Press Releases

Surprise: Landlord tax cuts don’t trickle down

30 April 2024

Tamatha Paul

Housing

The Green Party is renewing its call for rent controls following reports of rental prices hi...

Further environmental mismanagement on the cards

23 April 2024

Lan Pham

Environment

The Government’s resource management reforms will add to the heavy and ever-growing burden t...

Three strikes has failed before and will fail again

22 April 2024

Tamatha Paul

Justice

Resurrecting the archaic three-strikes legislation is an unwelcome return to a failed Americ...

Fast-track submissions period must be extended

19 April 2024

Marama Davidson

Resources

The Green Party has joined the call for public submissions on the fast-track legislation to ...

Government throws coal on the climate crisis fire

16 April 2024

Chloe Swarbrick

Climate Change

The Government’s policy announced today to ease consenting for coal mining will have a lasti...

Landlord Government leaves little hope for renters

11 April 2024

Tamatha Paul

Housing

The Government’s announcement on tenancy rules prove that it does not care about renters. 

Opportunity to build a more sustainable economy

11 April 2024

Marama Davidson

Waste

Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson is calling on all parties to support a common-sense ch...

Significant step forward in fixing cruel and unjust past

10 April 2024

Teanau Tuiono

Pacific Peoples

A significant milestone has been reached in the fight to strike an anti-Pasifika and unfair ...

CCC issues warning over further climate delay

08 April 2024

Chloe Swarbrick

Climate Change

Today’s advice from the Climate Change Commission paints a sobering reality of the challenge...

Methane target review is dangerous duplication

06 April 2024

Chloe Swarbrick

Climate Change

The Government’s newly announced review of methane emissions reduction targets hints at its ...

Referendums for Māori wards a racist step backwards

04 April 2024

Huhana Lyndon

Maori Development

The Government's imposed referendum on Māori wards is a racist step backwards for Māori repr...