Greens policies 2026

Greens on economy, tax & cost of living

• New Zealand should tax the profit people make when they sell an investment property.

  Strongly supports

  Goes further, wants a 33% capital acquisitions tax on assets or gifts over $1 million, alongside an annual wealth tax.

  Green Party: A tax system for all of us · verified 2026-08-13

• People who own more than $10 million should pay a yearly tax on it.

  Strongly supports

  Core manifesto policy, 2.5% annual tax on net assets above $10m, projected to raise $3.8b in 2027/28, funding an income tax cut for 96% of people.

  RNZ: Greens propose wealth and inheritance taxes · verified 2026-08-13

• The government should fix the deficit by spending less, not by taxing more.

  Strongly opposes

  Opposed. Proposes $8b over four years in new green investment and a Ministry of Green Works, funded by taxing wealth and large corporates.

  Green Party: Manifesto 2026 · verified 2026-08-13

• The government should buy back a major bank and break up the power companies and supermarkets.

  Strongly supports

  Supports forcing gentailer separation via a member's bill, and would create a new Crown renewable-energy entity, 'Kiwipower'.

  interest.co.nz: NZ First to split the gentailers · verified 2026-08-13

• The age you can start getting NZ Super should rise above 65.

  Opposes

  Supports keeping universal super at 65, preferring to raise revenue from wealth rather than restrict entitlement.

  RNZ: Party positions on the superannuation age · verified 2026-08-13

Greens on housing & renting

• Annual rent increases should be capped at around 2%, and landlords should not be able to evict without a reason.

  Strongly supports

  Campaigning on a Renters' Rights Bill capping rent rises at 2% a year, scrapping no-cause evictions and creating a rental warrant of fitness.

  NZ Herald: Green Party housing policy · verified 2026-08-13

• The government should build tens of thousands of new state and public houses.

  Strongly supports

  Campaigning to build 40,000 new public homes over five years, delivered partly through a new Ministry of Green Works.

  Green Party: Manifesto 2026 · verified 2026-08-13

• Landlords should be able to deduct mortgage interest as a business expense before paying tax on rental income.

  Strongly opposes

  Would remove interest deductibility for residential landlords again, arguing the tax break inflates house prices and costs billions.

  NZ Herald: Green Party housing policy · verified 2026-08-13

• It should be quicker and easier to get houses and roads built, even if neighbours get less say and there are fewer environmental checks.

  Strongly opposes

  Opposed, would revoke consents granted under the Fast-track Approvals Act and supports density near transport rather than weakening environmental protection.

  Green Party: Manifesto 2026 · verified 2026-08-13

• There are too many rules on landlords, and the cost ends up in the rent.

  Strongly opposes

  Campaigning on an independently certified rental warrant of fitness and a national landlords register.

  NZ Herald: Green Party housing policy · verified 2026-08-13

Greens on health & education

• Health money should go to medicines and hospitals rather than making doctor's visits free.

  Strongly opposes

  Supports free primary healthcare as part of an 'equitable, accessible and properly supported' system.

  Green Party: Manifesto 2026 · verified 2026-08-13

• There should be a Māori-led health authority running health services designed for Māori.

  Strongly supports

  Supports restoring Māori-led health commissioning as part of Te Tiriti-based partnership.

  Green Party: Manifesto 2026 · verified 2026-08-13

• Schools should focus on the basics with standardised national testing, and NCEA should be replaced.

  Opposes

  Opposes high-stakes standardised testing, arguing education is 'a public good and a lifelong right, not a commodity'.

  Green Party: Manifesto 2026 · verified 2026-08-13

• Parents should have more choice of school, including more charter and special-character schools.

  Strongly opposes

  Opposed, argues public education should not be run on a commercial or competitive model.

  Green Party: Manifesto 2026 · verified 2026-08-13

• Public services like health and education should be expanded, even if that means higher taxes overall.

  Strongly supports

  Explicitly campaigning to tax the super-rich and large corporates to fund critical social services.

