Press Releases

Long-term commitment needed on public housing

18 May 2023

Ricardo Menendez March

Housing

Budget 2023’s investment in public housing falls short of what’s needed.

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ECE extension Green win nearly 10 years in the making

18 May 2023

Teanau Tuiono

Education

The Green Party is today celebrating Budget 2023 funding extending free ECE to two year olds.

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Green initiative addresses both climate and inequality

18 May 2023

Julie Anne Genter

Transport

A long standing Green Party policy has been extended yet again in this year’s Budget. This w...

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Greens on board with more affordable buses and trains

18 May 2023

Julie Anne Genter

Transport

The Green Party is fully on board with free bus and train travel for under 12s and half pric...

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Govt must break up supermarkets

12 May 2023

Ricardo Menendez March

Commerce and Consumer Affairs

The Government needs to do much more to address supermarket profiteering, which is driving h...

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Action to support people to put food on the table more urgent than ever

11 May 2023

Ricardo Menendez March

Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Yet another increase in food prices shows the urgent need for the Government to tax wealth a...

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Government needs to broaden KiwiRail inquiry focus

05 May 2023

Julie Anne Genter

Transport

The Green Party is calling on the Government to broaden the focus of its inquiry into KiwiRa...

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The time is now for overstayer amnesty

02 May 2023

Ricardo Menendez March

Immigration

With the alarming number of Dawn Raids occurring, the Green Party is calling on the Minister...

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Lower North Island rail on the right track, but more investment needed

29 April 2023

Teanau Tuiono

Transport

Government investment in a new fleet of trains in the lower North Island is another win for ...

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Richest NZers don’t pay their fair share - and Parliament can fix it

26 April 2023

Chloe Swarbrick

Revenue

Long awaited High Wealth Individual Research released by Minister David Parker’s office toda...

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Racing Minister gambling with dogs’ lives in unnecessary and self-imposed delay

20 April 2023

Chloe Swarbrick

Animal Welfare

The Green Party is concerned with reports that the Racing Minister is kicking decisions on t...

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Persistent inflation shows urgent need to tax wealth

20 April 2023

Chloe Swarbrick

Revenue

The Green Party is calling on the Government to tax the super wealthy as inflation, largely ...

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