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.
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Budget 2026 Leaves Pasifika Behind – Greens
Teanau Tuiono says Budget 2026 makes the Government’s priorities brutally clear: Pasifika wellbeing is cut while landlords, fossil fuels and military spending win.
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Budget 2026 Fails Māori and Te Tiriti – Greens
Marama Davidson says Budget 2026 makes the Government’s priorities brutally clear: landlords, fossil fuels and military spending before Māori, whānau and taiao.
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Budget 2026 Exposes Luxon’s Climate Plan Trashfire
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.
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National Torches the Ministry for the Environment
National has abolished the Ministry for the Environment and folded nature’s voice into a development mega-ministry. It feels less like reform than an institutional bonfire.
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Budget 2026 Child Poverty Targets at Risk
Treasury’s own numbers show child poverty targets slipping out of reach. The Greens say National has chosen to leave tamariki behind.
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Government Axes Ministry for the Environment
For 40 years, New Zealand kept a dedicated environmental voice at the heart of government. Luxon has now folded it into a development mega-ministry nobody voted for.
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Failed ETS Auctions Leave $1.4b Debt Hole
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.
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Luxon’s Fossil Fuel Subsidies Risk Breaching UK FTA
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.
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Greens Demand Inquiry Into Luxon Climate Lobbying Scandal
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.
