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Budget 2026 Fails Māori
Thursday, 28 May 2026, 3:00 pm | Green Party
Budget 2026 neglects its Tiriti obligations to make way for the super-rich and powerful, says Green Party Co-leader, Marama Davidson. More >>
Budget 2026 Confirms Luxon’s Climate ‘Plan’ Is A Trashfire
Thursday, 28 May 2026, 2:48 pm | Green Party
New Zealanders deserve a Government honest enough to show them a plan that tackles the hard things, and shows how they’ll deal with it. More >>
Government Miss Child Poverty Targets
Thursday, 28 May 2026, 2:39 pm | Green Party
Budget documents show the Government missing both 2027 and 2026 targets for children living in poverty adjusted for housing costs, with this number still at almost 20%. More >>
Budget 2026 Leaves New Zealand With No Plan
Thursday, 28 May 2026, 2:18 pm | Green Party
The Government could be doing so much more to bring down household bills and has decided not to in this Budget. Instead, they’ve spent every last dollar on more warships, drones and prison cells. More >>
“End Of An Era” As Government Law Change Disestablishes Ministry For The Environment
Wednesday, 27 May 2026, 5:46 pm | Green Party
“This is yet another callous blow to the environment where this Government is demonstrating their only intention for the environment is to exploit it for a quick buck. New Zealanders deserve so much better,” said Pham. More >>
“End Of An Era” As Government Law Change Disestablishes Ministry For The Environment
Wednesday, 27 May 2026, 5:45 pm | Green Party
“This is yet another callous blow to the environment where this Government is demonstrating their only intention for the environment is to exploit it for a quick buck. New Zealanders deserve so much better,” said Pham. More >>
Luxon Quietly Borrows $1.4 Billion More To Hide Climate Failure
Wednesday, 27 May 2026, 7:41 am | Green Party
“Nicola Willis and Christopher Luxon lecture New Zealanders about fiscal responsibility and the dangers of debt while actively tanking climate policy, costing us all at least $1.4billion more in debt,” says Green Party Co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick. More >>
Luxon’s Government Found Breaching Trade Agreements Again
Tuesday, 26 May 2026, 10:18 am | Green Party
A business wouldn’t get away with the spin and breaches of agreement Luxon’s Government does, says Green Party Co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick. More >>
NZ Democracy At Risk Of Corporate Corruption - Green Party Backs Urgent Inquiry
Sunday, 24 May 2026, 6:25 pm | Green Party
“Regular people don’t get to give secret documents and have backroom meetings with the Prime Minister and then have the law changed in their favour,” says Swarbrick. More >>
Bill Would Protect Public Conservation Land This Government Wants To Mine
Thursday, 21 May 2026, 4:41 pm | Green Party
This Bill simply protects conservation land in the way most New Zealanders would expect. It keeps conservation land for protection for everyone to enjoy, not exploitation for a few. More >>
Bill Drawn To Ensure Young People Aren't Made Homeless When Leaving Oranga Tamariki
Thursday, 21 May 2026, 2:08 pm | Green Party
The Green Party bill requiring the government to make sure young people leaving state care have a safe, stable home to move into has been drawn as a member's bill today, the same day the Government begins the process of criminalising homelessness. More >>
National’s Public Housing Reform "cuts costs” At The Expense Of Our Most Vulnerable
Thursday, 21 May 2026, 1:02 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is warning that the Government’s changes to public housing will see more public housing tenants evicted and driven deeper into poverty. More >>
Luxon Backs Anti-Trans Bill As Families Struggle To Pay The Bills
Thursday, 21 May 2026, 10:40 am | Green Party
Trans people deserve to feel safe, supported and respected, and to live without fear or stigma. More >>
Greens Oppose Rushed Disability Support Law Changes
Wednesday, 20 May 2026, 10:16 am | Green Party
“The Government introduced this Bill without consultation with disabled communities, despite acknowledging that the proposals were sensitive and directly affected disabled people and carers,” says Green Party Disability spokesperson Kahu Carter. More >>
Coromandel Greens Launch 2026 Election Campaign
Tuesday, 19 May 2026, 2:34 pm | Green Party
The launch attracted a strong turnout and featured Green MP Steve Abel alongside Grealey, who is standing for the Coromandel electorate for the third time. More >>
Luxon’s ‘DOGE Style Cuts’ Will Harm New Zealand
Tuesday, 19 May 2026, 12:05 pm | Green Party
Luxon’s austerity economics have crushed Wellington and the wider economy. These moves confirm that small businesses will soon face more pain. More >>
NCEA Changes Doom Thousands Of Students To Failure
Saturday, 16 May 2026, 6:55 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is committed to halting the disastrous curriculum and qualification changes until there has been meaningful consultation with the communities, says Lawrence Xu-Nan, Green Party spokesperson for education. More >>
Government Announces Treaty Principles Bill By Stealth
Friday, 15 May 2026, 2:06 pm | Green Party
"Stripping te Tiriti out of seven acts entirely and dragging the Crown's obligations in another ten down to the weakest possible standard, is a deliberate diminishment of the founding document of this country." More >>
Greens Call On Luxon To Abandon Racist Education Reforms
Friday, 15 May 2026, 12:20 pm | Green Party
“The Waitangi Tribunal has been clear: Luxon’s Government has breached its Tiriti obligations. It can no longer mask the racism in its education reforms,” says Green Party Co-leader, Marama Davidson. More >>
Luxon Confirms Criminalisation Of Those He’s Made Homeless
Thursday, 14 May 2026, 3:23 pm | Green Party
Christopher Luxon has chosen to make more people homeless, and now he’s criminalising them for being homeless, says Green Party Co-leader and Auckland Central MP, Chlöe Swarbrick. More >>
