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title: "Greens policies: Election 2026 | NZ Business Alliance"
description: "What Greens has announced for the 2026 New Zealand election, summarised with sources. Informational only and not endorsed by Greens or any party."
source: https://alliance.org.nz/election-2026/parties/greens/
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# Greens: policies for Election 2026

The Greens have published a costed fiscal plan funded by new revenue from the wealthiest and large corporations.

Policies checked 3 November 2026

**Not endorsed by any party.** NZ Business Alliance is not affiliated with, endorsed by or paid by any political party or candidate. This page is purely informational: it summarises what each party has said, it does not recommend how to vote, and the party's own website is always the authority on its policy.

Poll average

14.9%

party vote, last 6 polls. [Poll tracker](https://alliance.org.nz/election-2026/polls/)

Campaigning under “For all of us” on fairer tax, cost of living and climate.

## Tax and the economy
- A fairer tax system: the Greens say 96% of workers would pay less income tax while people worth over $10 million pay more.
- A fully costed fiscal plan that returns the books to surplus in 2029/30, funded by about $8 billion a year in new revenue from the super-rich and big corporations.
- An economic development plan the party says would create 284,000 jobs over four years and lift research and development towards 3% of GDP.
- A job pathway guarantee for every 16- to 24-year-old who has been out of work for six months.

## Cost of living
- A New Zealand-owned supermarket chain to compete with the two major chains; the Greens estimate buying 120 supermarkets and two distribution centres would cost $2.8 billion.
- Lower power bills and a shift to cleaner energy, with energy under public ownership.
- Public transport including an Auckland to Wellington overnight rail service and passenger rail between Christchurch and Dunedin.

## Democracy
- Cap political donations at $30,000, stop companies donating and set up a public register of lobbyists.

_The Greens say more announcements are still to come, and some of their policy pages give limited detail._

## Sources
- [Green Party: 2026 policies](https://www.greens.org.nz/policy_announcements)
- [The Spinoff: new policy round-up (September 2026)](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/07-09-2026/new-policy-round-up-supermarkets-superannuation-first-home-buyers-and-climate-change)

Always check the party’s own website for its current, complete policy. Policies checked 3 November 2026.

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