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Govt’s Electoral Reform Weakens Democracy

Thursday, 24 July 2025, 2:54 pm | Green Party

Big money in politics is a problem for our democracy, but something that benefits the coalition, which might explain the decision to allow the wealthy to donate more money anonymously. More >>

People Need Opportunities Not Punishment To Find Jobs

Thursday, 24 July 2025, 8:52 am | Green Party

Instead of punishing people for being unemployed when there is no work, we can build a workforce with good jobs that support the common good, says the Green Party’s spokesperson for Workforce Planning, Ricardo Menéndez March. More >>

Transgender People Deserve To Be Safe In Sports

Thursday, 24 July 2025, 8:44 am | Green Party

The transgender inclusive community sport guidelines were developed in recognition that not everyone has the tools to know how to include transgender people in sports, but that everyone has the capacity to love their communities enough to learn. More >>

Govt Confirms Homelessness Is Rising, Fails To Take Responsibility

Wednesday, 23 July 2025, 3:28 pm | Green Party

“The Government has confirmed what we have all seen on our streets, which is that homelessness is on the rise under its watch,” says Green Party spokesperson for Housing Tamatha Paul. More >>

Inflation Numbers Expose Govt’s Economic Failure

Monday, 21 July 2025, 11:07 am | Green Party

While Christopher Luxon talks about growth at all costs, New Zealanders across the country are being forced to choose between heating their home or feeding their families, says Green Party Co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick. More >>

Greens Call On Housing Minister To Be Honest About Homelessness

Sunday, 20 July 2025, 1:40 pm | Green Party

Housing is a human right and something we can afford to provide to everyone, no matter how tough times get. More >>

Greens Call For NZ Govt To Take UK’s Lead And Lower Voting Age

Friday, 18 July 2025, 9:16 am | Green Party

“We are calling on the New Zealand Government to follow in the footsteps of the United Kingdom and lower the voting age to 16,” says the Green Party’s spokesperson for Democracy and Electoral Reform, Celia Wade Brown. More >>

Benefit Sanctions Double Under National As Unemployment Soars

Thursday, 17 July 2025, 11:20 am | Green Party

Right now, Student Job Search data shows graduates are vying for a shrinking number of vacancies, leaving people stranded and increasingly without hope. More >>

Minister Must Back Regional Vocational Education With Real Support

Monday, 14 July 2025, 4:35 pm | Green Party

Polytechs deserve a real plan and real support so that Aotearoa can have a thriving vocational education sector – not the cuts and incoherent omnishambles we’ve had so far, says the Green Party’s tertiary spokesperson, Francisco Hernandez. More >>

Submissions Show Overwhelming Opposition To RSB

Monday, 14 July 2025, 11:14 am | Green Party

Christopher Luxon and his Cabinet should see the writing on the wall here, listen to the people of New Zealand and put a stop to this deeply unpopular legislation, says the Green Party’s Regulation Spokesperson, Francisco Hernandez. More >>

Green Party Won’t Contest Tāmaki Makaurau By-Election

Friday, 11 July 2025, 9:10 am | Green Party

"Our decision not to run a candidate in the Tāmaki Makaurau by-election reflects a combination of factors, most pertinently, the responsible use of our resources at this time," says Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson. More >>

New Study Shows Speed Of Antarctic Ice Melt, Govt Fans Climate Flames

Monday, 7 July 2025, 3:08 pm | Green Party

“This is a clear and urgent signal that the climate crisis is accelerating, and a critical tipping point may have already been passed. It’s not a distant threat to think about somewhere down the line; it’s here,” says the Green Party co-leader ... More >>

Family Boost Announcement Does Little To Boost Families

Monday, 7 July 2025, 10:13 am | Green Party

The Family Boost scheme entirely fails to address the fundamental issue of the profit-driven ECE sector passing on huge costs to parents and the government, with very little transparency about how the funding is used. More >>

Healthy Homes Standards Need More Teeth

Monday, 30 June 2025, 4:31 pm | Green Party

“Healthy Homes standards are only meaningful if they are enforced by a system that is independent and has teeth,” says the Green Party spokesperson for Housing, Tamatha Paul. More >>

Green Party Pays Tribute To Takutai Tarsh Kemp

Thursday, 26 June 2025, 12:21 pm | Green Party

“The Green Party sends love to Takutai’s whānau, and our extended whānau of Te Pāti Māori,” says Marama Davidson on behalf of the Green Party caucus. More >>

Govt Abandons Beyond Oil And Gas Alliance

Wednesday, 25 June 2025, 9:52 am | Green Party

“Luxon’s Government is throwing public money, oil, coal, and gas onto the climate crisis fire. Today they’ve told the world that they don’t care about a stable climate or regular peoples’ lives,” says Green Party co-leader and spokesperson ... More >>

Govt’s $200Million Fossil Fuel Handout In Breach Of Trade Agreement

Tuesday, 24 June 2025, 10:15 am | Green Party

The National Party tell us they’re good economic managers then tank the economy; they tell us they’re committed to our climate commitments then breach those commitments, says the Green Party Climate Change spokesperson and co-leader, Chlöe Swarbrick. More >>