Press Releases

Luxon protects polluters’ profits in sweeping, rushed climate change law amendment

Luxon protects polluters’ profits in sweeping, rushed climate change law amendment

12 May 2026

Chloe Swarbrick

Climate Change

The Government’s surprise announcement this morning to amend the Climate Change Response Act...

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Greens call on Government to act on power bills before winter

Greens call on Government to act on power bills before winter

11 May 2026

Scott Willis

Energy

The Green Party is calling on the Government to use every tool they have as shareholding Min...

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Government cuts education funding while youth unemployment soars

Government cuts education funding while youth unemployment soars

09 May 2026

Marama Davidson

Education

Green Party Co-leader Marama Davidson says the Government is callously trading away New Zeal...

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Luxon’s Government guts conservation protections

Luxon’s Government guts conservation protections

07 May 2026

Marama Davidson

Conservation

The Green Party says the Government is bringing in the bulldozers to rip up New Zealand’s pr...

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Luxon missing in action as climate costs pile up

Luxon missing in action as climate costs pile up

07 May 2026

Chloe Swarbrick

Climate Change

The Green Party says today's National Climate Change Risk Assessment from the Climate Change...

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Overwhelming farmer support for equal welfare standards for pork imports

06 May 2026

Steve Abel

Agriculture

The Green Party says a new poll has found strong farmer support for fairer import standards ...

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Government's council shake-up ignores its own advice

Government's council shake-up ignores its own advice

05 May 2026

Mike Davidson

Local Government

The Green Party says today's local government reorganisation announcement is fundamentally u...

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Greens tell Luxon to find a spine on US pressure campaign

Greens tell Luxon to find a spine on US pressure campaign

01 May 2026

Marama Davidson

Security and Intelligence

The Green Party is calling on the Prime Minister to rule out signing New Zealand up to a US-...

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Cost of living driven by fossil fuels and power price hikes

Cost of living driven by fossil fuels and power price hikes

01 May 2026

Chloe Swarbrick

Finance

The Green Party says new Stats NZ data shows a 2.1% increase in household living costs is dr...

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Green Party pushes for extension of $50 fuel crisis relief payment to students, alongside Winter Energy Payment

Green Party pushes for extension of $50 fuel crisis relief payment to students, alongside Winter Energy Payment

01 May 2026

Francisco Hernandez

Tertiary Education

The Green Party has released an updated Member’s Bill to extend the Winter Energy Payment to...

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Luxon needs to rule out support for Iran War

Luxon needs to rule out support for Iran War

30 April 2026

Marama Davidson

Security and Intelligence

The Green Party is calling on the Prime Minister to rule out support for the Iran war. 

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Green Party Bill to protect overdose emergency callers from legal risks receives cross party support

29 April 2026

Kahurangi Carter

Drug Law Reform

The Drug Overdose (Assistance Protection) Amendment Bill has passed its first reading in Par...

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