The Green Party will continue to prioritise affordable public transport for everyone.

The Minister for Transport can show climate leadership and consider only the lowest carbon ways of crossing Waitematā harbour.

The Government’s announcement today that it will boost bus driver wages once again adopts a long held Green Party commitment on public transport. 

Following years of political pressure from the Green Party the Government will finally exclude public transport subsidies from the fringe benefit tax.

The Green Party has once again shown that bringing people together to demand change works, with the announcement today that the Government will give communities a greater say over how their local transport services are run.

The Greens will continue to push for climate friendly, affordable transport options as part of a new cross-party Parliamentary inquiry into the future of inter-regional passenger rail in New Zealand. 

The Green Party is on board with the extension of half-price public transport, but once again calls on the Government to go further and make public transport free - for good.

For the cost of cutting taxes to petrol for three months, the Government could have ensured the future of a transformational increase to passenger rail services between Wellington, the Wairarapa and Manawatū, says the Green Party.

The Green Party is calling on the Government to guarantee that it will complete light rail and improve walking, cycling, and bus journeys across Wellington before digging new high-carbon tunnels.

Green MP for Auckland Central Chlöe Swarbrick, in partnership with the City Centre Residents’ Group, has today launched a petition calling on the Mayor of Auckland Phil Goff to pedestrianise Queen Street.