The Green Party has released its final candidate list for the 2026 General Election.

“We are proud to announce an exceptional group of people who are already working tirelessly for our communities,” says Co-Leader Chlöe Swarbrick.

“Our candidates reflect the people and values of Aotearoa, and they’re hitting the ground running. They are showing up in their communities across the motu with solutions that will help us all thrive.

“Our returning MPs are joined by candidates with experience in local Government, education, law, green energy, environmental expertise and community organising, to name just a few. This team has the skills, experience, track record, passion and commitment to deliver the practical change New Zealanders need to lower their cost of living, address the climate crisis and ensure we can all be proud of our country again.

Co-leader Marama Davidson adds, “from the very beginning, the people who built our movement understood something that the rest of politics is only now catching up to. They understood that you cannot separate the health of the planet from the wellbeing of people. Our candidates know this and will be prioritising our people and our planet.

“We have the plan to ensure everyone has what they need to thrive and to protect our taiao now, and for future generations to come. With this phenomenal cohort of candidates we can put that plan into place for whānau, for papatūānuku.

“Our skilled and diverse candidate list includes strong Māori leadership, working together to deliver real outcomes for whānau, hapū and iwi.

“This year you can count on the Green Party to be clear. You can count on the Green Party to be courageous. You can count on the Green Party to care.”

The Green Party’s Final list for the 2026 General Election is:

Marama Davidson

Chlöe Swarbrick

Teanau Tuiono

Tamatha Paul

Julie Anne Genter

Lan Pham

Hūhana Melanie Lyndon

Lawrence Xu-Nan

Ricardo Menéndez March

Francisco Hernandez

Kahurangi Carter

Steve Abel

Tania Waikato

Craig Aaron Pauling

Scott Willis

Rohan O'Neill-Stevens

Bhen Goodsir

Yasmine Serhan

Louise Hutt

Mike Davidson

Heather Hinemoa Te Au-Skipworth

Shreejan Pandey

Lauren Craig

Zephyr Brown

Josh Jacobsen

Angela Dalton

Alika Wells

Carl Morgan

Courtney White

Te Whatanui Kipa Leka Taumalolo Skipwith

Awhi Haenga

Melody Willis

Pamela Grealey

Alma de Anda

Chris Norton

Notes:

The Green Party conducts the most democratic process of any political party to select its candidates for a general election.

The list is a culmination of a two-step process. Green Party delegates voted on an initial Delegate List. Delegates were members of the party who were selected by their local branches to attend a conference where they spent time hearing from candidates.

The Delegate list was put to a vote of all members of the Green Party, who were given the option to choose this initial list, or rank candidates in their preferred order. A group of Party representatives discussed and approved the list that has been published today.

The Party’s Co-Leaders, Marama Davidson and Chlöe Swarbrick, are automatically ranked 1 and 2 on the Party’s list.

Two candidates who were on the previous Delegate List, Asher Wilson-Goldman and Nathan Hoturoa Gray, have withdrawn their candidacies for personal reasons.

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