Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand

AI regulation is needed to protect New Zealanders’ creativity, data and jobs and ensure that the benefits of AI are shared and not captured by the massive technology companies running the AI sector. The Green Party will make sure the right AI protections are in place.

Our regulation will ensure that: ➡️ AI will not replace human & democratic decision-making ➡️Our data sovereignty & community consent are protected ➡️AI operates within environmental limits   ➡️The benefits of AI are shared, not concentrated   ➡️AI tools are transparent, trustworthy & accountable.

The Greens will always protect our natural environment, our creatives, our data sovereignty, our workers and our country’s interests from those looking to extract short-term profit at our expense.

Artificial Intelligence should work for people and the planet – we don’t work for AI. The Greens will regulate it responsibly, for the public good.

Nothing about this technology is inevitable, neither the claims of existential destruction by tech billionaires nor the devastation of the financial bubble bursting forecast by economists.

We have everything we need in Aotearoa to rebuild our country 🌱 We CAN lower the cost of living. We CAN build a country where everyone has enough to live the life they deserve. There are just 20 days left to enrol to vote. Make sure your voice is heard, because your vote matters.

Meeting our Paris commitments is written into our Free Trade Agreements with the European Union and the United Kingdom. Farmers and exporters rely on that market access, and they deserve a Foreign Minister who checks what withdrawal would put at risk before he promises it.

Let's be clear: good climate policy reduces the cost of living, supports jobs and builds our country's resilience. The Luxon Government has managed to both tank the economy and undermine climate commitments.

It doesn't have to be this way. The Greens are working every single day to ensure New Zealanders have affordable lives, healthy nature, and honest politics.

Peters is officially responsible for our international climate negotiations and managing our trade agreements. He hasn't asked for advice because he either isn't serious about the dangerous proposals he's long argued for, or he doesn't care about the consequences to our country and economy.

New Zealanders know our infrastructure is falling apart and they know that the super wealthy are not paying their fair share. They want a country that works for all of us, which is why they want a wealth tax.

Right now, the richest pay $9 in tax for every $100 they make, while a teacher pays $22. The Greens would give 96% of earners an income tax cut, paid for not by cuts to public services, but ensuring the super wealthy pay their fair share.

The Greens will unlock the resources necessary to fix what’s broken, lower the cost of living and climate changing emissions to improve everyone’s quality of life. That’s what responsible government looks like.

The latest Ipsos Issues Monitor surveyed 1,003 people between 3 & 11 September. It found 64% support a 2.5% tax on net assets above $10 million, with the family home exempt, while only 26% oppose it.

Nearly half of the coalition's own voters support a wealth tax. Luxon, Seymour and Peters are standing in the way of a policy their own supporters want. That tells you everything about who they serve.

22 Sept

Politics should work for all of us, not the just the wealthy few.

From lobbying wish lists to New Zealand law: The Luxon Government is ramming through its last attack on nature this term.

Agri-lobby groups went as far as to question “whether protecting ‘life-supporting capacity’ sets too high a bar… when determining a limit”. This is how extreme these industries are - that life itself is deemed inconvenient.

Government Ministers must be held accountable for whose interests they are serving. Aotearoa has one chance, on November the 7th, to stop these dystopian laws from becoming reality. Now is the time to believe in a better way, to enrol by October the 25th, and then vote this government out.

From lobbying wish lists to New Zealand law: The Luxon Government is ramming through its last attack on nature this term.

This week, Luxon’s Government will grant a polluter’s wish list, embedding climate denial and an open invitation to destroy nature into law. Critical protections at the heart of our planning and environmental laws will be deleted or replaced according to industry wish lists.

These documents show that while the public, NGOs and independent experts were largely limited to ordinary select committee processes, agri-businesses were being hosted in a closed door ‘workshop’ by Minister Chris Bishop, Under-Secretary Simon Court, and Minister Todd McClay.

From lobbying wish lists to New Zealand law: The Luxon Government is ramming through its last attack on nature this term.

Let there be no mistake. This government has gutted critical environmental safeguards as dictated by powerful, polluting lobbyists who will make huge profits as a result.

13 Sept

Ake, Ake, Ake: A Forever Language. For our forever language to flourish, it must be properly funded to do so. A Green Party in Government will proudly fund te reo Māori to thrive for generations to come.

