Green on Health

The Green Party says it wants everyone in New Zealand to get free health care, including GP visits, dental care, mental health services, and emergency care. It wants to reduce health gaps between different groups of people — including Māori, Pasifika, disabled people, and others. It also says it will pay health workers fairly and make healthy food more affordable.

• Provide universal, free and accessible diagnosis, treatment and management for all illnesses and injuries — including fully-funded dental care, GP clinics, ambulance, aged care, palliative care, and mental health services
• Invest in fair wages, pay parity, a reasonable workload, and conditions that support the wellbeing of health workers
• Support Te Hiringa Mahara | Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission to transform mental and emotional wellbeing care and lead a whole of government approach
• Invest in timely and equitable access to up-to-date medicines, diagnostics, vaccines, and health technologies including gender-affirming healthcare and rare disorder treatments
• Reconfigure the health system to recognise and act on oppressive and intersecting biases such as racism, sexism, and ableism
• Increase the affordability of healthy foods and restrict the marketing, distribution, and affordability of unhealthy and processed foods and beverages

Summarised neutrally from Green’s own official policy (as at 2026-09-07) and checked by an editor. Nothing is paraphrased without the source linked. Read the original ↗ Arapono is non-partisan. Compare all parties on Health →