The Government announcing the re-opening of permits for oil and gas exploration is just the latest sign they care little for the climate crisis or the cost-of-living crisis climate change will exacerbate.

Budget 2025 delays our transition to a low emissions and low-cost energy network, this will put even more pressure on households, businesses and the climate. 

The newly released report on the South Dunedin Future Programme must be a wake-up call for our Government.

The hundreds of jobs lost needlessly as a result of the Kinleith Mill paper production closure will have a devastating impact on the Tokoroa community - something that could have easily been avoided. 

The Green Party is calling for the Government to stop subsidising the largest user of the country’s gas supplies, Methanex, following a report highlighting the multi-national’s disproportionate influence on energy prices in Aotearoa.

The Green Party condemns the Government’s appointment of a fossil fuel lobbyist to the Energy Efficiency & Conservation Authority Board.

The Green Party has welcomed the OECD urging the Government to re-examine separating ‘gentailers’ to make a fairer electricity market for New Zealanders.

The Government’s decision to axe all Humanities and Social Science research funding through the Marsden Fund is a massive step backwards.  

The Green Party is calling on the Government to honour its promise to Dunedin and build its new hospital to full capacity. 

Hundreds of jobs lost as a result of pulp mill closures in the Ruapehu District are a consequence of government inaction in addressing the shortfalls of our electricity network.