Metiria Turei MP
Ngati Kahungunu ki Wairarapa, Ati Hau nui a Paparangi.
The youngest of the Green MPs, Metiria was elected to Parliament in 2002 after a colourful career spanning resource management law, anarcho-feminist performance, political internship with the ALCP and the McGillicuddies and unemployed rights activism. "My personal political journey has led me to the reasonable conclusion that the present state has no legitimacy and that it must ultimately be transformed into a system which implements Te Tiriti o Waitangi."
Green Party Spokesperson on: Conservation, Disability Issues, Education, Fisheries, Health (Assoc Alcohol & Drugs), Justice, Maori and Treaty Issues, Youth, Constitutional issues.
What's New?
Nats fail real test: should pay more attention in class
25 Aug 2008
National’s plans for national testing of school children, if implemented, will follow in the footsteps of other international failures and, like them, result in the dumbing down of teaching, the Green Party says.
'Beneath the surface' talk by Metiria Turei
Start: Thursday 28th August
Project Twin Streams is holding the official launch of Stream Kids and a talk by Green MP Metiria Turei along with a showing of 'Beneath the surface'.
Waitakere City Council chambers
Thursday 28th August
Doors open at 5.00 for a 5.30 start
Making IT work for people - new Green policy
19 Aug 2008The Green Party released its Information Technology (IT) Policy today ahead of a lecture tonight by free software legend Richard Stallman, jointly hosted by Otago University's Campus Greens branch and the computer science department.
Radicalism, Richard and the Right to Freedom: An Introductory Remark
19 Aug 2008It gives me great pleasure, on behalf of the Green Party to be able to introduce Richard Stallman tonight here in Dunedin and his lecture on Copyright vs Community. I have been thinking about the similarities between the Green Party and organisations like the Free Software Foundation and people like Richard. In the Greens we know what it is to be radicals. We temper it with electability. Richard represents a burning torch of radicalism...A burning radical makes no compromises and takes no prisoners. We on the other hand have to make compromises and accommodate our prisoners.
Information Technology
18 Aug 2008The Green Party envisions a New Zealand in which Information Technology: Improves our democratic processes through wide access to information; contributes to our personal, professional, community and corporate relationships by facilitating communication; sustainably increases productivity and efficiencies in our industries and businesses; decreases resource use through appropriate application of technologies
'Longfin' film and discussion
Showing of a wonderful film on the plight of the native eel, along with a presentation, cup of tea and discussion with Metiria Turei
Time: 7 – 8.30pm
Venue: Orakei Marae, 222 Kupe St, Orakei
YG Policy Talk - With Metiria Turei
Chance to have a relaxed chat about Green Party Policy.
Petition calls on Govt to protect Pacific’s tuna fisheries
12 Aug 2008The Green Party is launching a petition calling on the Government to take urgent action to halt the over-exploitation of the Pacific's tuna fisheries.