Renters would no longer pay leasing fees and rent increases would be limited to once a year under a private members bill to go before Parliament.

More companies such as Fisher & Paykel Healthcare are needed and setting up a Minister for Manufacturing will help that happen, the Green Party says.

Labour and the Greens say the new lending rules won't be enough to slow rapid property price hikes.

The Green Party says it will not soften its anti-genetic modification stance despite a plea from some of the world's top scientists.

COMMENT: I am pleased for Labour and the Greens. Truly I am. They have tied the knot. They have announced they're together.

COMMENT: People all over New Zealand come up to me on the street and say, "Do I know you? You look familiar. Are you famous?"

COMMENT: Like a good piece of art, the one-page agreement between Labour and the Greens had something in it for everyone.

The New Zealand branch of the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer sent tens of millions offshore while paying virtually no tax.

Act wants the green vote - arguing its ideology is the best bet to save the environment and the party's proud green history has been ignored.

The Greens' mad rush for the centre is a huge about-face. It's like Winston Peters welcoming refugees or Peter Dunne declaring himself communist.

Spare a penny for the poor? This time around, the poor in question are not the homeless or the children, but the MPs themselves, writes Claire Trevett.

Marama Davidson has introduced herself to Parliament with a warning she has a steely, stubborn side.

On Tuesday the Greens showed they're working closely with Labour and on Wednesday that they will act independently of Labour if need be.

Labour leader Andrew Little was badly shown up by the Greens this week.

Former Green Party co-leader resigns as MP to head Greenpeace NZ.

Agriculture would be given a five year window before being required to significantly cut emissions under a Green Party climate plan.

Before last week, we had a bunch of laws that attempted to mitigate just some of the harmful effects of free and easy alcohol purchasing and consumption.

James Shaw is the Green Party's new co-leader. The former PwC consultant has advised major companies on sustainable business development.

The choice of Green MP Julie Anne Genter for the hefty finance portfolio raised a few eyebrows so we put her to the test.

A new scheme to recycle soft plastic bags is positive but doesn't do enough to prevent plastic pollution, the Greens say.

Government spends up to 20 times more money on wooing oil and gas companies to New Zealand than it does on promoting renewable energy, newly released figures show.

The Green Party has reshuffled its portfolios following the election of new co-leader James Shaw.

Personal finance columnist David Chaplin on the Green Party's accusation of the Super Fund and the Fund's response.

New Zealand's annual refugee intake would be increased by a third under a private member's bill put forward by the Green Party.

The Prime Minister says although climate change is an important issue, he does not believe every new law should take it into account.

The Green Party wants all new bills to be subject to vetting for effects on New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions.

Green parties from as far afield as Iraq and Mongolia have been comparing notes with their New Zealand counterparts at a rare gathering today.