Tag: green_party
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ACT's Nicole McKee Slams Te Pāti Māori and Greens Over Mongrel Mob Campaign Visit
ACT Deputy Leader Nicole McKee criticises Te Pāti Māori and the Greens for campaigning at a Mongrel Mob pad, saying her party's law and order policies are directly against criminals' interests.
Politics and GovernmentLaw EnforcementElectionOther PartiesSocial Issues ACT New ZealandNicole McKeeTe Pāti MāoriGreen PartyMongrel MobThree StrikesNew Zealand election
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Seymour Accuses Greens of Hypocrisy Over 284,000-Job Economic Plan
ACT leader says the Greens celebrate job creators leaving New Zealand, while the Greens say their plan would create 284,000 jobs over four years.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessElectionEconomyOther PartiesEmployment and LaborGeneral PoliticsScience & Technology David SeymourACT New ZealandGreen PartyMarama DavidsonKiwisavertax policyChlöe SwarbrickNew Zealand economyjob creationresearch and developmentInvestment Boost
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Greens Pledge to Regulate AI for the Public Good
Green Party announces AI regulation plan to protect New Zealanders' creativity, data and jobs, ensuring benefits are shared rather than captured by big tech companies.
Politics and GovernmentScience & TechnologyOther PartiesArtificial IntelligenceEmployment and LaborSocial Issues Green PartyChlöe SwarbrickAI regulationdata sovereigntytechnology companiesElection
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Labour and Greens Attack ACT's Fiscal Plan as Seymour Denies Disability Cuts
ACT says its plan cuts debt by $12.4 billion with no new taxes, while Labour's Barbara Edmonds warns of $9.5 billion in cuts and 48,000 more people out of work.
Politics and GovernmentEconomyEmployment and LaborElectionGeneral PoliticsOther PartiesSocial IssuesEnergyBusinessFinancial Markets New Zealand Labour PartyBarbara EdmondsNational PartyACT Partyspending cutssuperannuationdisability supportDavid SeymourACT New ZealandFiscal PlanJobseeker SupportCarbon Tax RefundQiulae WongGreen PartyChlöe SwarbrickKiwiSaverdisabled peopleChristopher Luxonpublic service cutsNew Zealand electiongovernment debttax cuts
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On the Hustings This Week: National Debates, Candidate Meetings and Campaign Appearances
New Zealand's general election campaign moves into another week of televised debates, public meetings and electorate campaigning, with party leaders and candidates appearing at events across the country.
Politics and GovernmentElectionGeneral PoliticsMediaSocial Issues New Zealand election 2026On the Hustingselection campaign eventsleaders debatescandidate meetingsChris HipkinsChristopher LuxonQiulae WongOpportunity PartyGreen PartyLabour PartyNational PartyTVNZ debateASB Great DebateNZ Herald Leaders Debateadvance votingelection day 7 November
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Greens Pledge Jobs Guarantee for Young New Zealanders
Green Party announces a jobs guarantee giving every 16- to 24-year-old out of work for six months a pathway into community work, citing youth unemployment three times the national rate.
Politics and GovernmentEmployment and LaborEconomyOther PartiesSocial Issues Green PartyMarama DavidsonChlöe Swarbrickjobs guaranteeyouth unemploymentJobs for Young PeopleElection
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Greenpeace Scorecards Rank Parties on Environment Ahead of 2026 NZ Election
Green Party and Te Pāti Māori score A's across five priority issues, while governing parties ACT, NZ First and National each receive an F.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentElectionClimate ChangeOther PartiesLegalSocial Issues Greenpeace Aotearoa2026 New Zealand General Electionenvironmental policy scorecardsGreen PartyTe Pāti MāoriConservation Amendment Billvoter enrolmentGreenpeace
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New Poll Puts Opportunity Party Below 5% MMP Threshold as National and Labour Stay Level
The Taxpayers' Union-Curia poll has National on 28.5% and Labour on 28.2%, with NZ First the largest mover at 12%, while Opportunity's 4.8% is its first reading below the threshold in six recent polls.
Politics and GovernmentElectionGeneral PoliticsOther PartiesEconomySocial IssuesEnvironmentMedia NZ Election 2026Taxpayers' Union-Curia poll1News-Verian pollOpportunity Party5% MMP thresholdNational PartyLabour PartyNew Zealand FirstGreensACTTe Pāti MāoriWaiarikiRawiri Waititicost of livingIpsos Issues Monitorpolling uncertaintyseat arithmeticoverhang seatsNew Zealand politicsOpinion polls5% thresholdChristopher LuxonChris HipkinsRNZ-Reid ResearchCoalition negotiationsTax policyClimate policyParis AgreementMill RoadACT PartyNZ FirstGreen Partypolling1News Verian pollRNZ Reid Research pollTe Pati MaoriMMP thresholdPoll Intelligenceelection 2026
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ACT's David Seymour Accuses Greens of Telling Successful Kiwis to Leave
ACT leader David Seymour says Marama Davidson told a Rotorua business owner "ka kite" after he warned Green policies would cost him half a million dollars in tax.
