Chlöe Swarbrick Budget Speech 2026: No Plan
Chlöe Swarbrick calls Budget 2026 austerity in slow motion: a country made poorer while corporations profit and public services are left to crumble.

Chlöe Swarbrick calls Budget 2026 austerity in slow motion: a country made poorer while corporations profit and public services are left to crumble.

Luxon says he is committed to New Zealand’s Paris climate target. Budget 2026 shows no plan to meet it and no honest accounting for the potentially massive bill.

Luxon broke confidence in the carbon market. Now, according to the Greens, New Zealanders are carrying another $1.4 billion in debt to cover the failure.

Luxon’s Government champions trade and climate credibility overseas, then subsidises gas and LNG at home. The Greens say the hypocrisy may breach our UK trade deal.

Fonterra and Z Energy wanted protection from climate lawsuits. Luxon’s Government moved to give it to them. Now the Greens want an inquiry into who knew what.

The Greens say Luxon is turning homelessness into a policing issue after policies they argue pushed more people onto the streets.

The Greens say Christopher Luxon is copying the global far-right playbook. Blaming migrants while shielding the corporate interests fuelling inequality.

The Greens say Luxon’s Government is racing through climate law changes to protect corporate polluters while everyday New Zealanders battle rising costs and worsening climate chaos.

The Government owns the major power companies, yet thousands more households can’t afford to stay warm. The Greens say enough excuses, intervene before winter hits.

Luxon says he is preparing New Zealand for a rainy day. The climate experts say he has refused to buy the umbrella.