  Green Party: Manifesto 2026 · verified 2026-08-13

Greens on climate, energy & environment

• New Zealand should stay in the Paris climate agreement and keep to its emissions targets.

  Strongly supports

  Strongly committed, campaigning on rapidly phasing out fossil fuels and mass electrification.

  Green Party: Manifesto 2026 · verified 2026-08-13

• New Zealand should look for more oil and gas, including funding a survey of offshore reserves.

  Strongly opposes

  Strongly opposed, campaigning on rapidly phasing out fossil fuels and prioritising solar, wind, hydro and geothermal.

  Green Party: Manifesto 2026 · verified 2026-08-13

• Farmers should not have to pay for the greenhouse gases their animals produce.

  Strongly opposes

  Opposed, wants agricultural emissions priced so methane targets are actually met.

  Green Party: Manifesto 2026 · verified 2026-08-13

• New Zealand should make it easier to mine and develop natural resources, including on the seabed.

  Strongly opposes

  Campaigning to revoke all coal, gold and seabed mining consents approved under the Fast-track Approvals Act.

  Green Party: Manifesto 2026 · verified 2026-08-13

• Farm animal numbers should be reduced and synthetic nitrogen fertiliser phased out to clean up rivers.

  Strongly supports

  Campaigning to phase out synthetic nitrogen fertiliser and reduce cattle and sheep numbers to improve water quality.

  Green Party: Manifesto 2026 · verified 2026-08-13

Greens on law, order & justice

• Sentences should be longer, with automatic minimum jail terms for repeat offenders.

  Strongly opposes

  Strongly opposed, argues the focus should be on 'preventing harm happening in the first place'.

  Green Party: Manifesto 2026 · verified 2026-08-13

• Prisons should be phased out by 2040 and replaced with community-led alternatives.

  Supports

  Supports a major shift toward prevention and decarceration, without committing to full abolition by a fixed date.

  Green Party: Manifesto 2026 · verified 2026-08-13

• We should build more prison capacity and put considerably more police on the front line.

  Strongly opposes

  Opposed, would redirect the spending into prevention, housing and mental health.

  Green Party: Manifesto 2026 · verified 2026-08-13

• The justice system should spend more on fixing the causes of crime, like poverty and addiction, and less on punishment.

  Strongly supports

  Core justice principle, 'preventing harm happening in the first place' and reforming systems toward fair and equitable outcomes.

  Green Party: Manifesto 2026 · verified 2026-08-13

• Gang patches should stay banned in public and police should have more power to disrupt gangs.

  Strongly opposes

  Opposed, argues the ban is ineffective, infringes rights and is disproportionately enforced against Māori.

  Green Party: Manifesto 2026 · verified 2026-08-13

Greens on te tiriti, rights & immigration

• An independent commissioner should be able to block laws that breach Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

  Strongly supports

  Committed to putting 'Te Tiriti o Waitangi at the heart of a modern Aotearoa founded on real partnership'.

  Green Party: Manifesto 2026 · verified 2026-08-13

• There should be a binding referendum on whether to keep the Māori electorates.

  Strongly opposes

  Opposed, argues a general referendum on Māori representation is inconsistent with Te Tiriti.

  Green Party: Manifesto 2026 · verified 2026-08-13

• Net migration should be cut significantly to take pressure off housing, roads and hospitals.

  Strongly opposes

  Opposed to cutting numbers, proposes granting residency to migrants on work visas and expanding humanitarian and family reunification pathways.

  Green Party: Immigration policy · verified 2026-08-13

• Non-citizens who commit serious crimes should be deported, and a dedicated unit should track down overstayers.

  Strongly opposes

  Opposed, campaigns for 'welcoming, safe and fair pathways' and would regularise the status of people on expired visas.

  Green Party: Immigration policy · verified 2026-08-13

• Te reo Māori should be actively promoted across government and society, including in the names of public agencies.

  Strongly supports

  Supports active promotion and protection of te reo Māori as a Tiriti obligation.

  Green Party: Manifesto 2026 · verified 2026-08-13

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