{"id":78691,"date":"2026-09-15T16:32:06","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T04:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/?page_id=78691"},"modified":"2026-09-28T14:14:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T01:14:02","slug":"election-environmental-policy-scorecard-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/act\/election-environmental-policy-scorecard-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Greenpeace 2026 General Election Scorecard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Election 2026: Environmental policy election scorecards<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Find out how the political parties rank for their election policies on the top issues facing the environment.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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The Greenpeace policy scorecards rank the environmental policies of the seven main political parties for the 2026 General Election.<\/p>\n\n

Use the scorecards to find out which parties have the best and worst policies on conservation, oceans, freshwater, climate, and environmental law. You can also use the scorecard to find out which parties have received donations in the last five years from the industries that need to be regulated to protect nature.<\/p>\n\n

We asked each of the parties the same 20 questions on their policy positions. The results are based on their responses, or their previously established policy positions.<\/p>\n\n

You can also use the scorecard to find out which parties have received donations in the last five years from the industries most affected by environmental protection policies. Many industries have millions of dollars at stake in political decisions, so voters have a right to know which parties those industries are funding – and what those parties are promising for our environment. <\/p>\n\n

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Overall environmental scores<\/h2>\n\n

The scorecards show that whoever takes the reins of political power in November could lead us in vastly different directions.<\/p>\n\n

Some parties are promising to restore environmental protections that have been stripped away and tackle the industries driving pollution. Other parties plan to drive more mining, more fossil fuels, weaker freshwater rules and more ocean exploitation.<\/p>\n\n

The results are in<\/h3>\n\n

Overall across the five priority environmental issues the Green Party and Te P\u0101ti M\u0101ori both scored A\u2019s. The Opportunity Party scored with a B while Labour scored a C. The current governing parties Act, NZ First, and National all flunked, receiving Fs in all policy areas.<\/p>\n\n

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Nature & climate policy scorecards<\/h2>\n\n

Check out the results for each of the five priority environmental issues:<\/p>\n\n