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.

The Government says it will consider an urgent change to liquor laws after a proposal to allow pubs to open early for Rugby World Cup games was shot down in Parliament.

Green MP Catherine Delahunty will get plenty of support for her attempt to find out what sort of education is being provided to children in the Gloriavale school.

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.

John Key should treat seriously the challenge issued by the Greens' new co-leader to find common ground on climate change.

Could new Green Party co-leader James Shaw be a “game changer” for his party, in the same way that John Key has been for National?

There's a promise of no hard feelings, from the new Green Party co-leader, to his former competitors.

Newly-elected Green Party co-leader James Shaw has taken a shot at PM John Key, saying he should be "careful what he wishes for".

James who? That’d be the likely response from many if the Green Party go for the bold option of electing a relatively unknown candidate as their new male co-leader.

The Wellington-based MP, who has only been in Parliament for seven months, was confirmed as the successor to Russel Norman at the party's AGM this afternoon.

Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei says her party's 25th year has been its most successful yet.

The Green Party will provide a pointer to the extent of its political ambition today when it chooses a co-leader to replace Russel Norman.

The demise of the Alliance should give the Green Party pause for thought, writes John Armstrong.

Russel Norman signs off today as Green Party co-leader after nine years.

A company which spent up to $65 million in a failed bid to mine ironsands from the South Taranaki seabed, has applied for a prospecting permit covering a huge swathe of seabed north of Ross.