Housing · Party position

Green on Housing

Government-led public housing with rights, Māori housing, and sustainability

The Green Party wants the government to build a large number of public houses and make housing a legal right. They want more homes built for Māori communities, and for housing to be accessible for disabled people. They also want to stop housing being used mainly to make money, and to make sure new homes are better for the environment.

What they say they'll do

Launch a massive public housing project funded, managed and run by the government
Establish a right to housing in legislation requiring the State to ensure all New Zealanders are adequately housed
Establish a Ministry for Green Works to ensure supply of suitable housing for all New Zealanders
Sufficiently resource papakāinga and other Māori-led housing solutions and Māori community housing providers
Require developers to provide for equitable developments including affordable housing requirements
Establish representative housing committees in all local communities reflecting both homeowners and renters

Who this affects

People without secure housing or on housing waitlists

The party says it will make a right to housing law and run a large government housing programme aimed at ensuring everyone is adequately housed.

Māori

The party says it will fund Māori-led housing solutions including papakāinga, with ownership and decision-making by Māori.

Disabled people

The party says it will make housing accessibility and safety for disabled people a high priority, with disabled people able to live wherever and with whomever they choose.

Renters

The party says it will establish community housing committees that include renters, and treat housing as a human need rather than a means of generating capital gains.

In their own words

“launching a massive public housing project that is funded, managed and run by the government”

“Housing should be seen as a fundamental human need and right, not something that is traded for capital gains and profits that serve to perpetuate inequality.”

“Establishing a right to housing in legislation that requires the State to ensure all New Zealanders are adequately housed in safe, healthy, accessible, affordable housing.”

Verify at Green — official policy page

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 Housing →

In depth — from Green’s policy document

A tax system for all of us

The Green Party proposes six revenue measures and an income tax cut. A 2.5 percent annual tax on net assets over $10 million and a 33 percent tax on inheritances and gifts received over $1 million; a higher company rate for large firms, a levy on the big banks, and enforcement of withholding tax on profits sent offshore; and reversal of the landlord interest deduction and the brightline change. Income tax is cut, with the first $10,000 tax-free and a new 45 percent rate over $160,000.

Tax on net assets

2.5% a year over $10m

Inheritances and gifts

33% over $1m

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Green on Housing

What they say they'll do

Who this affects

In their own words

A tax system for all of us

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