Chlöe Swarbrick & Marama Davidson

Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand (Greens)
Co-leaders (Green Party) · Nationwide, New Zealand · 2026
PurposeChlöe Swarbrick and Marama Davidson lead the Green Party into New Zealand's November 7, 2026 general election on a platform built around taxing wealth to cut living costs, protecting the environment, and reforming political funding.

Economy
The Greens propose shifting taxation from wages to wealth and large corporations, raising an estimated $5.1 billion net. Their plan includes a tiered wealth tax (1.5% on net assets of $2-5 million, 2% on $5-10 million, and 2.5% on assets over $10 million), new inheritance and corporate taxes, a 5% withholding tax on the offshore profits of large technology companies, a tax-free income threshold on the first $10,000 earned, and a higher tax rate on income over $160,000.

Infrastructure
The party would create "Kiwipower," a new state-owned electricity generator-retailer it says would lower power bills, protect domestic generation, and reduce reliance on fossil fuels; pursue mass electrification; expand home insulation; and offer zero-interest loans for household solar and batteries, plus funding for community-owned renewable energy projects. On housing, the Greens propose building 40,000 new social homes over five years, capping annual rent increases at 2%, and creating a national landlord register. They also propose a publicly owned supermarket chain, "KiwiMart," alongside tougher rules against excessive grocery pricing.

Education
The Greens would restore the school lunch programme and expand it to 400 more schools, and invest $200 million in Māori-language initiatives, including a $2.4 billion trust for marae.

Governance
The party's platform includes reforming political donation rules, revoking coal, gold and seabed mining consents, imposing a one-year pause on new AI data centre consents pending a national conversation on resource and environmental impact, and phasing out synthetic nitrogen fertilisers while cutting livestock numbers to protect waterways; it has also pledged to protect 30% of New Zealand's ocean territory.

Immigration
The Greens propose a settled residency pathway after five years for migrants, and automatic union membership for new employees.

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