9 Sept

The Green Party stands with Palestine 🇵🇸

The Green Party is calling on the Minister of Social Development to answer why thousands of people were told food was not an essential when declined for Special Needs Grants.

The goal shouldn’t be to reach an arbitrary number. Special Needs Grants were accessed by more than 318,000 people in 2025, almost 6% of the total population. New Zealanders who can’t cover essential needs deserve support when they need it.

Poverty is a political choice. Louise Upston and National can’t keep avoiding responsibility for their decisions to wrongfully decline support, and their failure to take action to create jobs and lift people out of poverty.

The Green Party is calling on the Minister of Social Development to answer why thousands of people were told food was not an essential when declined for Special Needs Grants.

People who need Special Needs Grants are often at their rock bottom. They have little to no assets, no savings, and are unable to cover an essential or immediate need. Often this essential need is food.

The Minister can’t simply claim this is an admin error. Why is there an option to decline assistance because food is “not an essential” if it isn’t intended to be used? Upston needs to front up & investigate whether those declined food assistance were left in hardship, distress, & danger.

6 Sept

Everyone in Aotearoa should have access to affordable kai. The Green Party has a plan to take on the supermarket duopoly, bring down grocery prices, and make sure everyone can access good food. Affordable Food For All of Us: www.greens.org.nz/affordable_f...

New Zealand can no longer rely on fossil fuels. Today’s announcement that Methanex is closing proves that. From 2027, NZ’s largest gas producer will be closing its plant and selling off its gas contracts.

We know fossil fuels are not the future. Yet, Luxon’s Government is still wanting to spend $1 billion of taxpayer money to build an LNG facility. Something we don’t need, or want.

New Zealanders deserve affordable power, energy independence, local jobs and a resilient economy. An LNG terminal won’t deliver this, but the Green Party Energy Policy will.

With Methanex leaving the market, this frees up our gas supply, meaning we have the chance to increase our electricity generation. This means cheaper, more sustainable power for all of us.

19 Aug

There’s enough food in Aotearoa to feed everyone. Let’s start by making sure every child has a nutritious lunch at school.

16 Aug

Affordable kai is essential, not a luxury. This new Members' Bill will ensure your protection as a New Zealander to have access to cheaper groceries. 💚

9 Aug

When marae are strong, communities are stronger. The Green Party policy Te Waonui a Tāne will recognise and resource marae to keep our communities connected and safe, for all of us 💚 🫂 To learn more about how investing in marae is investing in generations to come, see the link in the comments 🔗

5 Aug

Unemployment hits 11-year high under Luxon's Government. 49,000 more New Zealanders are out of work than when this Government took office, according to figures released by Stats NZ this morning showing 171,000 people unemployed and actively looking for work.

5 Aug

Christopher Luxon's economic decisions have produced the highest unemployment rate in over a decade. Political tit for tat aside, it's time for the Prime Minister to put his hands back on the wheel of this economy and invest in our country. Clearly, cut after cut doesn't grow an economy.

5 Aug

Prime Minister, building a thriving economy means supporting the little guy, not patronising them as your Government cuts local jobs and infrastructure investment then consolidates contracts to give them to multi-national corporations. These are political decisions, not inevitabilities.

25 July

MEDIA RELEASE: "Right now, AI data centres can be consented behind closed doors, with no community input. Experience overseas has seen these projects turn local water supply to sludge and suck huge amounts of energy, driving up prices for regular people," says Green Party Co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick.

greens.org.nzCall for one-year pause on consenting new AI data centresWe are building a future where we do more, faster, to protect our planet and make sure everyone is treated equally.

25 July

See our full media release on our website: www.greens.org.nz/call_for_one...

25 July

The Greens are calling for a one year pause on new AI data centres - so New Zealanders get to have their say on how to protect our resources, environment and communities. Sign our petition today: action.greens.org.nz/pause_ai_dat...

This Government is interfering with years of iwi and council building working relationships in good faith. Working with iwi is not a hurdle to development. It is part of getting development right.

The Government talks about cutting red tape, but what it is really cutting is Māori voices. It is removing partnership from environmental decision-making and weakening protections for the places we all depend on.

This is not RMA reform - this is relationship destruction. The Government cannot claim to honour Te Tiriti while stripping away Māori participation.

The Green Party will cut your power bill and take power back from the big four power companies, because a warm, dry home powered by clean energy should be within everyone's reach 💚💡

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