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. 

The Government’s moves to enable the import of Liquefied Natural Gas is another step away from the sustainable and affordable energy network that this country needs.

The Green Party has launched a petition to save the ban on oil and gas exploration.

Labour’s plan to support rooftop solar is a step in the right direction, but falls short of what could be achieved through the Green Party’s Clean Power Payment.

Labour’s announcement of an energy rebate is a step in the right direction, but the Greens’ Clean Power Payment would do much more for households.

The Green Party are welcoming a pause on all remaining oil and gas exploration, and call on the Government to stop it all together. 

Long overdue changes to the Crown Minerals Act are a welcome step in the right direction but the Government needs to go further to end the nonsensical search for fossil fuels.

The four big electricity companies should be required to reinvest massive profits into cutting both household bills and climate pollution, the Green Party says.  

Chris Luxon’s plan to reopen new gas projects in the middle of the climate crisis is about as irresponsible as it gets. 

Fossil fuel corporations claiming gas as a suitable “transition” fuel is jeopardising New Zealand’s chances of achieving its net zero climate change targets, a new report from the International Energy Agency underscores.