I chose to move to Wellington 15 years ago and now, with my partner and kids, it's where we call home. We love this city for its urban heart of cafes, bars and art, and close surrounds of native bush, kākā, and beaches. Wellington is a great city, but we can make it even better. My focus will be on making Wellington more affordable, an easier place to get around by train, bus, and bike, and protecting water quality in...

Alan Somerville has served as the Dunedin Councillor on the Otago Regional Council since 2022. After spending the last 30 years working in Playcentres and as an early childhood teacher, Alan prioritises a future for our tamariki. He believes that it is so important that we have clean air to breathe and clean water in our rivers and lakes. In the long run, that is the only way our people, businesses, and farms can thrive. As a councillor, he will...

Together, we can build strong and flourishing communities through collaboration, empathy and informed decision-making. Rose Finnie was elected to the Mosgiel-Taieri Community Board in 2025 Finnie believes the region has the potential to be a livelier and more vibrant city that excites both locals and visitors and that together, we can build these strong and flourishing communities through collaboration, empathy and informed decision-making.Rose Finnie is prioritising: Greater accessibility in public spaces A sustainable and climate-resilient future The empowerment of local...

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Why does this matter? Everyone should be treated with dignity and respect, but the Government is imposing new restrictions, sanctions, and cuts on the welfare system. The Government has introduced legislation inflicting new punitive sanctions on people who receive a benefit and making them re-apply twice as often to keep the payments that they need. MAKE A SUBMISSION   The new sanctions include ‘money management’, where 50% of someone’s income is put on a payment card that can only be...

Everyone should be treated with dignity and respect, but the Government is imposing new restrictions, sanctions, and cuts on the welfare system. They don’t know what it’s like to need the support of Work and Income, and you can tell by the unfair decisions they are making. We need the Government to hear the stories of people who deal with our unfair and untrusting welfare system every week. We are planning to develop a resource about what your rights are and...

Despite best efforts to divide us, the Government has ended up creating the strongest showings of unity I’ve ever seen in my lifetime. But they’ve still got big money on their side, and another nearly two years in which they intend to continue shredding progress and hope. When we stand together, the people are a force that cannot be ignored. Let's make this a one-term government.

Welcome to He Ara Anamata The seeds of the system we deserve, a world entirely within our grasp if regular people realise our shared power to change everything. READ A SUMMARY HERE READ HE ARA ANAMATA HERE READ OUR FULL GREEN BUDGET     Together, we can build a future for Aotearoa that puts people and planet first. This requires ambitious economic transformation, unlocking a world of new potential that sees everyone thrive -including Papatūānuku.   Climate change is already being...

The Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand works to create a better world for our planet and all of us. A vote for a local Green or endorsed candidate means a vote for decision making that is representative and inclusive of all communities affected. It means voting for Te Ao Māori to flourish in Aotearoa through the rangatiratanga of mana whenua, and honouring Te Tiriti o Waitangi. You can download and read our Green Vision for Local Communities here. Our candidates...