A green party is a formally organized political party based on the principles of green politics,such as social justice,environmentalism and nonviolence.
The following outline is provided as an overview and topical guide to green politics,a political ideology that aims for the creation of an ecologically sustainable society rooted in environmentalism,social liberalism,and grassroots democracy. It began taking shape in the western world in the 1970s;since then Green parties have developed and established themselves in many countries across the globe,and have achieved some electoral success.
The Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand,commonly known as the Greens,is a green and left-wing political party in New Zealand. Like many green parties around the world,it has four organisational pillars. The party's ideology combines environmentalism with left-wing and social-democratic economic policies,including well-funded and locally controlled public services within the confines of a steady-state economy. Internationally,it is affiliated with the Global Greens.
The Alliance was a left-wing political party in New Zealand. It was formed at the end of 1991 by the linking of four smaller parties. The Alliance positioned itself as a democratic socialist alternative to the centre-left New Zealand Labour Party. It was influential throughout the 1990s,but suffered a major setback after its founder and leader,Jim Anderton,left the party in 2002,taking with him several of its members of parliament (MPs). After the remaining MPs lost their seats in the 2002 general election,some commentators predicted the demise of the party.
Rodney David Donald was a New Zealand politician who co-led the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand,along with Jeanette Fitzsimons.
Jeanette Mary Fitzsimons was a New Zealand politician and environmentalist. She was the co-leader of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand from 1995 to 2009,and was a Member of Parliament from 1996 to 2010.
The Values Party was a New Zealand political party. It is considered the world's first national-level environmentalist party,pre-dating the use of "Green" as a political label. It was established in May 1972 at Victoria University of Wellington. Its first leader was Tony Brunt,and Geoff Neill,the party's candidate in the Dunedin North electorate,became the Deputy Leader.
Nándor Steven Tánczos is a New Zealand social ecologist,researcher,educator,activist and political commentator. He is currently a councillor in the Whakatāne District Council. He is also co-director of He Puna Manawa social and political change agency.
Metiria Leanne Agnes Stanton Turei is a New Zealand academic and a former New Zealand politician. She was a Member of Parliament from 2002 to 2017 and the female co-leader of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand from 2009 to 2017. Turei resigned from the co-leader position on 9 August 2017 amid a political controversy arising from her admission to lying to the Ministry of Social Development to receive higher payments when she was on the Domestic Purposes Benefit and later,to being enrolled to vote in an electorate where she was not eligible when she was 23.
Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party (ALCP),also known as the Cannabis Party,is a political party in New Zealand. It is dedicated to removing or reducing restrictions on the use of cannabis and similar substances. It was founded in 1998 and has stood in every general election since,but has never won representation in Parliament. Several of its members have gone on to political success after leaving the party.
Judith Anne Turner is a New Zealand politician who was the deputy leader of United Future New Zealand. She was a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives as a list MP from 2002 to 2008,and the mayor of Whakatāne from 2019 to 2022.
Russel William Norman is a New Zealand politician and environmentalist. He was a Member of Parliament and co-leader of the Green Party. Norman resigned as an MP in October 2015 to work as Executive Director of Greenpeace Aotearoa New Zealand.
The 48th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the Parliament of New Zealand. Its composition was determined at a general election held on 17 September 2005. The new parliament met for the first time on 7 November 2005. It was dissolved on 3 October 2008.
Roland Sapsford is a former male co-convenor of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand. The female co-convenor in the latter part of his office was Georgina Morrison. Sapsford was elected co-convenor in a contested election at the Green Party AGM in 2006,at the same time as former male co-leader Russel Norman's election. He stood down in June 2012 after six years,during which the Party's finances and organisation were significantly enhanced.
David James Clendon is a New Zealand politician and former member of the Green Party. Following the resignation of Sue Bradford,Clendon became a member of the House of Representatives on 2 November 2009.
Gareth Thomas Llewelyn Hughes is a New Zealand activist and a former politician of the Green Party. He was a member of the New Zealand Parliament for eleven years,from 2010 to 2020. He first took a seat part way through the 49th Parliament as the next person on the Green party list following the retirement of Jeanette Fitzsimons in February 2010. He did not stand for re-election in the 2020 general election.
Celia Margaret Wade-Brown is a New Zealand politician who served as the 34th Mayor of Wellington,the capital city of New Zealand,from 2010 until 2016.
Steffan John Browning is a New Zealand politician of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand. He was elected as a member of the House of Representatives in 2011 and retired in 2017.
The Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand male co-leadership election,2015 was held to determine the future leadership of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand. The election was won on the first ballot by first term List MP James Shaw.
The Teal Deal is a hypothetical blue–green political alliance between the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand and the New Zealand National Party. The term Teal Deal is a reference to the medium blue-green colour teal,which combines the political colours that represent the two parties.
