Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand

Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
Rōpū Kākāriki o Aotearoa, Niu Tireni (Māori)
Co-leaders
Founded26 May 1990 (26 May 1990)
Preceded byValues Party
Headquarters17 Garrett St,
Te Aro, Wellington
NewspaperTe Awa
Youth wingYoung Greens of Aotearoa New Zealand
IdeologyGreen politics
Social democracy[1]
Political position Left-wing[1][5]
National affiliationAlliance (1991–1997)
Regional affiliationAsia Pacific Greens Federation[6]
International affiliationGlobal Greens[7]
Colours  Green
Slogan"The Time Is Now"[8]
MPs in the House of Representatives
15 / 123
Website
greens.org.nz

The Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand (Māori: Rōpū Kākāriki o Aotearoa, Niu Tireni),[9] commonly known as Green or the Greens, is a green and left-wing political party in New Zealand.[1][5] Like many green parties around the world, it has four pillars (ecological wisdom, social justice, grassroots democracy, and nonviolence).[10] The party's ideology combines environmentalism with left-wing and social-democratic economic policies,[1] including well-funded and locally controlled public services within the confines of a steady-state economy.[11] Internationally, it is affiliated with the Global Greens.[7]

The Green Party traces its origins to the Values Party, founded in 1972 as the world's first national-level environmentalist party. The current Green Party was formed in 1990. From 1991 to 1997, the party participated in the Alliance, a grouping of five left-wing parties. It gained representation in Parliament at the 1996 election.

Historically, the Green Party had two co-leaders, one male and one female. In May 2022, Green Party members voted to change the co-leadership model, now requiring one female leader and one leader of any gender, and that one leader must be Māori.[12] Marama Davidson has been the female co-leader since 2018. Chlöe Swarbrick became co-leader in March 2024, succeeding James Shaw, who had been elected as male co-leader in 2015.

It is the third largest party in the House of Representatives, with 15 MPs.[13] In 2020, the party agreed to cooperate with the Sixth Labour Government and received two ministerial portfolios in return.[14] The Green Party contests many local government elections throughout New Zealand. Green Party representative Celia Wade-Brown served as Mayor of Wellington from 2010 to 2016, and in 2019, Aaron Hawkins was elected as the Mayor of Dunedin. In Auckland, the Green Party campaigns with the Labour Party, under the City Vision political banner.[15]

  1. ^ a b c d Miller, Raymond (2015). Democracy in New Zealand. Auckland University Press. p. 169. ISBN 9781775588085.
  2. ^ Braae, Alex (4 October 2018). "Socialism is back, baby, and it doesn't want your vote". The Spinoff. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Are New Zealand's Greens worth a socialist vote? Three perspectives". Fightback. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  4. ^ "High ranking Greens member pulls pin before election". rnz.co.nz. Radio New Zealand. 4 August 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  5. ^ a b Mazzoleni, Juliet Roper; Christina Holtz-Bacha; Gianpietro (2004). The Politics of Representation: Election Campaigning and Proportional Representation. New York, NY [u.a.]: Lang. p. 40. ISBN 9780820461489.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "Green Parties". Asia Pacific Greens. 6 September 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Member Parties". Global Greens. 14 October 2007. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Greens launch election campaign, unveil new slogan". 23 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Our Charter". Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  10. ^ Kitschelt, Herbert P. (1 January 1985). "Review of The Global Promise of Green Politics". Theory and Society: 525–533. doi:10.1007/BF00159254. JSTOR 657226. S2CID 189889610.
  11. ^ "A Sustainable Economy for New Zealand" (PDF). Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand. 12 November 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  12. ^ Palmer, Russell (3 May 2022). "Green Party leaders 'proud' of constitution changes". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  13. ^ "2023 General Election – Official Result". Electoral Commission. 14 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  14. ^ "Greens accept Labour's offer for 'cooperation agreement'". Radio New Zealand. 31 October 2020. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  15. ^ "Who We Are". City Vision. Retrieved 24 September 2017.

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