Politics and GovernmentElectionOther PartiesEconomyTaxation David SeymourACT New ZealandMarama DavidsonGreen PartyNew Zealand electionChlöe SwarbrickRotorua
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Greens Announce Plan to Protect Hauraki Gulf, End Commercial Fishing Carve-Outs
Green Party unveils plan to close commercial fishing carve-outs, phase out bottom trawling and protect 30% of the Hauraki Gulf by 2030, with a Bill released today.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentOther PartiesElectionAgricultureSocial Issues Hauraki GulfGreen PartyChlöe Swarbrickbottom trawlingmarine protectioncommercial fishingTīkapa Moana
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POLITICAL POLL INTELLIGENCE #2 | 6 October 2026
Poll Intelligence #2: RNZ-Reid has Labour five points clear of National, but a near-simultaneous 1News-Verian survey finds the opposite bloc result in a reminder that polls are estimates, not measurements.
Politics and GovernmentElectionGeneral PoliticsOther PartiesMedia RNZ-Reid Research poll1News-Verian pollNew Zealand politicsLabour PartyNational PartyGreen PartyNZ FirstACT PartyOpportunity PartyTe Pati MaoriMMP thresholdpollingparty voteelection 2026Poll Intelligence
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Green Party Unveils Plan for Intercity Passenger Rail Linking Major NZ Cities
Green Party proposes overnight Auckland-Wellington trains, Christchurch-Dunedin passenger rail and an extended Te Huia route to Tauranga, saying existing tracks should be used.
Politics and GovernmentTransportationOther PartiesElectionEnvironment Green PartyMarama DavidsonJulie Anne Genterpassenger railTe HuiaKiwiRailNew Zealand transport
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Green Party Unveils Transport Plan to Combat Fossil Fuel Crisis
Green Party promises free fares for children, students and Community Service Card holders, a $2 adult fare cap, mass rapid transit and new intercity rail to fight the fossil fuel crisis.
Politics and GovernmentTransportationEnvironmentClimate ChangeOther PartiesEnergySocial Issues Green PartyChlöe SwarbrickJulie Anne Genterpublic transportfossil fuel crisisrailElection
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Greens Pledge $1.1 Billion a Year to Settle Care Workers' Pay Equity Claim
Green Party says it will restore pay equity law and fund a settlement for about 65,000 care and support workers whose claim was stopped by 2025 government changes.
Politics and GovernmentEmployment and LaborSocial IssuesEconomyElection Green PartyMarama Davidsonpay equitycare and support workersLuxon Governmentpay settlement
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Greens Accuse Luxon Government of Blaming Others Over EU Trade Complaint
Green Party Co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick says the Government is deflecting blame over an official EU complaint alleging breaches of the EU-NZ Trade Agreement through weakened climate action.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentTradeClimate ChangeOther PartiesLegal Green PartyChlöe SwarbrickEU-NZ Trade Agreementclimate actionEuropean UnionTodd McClayNew Zealand GovernmentElection
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Green Party: Peters Sought No Advice on Leaving Paris Agreement
Green Party says Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters has neither sought nor received advice on what withdrawing New Zealand from the Paris Agreement would mean, despite coalition campaigning on it.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentClimate ChangeTradeOther Parties Paris AgreementWinston PetersChlöe SwarbrickGreen PartyFree Trade AgreementsElection
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Greens Say PREFU Shows Luxon Government Has Failed on Economic Resilience
Green Party finance spokesperson Chlöe Swarbrick says the Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update reveals a Government without a plan, warning of more cuts ahead.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessGeneral PoliticsOther PartiesEconomyEnergyElection Green PartyChlöe SwarbrickPREFUChristopher LuxonNew Zealand economyfossil fuel subsidiespublic service cuts
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Greens Say New Poll Shows Two-Thirds Back Wealth Tax
An Ipsos survey of 1,003 people found 64% support a 2.5% tax on net assets above $10 million, with the family home exempt, prompting Green calls for other parties to back the policy.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessGeneral PoliticsOther PartiesEconomyElection Green Partywealth taxChlöe SwarbrickIpsos Issues Monitorincome tax cutChristopher Luxon
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Greens Reject Taxpayers' Union Tactics, Call on Parties to 'Clean Up Politics'
Chlöe Swarbrick urges political leaders to reject the Taxpayers' Union's "dirty politics," citing Nicky Hager's book Dirty Work, and promotes Green bills on donations and lobbying.
Politics and GovernmentOther PartiesGeneral PoliticsSocial IssuesElection Green PartyChlöe SwarbrickTaxpayers' UnionDirty WorkNicky HagerNew Zealand politicsDonations and Regulation of Lobbying bills
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Green Party Slams RMA Replacement Laws as 'New Era of Environmental Exploitation'
Green Party environment spokesperson Lan Pham says new laws replacing the RMA were copied from industry lobbying documents and will allow untold harm to human health and the environment.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentGeneral PoliticsOther PartiesClimate ChangeLegalElection Green PartyLan PhamRMA replacement lawsenvironmental lawFederated Farmers
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Greens Announce Plan to Cap Donations at $30,000 and Register Lobbyists
Green Party unveils reforms to get big money out of politics, capping donations at $30,000, banning company donations and creating a public lobbyist register.
