon the Bill, Christopher

05 November 2024

Tamatha Paul

Justice

The Green Party is urgently calling on Prime Minister Christopher Luxon to abandon the Treat...

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Coalition Govt’s expensive tunnel vision for Wellington comes at the expense of the regions

05 November 2024

Julie Anne Genter

Transport

A second Mount Victoria tunnel, a duplicate Terrace tunnel alongside highway widening will d...

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Greens call for bottom trawling ban and call out Minister for lacklustre response

01 November 2024

Teanau Tuiono

Oceans and Fisheries

The Green Party is urgently calling on the Government to ban bottom trawling, following news...

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Louise Upston cherry-picks data to punch down on the poor

31 October 2024

Ricardo Menendez March

Social Development

The Government has very conveniently cherry-picked data from the latest MSD projections to j...

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Luxon needs to address the cow in the room

29 October 2024

Steve Abel

Agriculture

The Green Party was appalled to hear Prime Minister Christopher Luxon claim we are “doing ev...

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Another step towards Pasifika justice

24 October 2024

Teanau Tuiono

Pacific Peoples

The Green Party acknowledges the historical importance of MP Teanau Tuiono’s Member’s Bill, ...

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Time to shut down failed Youth Justice Residences

22 October 2024

Tamatha Paul

Youth

The Green Party is calling for Youth Justice Residences to close, following a protest in whi...

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Fast-Track, off the rails: Submitters show strong opposition to Bill

18 October 2024

Lan Pham

Environment

Despite resounding public opposition, the fast-track legislation is being pushed through Par...

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Soaring benefit sanctions push more into poverty

17 October 2024

Ricardo Menendez March

Social Development

Sanctions on beneficiaries have sky-rocketed since the Coalition Government came to power, p...

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International Energy Agency issues wake-up call on climate action

17 October 2024

Chloe Swarbrick

Climate Change

Today’s report from the International Energy Agency highlights how far this Government’s act...

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