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Twenty years ago, Rod Donald led the campaign to reform our First Past the Post electoral system and replace it with a more representative one — MMP. After his success, Rod went on to become the first male co-leader of the Green Party. Rod is no longer here to defend his political legacy, but the party he once lead is. And so is his daughter. Holly Donald is now volunteering with the Campaign for MMP. I invited Holly and Green Party Co-Leader, Metiria Turei to talk about MMP.

We speak to Green MPs about how they spent their holidays, and discover that they have been relaxing, trying new things, and of course indulging in some old-school political activism.

Right now, the world is watching our negotiators at Copenhagen negotiate a binding agreement on climate change. There's a whole lot at stake. Green MPs Jeanette Fitzsimons and Kennedy Graham are there keeping an eye on things. I caught up with Jeanette on the phone to get a sense of what exactly is at stake and whether we might be in the midst of something hopeful this Christmas.

Can the Government tackle two of New Zealand’s biggest problems - creating jobs and protecting the environment - at the same time? The Greens say yes and have released a report that shows how. Co-leader Russel Norman and Conservation Spokesperson Kevin Hague talk about the economic and environmental benefits of the new Green New Deal package.

This week Green MP Kevin Hague explores the line between free speech and hate speech through the recent case of Beenie Man and the Big Day Out...yes it's a serious discussion provoked by someone called Beenie Man

The National Government are poised to do the unthinkable—open up our most treasured places, our national parks and reserves—to mining. Can they be serious? Didn't we have this fight 100 years ago? Do New Zealanders really believe that no place is sacred if there's a goldmine or a coalmine sitting underneath it? I talked to a number of Green MPs to find out why they treasure our last remaining wild spaces.

We'd like to know where our fresh food comes from. Green MP Sue Kedgley thinks it makes sense. For years, she's been pushing Country of Origin labelling (CoOL). She's just completed a week of action and tells why more and more kiwis are backing this cool idea.

Mining is back in the headlines after the Greens released documents this week showing that the Government is considering mining in Coromandel Peninsula, Kahurangi National Park, Paparoa National Park, and Fiordland National Park. This week, we take a closer look at the rhetoric surrounding this controversial proposal, and finish by asking Green Party Co-leader and Mining Spokesperson, Metiria Turei, what she makes of it all.