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Government Inaction Leaves Hawke's Bay Growers Without Processing Factory
Thursday, 30 July 2026, 5:20 pm | Green Party
Growers confirmed yesterday they have withdrawn their bid to buy the McCain factory. They are currently considering their options for a grower-owned food processing facility in the region. More >>
Government Making Life Harder For Young People With Ill Mental Health And Cancer Patients
Wednesday, 29 July 2026, 4:20 pm | Green Party
Around 2,700 people receiving Jobseeker Support for a health condition, injury or disability are in the scope of the Government's changes tightening eligibility for 18- and 19-year-olds accessing a benefit. More >>
Luxon Delays Relief For Regular People As Living Costs Increase 3.2%
Tuesday, 28 July 2026, 6:24 pm | Green Party
“Every month waiting is another month families pay more than they need to for the basics. New Zealanders are hurting, and they need better, not just after the election, but right now,” says Green Party Co-leader Marama Davidson. More >>
Government Advertised Just A Quarter Of Senior Governance Jobs As Two In Three Go To Men
Tuesday, 28 July 2026, 1:10 pm | Green Party
"This Government talks constantly about appointing on merit, but merit means an open process where anyone qualified can put their hand up and be assessed against the same criteria as everyone else," says Green Party Co-leader Marama Davidson. More >>
New Bill Would Give Firefighters With Cancer Automatic ACC Cover
Monday, 27 July 2026, 12:08 pm | Green Party
Green Party MP Mike Davidson, who developed the Bill, says, "The biggest killer of our firefighters isn't the fires they are trained to fight; it's the occupational cancer they develop long after the fire is out." More >>
Green Party Launches 2026 Election Slogan And Priorities At Party’s AGM
Sunday, 26 July 2026, 4:23 pm | Green Party
Speaking of both the past and the future, Davidson said in her speech to members “To sum up the Green Party priorities – I am proud to formally launch our campaign slogan today: For All of Us." More >>
Call For One-year Pause On Consenting New AI Data Centres
Sunday, 26 July 2026, 4:21 pm | Green Party
A one-year pause gives us time to get this right. This is not a ban on data infrastructure. It's a pause on the most resource-intensive developments while New Zealanders get a say on what conditions they should meet, says Co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick. More >>
Financial Mentoring Report Demands Immediate Action On New Zealand’s Spiralling Debts
Thursday, 23 July 2026, 3:25 pm | Green Party
The Green Party commit to regulating debt collection and banning attachment orders against beneficiaries, following FinCap’s finding that their clients’ debt has surged to almost a billion dollars. “Families are increasingly under pressure from ... More >>
Greens Bill Pushes To Stop Supermarkets Binning Edible Food While Families Go Hungry
Thursday, 23 July 2026, 8:32 am | Green Party
“Food is abundant. In a country that grows enough food to feed millions, no one should be going hungry while perfectly good kai is thrown away,” says Green Party Zero Waste spokesperson Kahu Carter. More >>
Luxon Government Off Track To Meet Almost All Climate Targets
Wednesday, 22 July 2026, 1:42 pm | Green Party
“Christopher Luxon came to power and shredded climate action, meaning we’re now off track to meet almost all of our climate targets. This isn’t about numbers on a page. This is about people’s lives and livelihoods," says Green Party Co-leader ... More >>
Fossil Fuel Inflation Drives Up Cost Of Living, Luxon Rests Assured
Tuesday, 21 July 2026, 11:19 am | Green Party
New Zealanders deserve common sense economic management that keeps bills affordable, protects local jobs and is sustainable in every sense of the word: for people and planet. That’s why the Greens exist. More >>
Government’s RMA Replacement Bills Get Worse At Select Committee, Now A ‘Race To The Bottom’
Monday, 20 July 2026, 2:46 pm | Green Party
Environmental limits acting as a backstop to development were one of the few remaining safeguards in the legislation. The Government has watered them down and included references to big agriculture and aquaculture instead. More >>
Green Party Launches Plan To Cut Power Bills And Take Power Back From The Big Energy Companies
Monday, 20 July 2026, 1:18 pm | Green Party
200,000 households are unable to afford to heat their homes while four big power companies control over 85 per cent of the market and rake in massive profits. More >>
Green Party Calls For Cross-Party Support To Change Consent Laws Now
Sunday, 19 July 2026, 1:06 pm | Green Party
Safety against sexual assault does not need to wait. There is cross-party support for a clear definition of consent, right now, says Green Party Co-leader Marama Davidson. More >>
Green Party Calls For Union Membership As Default Setting For New Employees
Thursday, 16 July 2026, 8:53 am | Green Party
"Workers are the backbone of our economy and this country. Unions give workers a voice in their workplace and help fight for their rights and best interests," says Green Party Co-leader Marama Davidson. More >>
Much Delayed Climate Adaptation Bill Needs Much More Work
Wednesday, 15 July 2026, 12:57 pm | Green Party
"Communities deserve certainty and investment in our collective resilience and safety. That is what an adaptation framework is for, and it’s what the Greens are dedicated to continuing to work to make a reality," says Swarbrick. More >>
Transport Plan More Pipe Dream Than Pipeline
Thursday, 9 July 2026, 11:49 am | Green Party
Communities have lost the projects that were affordable and ready to go, and in exchange they get roads that exist only on paper. More >>
Green Party Calls On Parliament To Get On With Solar Loans Before Election
Wednesday, 8 July 2026, 11:58 am | Green Party
"Passing the scheme right now takes unnecessary point-scoring off the election table, locks in progress and puts solar panels on roofs sooner. We can then have the election contest over the things parties genuinely disagree on." More >>
Coromandel Communities Deserve Clean Water, Healthy Rivers And Thriving Oceans
Tuesday, 7 July 2026, 6:34 pm | Green Party
Grealey said protecting waterways is about far more than the environment alone. More >>
People And Nature First In Greens’ Rivers And Oceans Policy
Monday, 6 July 2026, 1:16 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has announced its policy programme ‘Drink Swim Fish’ which will deliver far reaching environmental change and protect human and ecological health from harm caused by corporate greed, Green Party Co-leader Marama Davidson says. More >>
