Aotearoa has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to help solve climate change while creating more vibrant, attractive places to live that are accessible for everyone. Successive governments have spent too much on expensive motorways and underinvested in low-carbon transport infrastructure. This approach caused congestion, environmental harm, and has made it expensive and hard for people to get around. The Green Party is the only political party that will stop building unnecessary motorways that create urban sprawl and confine people to polluting cars....

Good working conditions help support good lives, but for decades, working people in Aotearoa have not received their fair share of productivity gains. At the same time, work has become more precarious, with short-term contracts instead of stable employment. This makes it harder for people to care for themselves and their families. The Green Party has supported the Government to end National’s roll-back of workplace rights, including restoring the right to a meal break and ending most 90-day trial periods....

He taonga rongonui te aroha ki te tangata. We all deserve safe, warm, and affordable housing, well- resourced public services, and a strong social safety net. We have more than enough to go around in Aotearoa, but for too long those in power have made decisions that have kept incomes low, and made it a real struggle for many families to get by. The Green Party knows we need to rewrite the rules, so our country’s success is shared among...

The wellbeing of children and young people is best secured by ensuring their whānau and communities have what they need. A prosperous and successful Aotearoa must be built around the needs of our tamariki. Unfortunately, too many children are still missing out, especially in their crucial early years. When these years are a time of stress for families, there are long-term consequences for our kids. This Government has made a big difference to whānau by increasing Working for Families support,...

Click here to read our easy read version of this policy Everyone deserves to be able to fully participate in our society. This means recognising the rights of disabled people and making changes to end discrimination. Nearly one in four people in Aotearoa lives with a disability, and many more of us have a whānau member or close friend who does. Current laws, policies, and social norms mean there are many barriers in the way of disabled people being able to...

The Green Party supports evidence-based, compassionate drug law reform that reduces harm. Drugs are a health, housing, employment, and education issue and criminalising people doesn’t solve any of those problems. Both legal and illegal drugs can cause harm, especially if used to excess or at a young age. Our social and legal response can either increase or decrease that harm. We know prohibition fuels organised crime and causes far more damage than it prevents. Many people in Aotearoa use drugs,...

Aotearoa can have a flourishing democracy with te Tiriti o Waitangi as its foundation. We can be proud of our democracy compared to many other countries, but secretive donations and unequal access by lobbyists creates an uneven playing field. Human rights are not protected enough, and we have not honoured tino rangatiratanga, as set out in Article Two of te Tiriti o Waitangi. The Green Party has consistently pushed for civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights. We are the...

Every child deserves a high-quality, free, accessible public education that gives them the best possible start in life. We want all children to reach their full potential, but unfortunately, not all learners get equal opportunities and recognition. We know it’s not only the school system that affects a child’s education, but also housing, income, and health. Aotearoa has an unequal education system, where there is a difference between the haves and the have-nots, achievers and non-achievers. We must fix this...

All people, regardless of gender, should be respected for their innate human dignity. Everyone should be able to enjoy their fundamental rights and freedoms without discrimination. Our current economic and political system does not adequately recognise the needs and experiences of women and gender minorities, leading to entrenched disadvantage. With the Green Party in Government, the past three years have seen significant improvements for gender equality. We have overhauled pay equity legislation to make it fairer for women in work,...

Everyone has the right to control their own lives and be free from violence. Children have a right to be safe. But Aotearoa currently has high rates of intimate partner violence, sexual violence, and child abuse. This causes both immediate and long-term harm. The Green Party in Government has secured paid leave for victims of domestic violence, helping people keep their jobs while leaving an abusive relationship. Over three years, we committed over $440 million for frontline community services dealing...