Press Releases

Fossil fuel inflation drives up cost of living, Luxon rests assured

Fossil fuel inflation drives up cost of living, Luxon rests assured

21 July 2026

Chloe Swarbrick

Finance

Exposure to volatile fossil fuels has driven inflation to its highest level in two years, pi...

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Government’s RMA replacement bills get worse at select committee, now a ‘race to the bottom’

Government’s RMA replacement bills get worse at select committee, now a ‘race to the bottom’

20 July 2026

Lan Pham

Environment

The Government’s replacement resource management bills have come back from select committee ...

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Green Party launches plan to cut power bills and take power back from the big energy companies

Green Party launches plan to cut power bills and take power back from the big energy companies

20 July 2026

Marama Davidson

Energy

The Green Party has today launched its election energy policy, a plan to cut household power...

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Green Party calls for union membership as default setting for new employees

Green Party calls for union membership as default setting for new employees

16 July 2026

Teanau Tuiono

Workplace Relations and Safety

 The Green Party is backing unions through the Automatic Union Membership Members' Bill, wh...

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Much delayed climate adaptation bill needs much more work

Much delayed climate adaptation bill needs much more work

15 July 2026

Chloe Swarbrick

The Climate Change Response Amendment Bill introduced today falls far short of the game plan...

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Transport plan more pipe dream than pipeline

Transport plan more pipe dream than pipeline

09 July 2026

Julie Anne Genter

Transport

The Government's Major Transport Projects Pipeline, released today, shows billions of dollar...

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Calls for fisheries amendment bill to be dropped completely

Calls for fisheries amendment bill to be dropped completely

08 July 2026

Chloe Swarbrick

Conservation

The Green Party is welcoming the Government's backdown on the Fisheries Amendment Bill, but ...

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New Zealand Government sides with the US against workers’ rights and loses

08 July 2026

Teanau Tuiono

Workplace Relations and Safety

The Luxon Government has once again shown its disdain for low paid working people, voting al...

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Green Party calls on Parliament to get on with solar loans before election

Green Party calls on Parliament to get on with solar loans before election

08 July 2026

Chloe Swarbrick

Economic Development

With Labour today announcing their support for a version of the Ratepayer Assistance Scheme,...

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People and nature first in Greens’ rivers and oceans policy

People and nature first in Greens’ rivers and oceans policy

06 July 2026

Chloe Swarbrick

Oceans and Fisheries

The Green Party is calling foul on the Luxon Government’s dismantling of environmental prote...

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Luxon's Government nearly halves food bank funding as demand hits record high

Luxon's Government nearly halves food bank funding as demand hits record high

06 July 2026

Marama Davidson

The Green Party says this Government has nearly halved funding for food banks in Budget 2026...

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Private emails with lobbyists in Luxon's Ministerial offices are potentially a systemic problem

Private emails with lobbyists in Luxon's Ministerial offices are potentially a systemic problem

01 July 2026

Chloe Swarbrick

Foreign Affairs

The Ombudsman has confirmed the Prime Minister's Office unreasonably withheld secret briefin...

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