Politics and GovernmentGeneral PoliticsOther PartiesElectionLegal Green PartyMarama DavidsonChlöe Swarbrickpolitical donationslobbyingElectoral (Donations) Amendment Bill
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POLITICAL PULSE: What Party Leaders Are Saying on Social Media (10am, 21 September 2026)
Winston Peters outlined a prevention-focused health package including nutrition research and vitamin trials, while David Seymour promoted rural policing and farming reforms in the latest party leaders’ Facebook posts. Away from policy, Peters and Chris Hipkins posted Warriors messages, and…
Politics and GovernmentHealthMediaSportGeneral PoliticsOther PartiesSocial IssuesAgricultureEnvironmentClimate ChangeElectionDigital and Print Publishing Political PulseNew Zealand politicsWinston PetersDavid SeymourChris HipkinsChristopher LuxonMarama DavidsonNew Zealand FirstACT PartyLabour PartyNational PartyGreen Partysocial mediaFacebookhealth policyrural policingfarming reforms2026 electionQiulae Wong
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POLITICAL PULSE: What Party Leaders Are Saying on Social Media (10am, 20 September 2026)
Hipkins takes on supermarkets over grocery prices, Davidson pushes commercial rent reform, Wong sets conservation bottom lines
Politics and GovernmentMediaGeneral PoliticsOther PartiesSocial IssuesElection Chris HipkinsMarama DavidsonQiulae WongDavid SeymourRawiri WaititiLabour PartyGreen PartyOpportunity PartyACTTe Pāti Māorigrocery pricescommercial leasesConservation Amendment BillTe TiritiPolitical PulseNew Zealand politicsWinston PetersChristopher Luxon
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Greens Pledge to Reverse Conservation Law Attacks at March for Nature
Green Party announces at Auckland's March for Nature it would remove the 'economic imperative' for conservation land, set ecosystem limits and affirm Te Tiriti in resource management.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentElectionOther PartiesClimate ChangeSocial Issues Green PartyMarama DavidsonMarch for Natureconservation landTe Tiriti o Waitangiresource managementAotearoa New Zealand
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Greens Say Minister Should Have Acted Sooner on FENZ Leadership Concerns
Green Party spokesperson Mike Davidson says Internal Affairs Minister Brooke van Velden should have acted on firefighters' warnings about FENZ leadership long before today.
Politics and GovernmentLaw EnforcementGeneral PoliticsOther PartiesEmployment and LaborLegal Green PartyMike DavidsonFire and Emergency New ZealandBrooke van VeldenProfessional Firefighters UnionSerious Fraud OfficeElection
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Supermarket competition takes centre stage as parties clash over break-ups and price gouging
Supermarket showdown: Greens, National, Labour, NZ First and ACT go to war over grocery prices
Politics and GovernmentBusinessGeneral PoliticsOther PartiesEconomyElectionSocial Issues supermarket competitionNew Zealand election 2026grocery pricesGreen PartyKiwiMartNational PartyNicola WillisFoodstuffsstructural separationLabour PartyChris Hipkinsprice gougingArena WilliamsACT PartyDavid SeymourNew Zealand FirstWinston PetersCommerce CommissionStats NZcost of livingRestonVirginiaFairfax County
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Greens Launch KiwiMart Plan to Break Up Supermarket Duopoly
Green Party announces publicly owned KiwiMart supermarket chain and Affordable Kai policy, requiring 120 stores to be sold into public ownership to cut grocery prices for New Zealanders.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessOther PartiesEconomySocial IssuesElectionEmployment and Labor Green PartyKiwiMartChlöe SwarbrickMarama Davidsonsupermarket duopolyAffordable Kai
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ACT's Hoggard Accuses Greens of Hypocrisy Over Farmer Consultation on RMA Reform
ACT agriculture spokesperson Andrew Hoggard says Green Party outrage over farmer consultation on RMA reform is hypocritical, noting environmental groups were also consulted on the changes.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentAgricultureOther PartiesGeneral PoliticsClimate Change ACT New ZealandAndrew HoggardGreen PartyRMA reformfarmer consultationNew Zealand agriculturerural New Zealand
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Green Party Pledges $200m to Te Reo Māori Over Four Years
Green Party commits $50m a year to te reo Māori, split between teacher professional development and increased funding for Te Taura Whiri and Te Mātāwai.
Politics and GovernmentEducationElectionSocial IssuesOther Parties Green PartyMarama Davidsonte reo MāoriTe Taura WhiriTe MātāwaiTe Wiki o Te Reo MāoriChristopher Luxon
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Green Party: New Environmental Laws Copied from Polluter Wish Lists
Green Party says the Natural Environment Bill and Planning Bill were rewritten to match industry lobbying, removing climate and pollution safeguards ahead of third readings this week.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentClimate ChangeGeneral PoliticsLegalAgricultureElection Green PartyMarama DavidsonNatural Environment BillPlanning BillResource Management Actenvironmental law