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As the Green Party AGM approaches, Jeanette Fitzsimons enjoys her last few days as the Co-leader of the Greens. I wondered what must be going through her mind as she readies herself to hand over the reins of power? What have been some of her highlights? More

Celebrity Mike King's televised exposé of an intensive pig farming operation has left most of us feeling sick. Will the ensuing public outrage be enough to lead to meaningful reform of our factory farms? I talked to veteran animal welfare campaigner, Sue Kedgley, about the future happiness of pigs and their place down on the New Zealand farm. More

The Greens have a new female Co-Leader. This week's podcast features highlights from the conference that elected her. More

National has just cut $19 million of funding for the Greens' Enviroschools programme. Does this mark the end of one of our most successful initiatives? I talk to Green Education Spokesperson Catherine Delahunty on the fate of teaching for a sustainable future. More

A new Green waste levy came into force this week that will begin to revolutionise the way we deal with our rubbish. I talk to the architect himself—Nandor Tanczos—about the law, pigouvian taxes, and how to find riches in our rubbish. More

Green MP Kennedy Graham is on a mission to outlaw war. This week, he took his first significant step towards that end with the launch of his Member's Bill, the International Non-Aggression and the Lawful Use of Force Bill. I talk to Kennedy about the likelihood of achieving his vision for a world free of aggression and conflict. More

This week Green Co-Leader Russel Norman returned from a three-week trip to the USA to look at Green energy projects. He's came home with a twinkle in his eye and a new fascination for the bacteria living in the stomachs of cows. I simply had to find out more... More

Do we trust our banks? The Official Cash Rate, the cost of money to banks, has fallen 5.75% but mortgage and credit card rates have fallen significantly less suggesting that our banks are not passing on their savings to us. I talk to Finlay Thompson and Russel Norman about the state of fair play with our banks. More

This week we go out on a LIM, talking toxic clean up with Green MP Catherine Delahunty. We have good news, we have bad news, and we have a very simple question with no clear answer. More

New Zealanders love their houses and love investing in them. In fact, we borrow more money to invest in houses than we do to invest in business or agriculture combined. As Bernard Hickey tells it, "New Zealand doesn't have an economy as such. More

This week Sue Bradford who has just announced her retirement as an MP talks about some of her achievements over a decade in Parliament. They are many and varied and include a unique trifecta. More

Greg Paterson is the Auckland cyclist fighting for his life in hospital. He's one of about 200 cyclists who will be seriously injured or killed on our roads this year. He's also one of the huge majority of cyclists that gets injured or killed through no fault of their own. More

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. More

These are good times to own a bus company in Wellington. One company, Infratil, owns more than 90% of the bus market here. When Greater Wellington recently announced their intentions to hold their first ever competitive tender in the Hutt Valley, Infratil announced plans to register their own service in the same area. More

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. More

This week, as Sue leaves Parliament after ten years, the Green MPs pay tribute to one of Parliament's hardest-working, most visible, and most colourful MPs. More

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? More

New Green Work and Income Spokesperson Catherine Delahunty talks about her new portfolio, what she makes of the government's recent announcements about welfare reform, and her own experience setting up a beneficiary advocacy group on the East Coast. More

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 More

This Saturday, four Green MPs are making their way to Taupo to compete in New Zealand's largest bicycle race. Each MP will ride 40km of the 160km around Lake Taupo as part of a relay team: pushbike racing Greens. But are they riding to win? More

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. More

This week we celebrate our 10th birthday; 10 years of the Green Party in Parliament. Technically it might be an anniversary, but birthday sounds more fun. Green MPs Keith Locke, Sue Kedgley and co-leaders Russel Norman and Metiria Turei tell us about an extraordinary start in 1999, their personal highlights over the last decade plus their sense of what might happen in the next 10 years. More

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. More

Green Party Co-leader, Metiria Turei, delivered this year's Picnic for the Planet speech in Wellington. This year's Picnic marked a departure from the past. Firstly, it was held in Wellington away from the still sunny weather of the far North. More

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. More

Jeanette Fitzsimons signs off after 13 years in Parliament. More

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. More

This week we present some highlights from Gareth's maiden address as he issues a challenge to Parliament. More

How to make your electricity meter smarter and your power bill lower. More

Three Christian activists are being tried in the Wellington High Court this week for committing wilful damage to the Waihopai spy base. They were moved by their consciences to commit a symbolic act of resistance against New Zealand's very own contribution to the American war in Iraq. More

The Green and National Parties have today released a proposal to establish a new stand-alone New Zealand regulator for natural health products. I spoke to Sue about the proposal - why it's needed, what it sets out to achieve, and what the process is from here. More

One of the most obscure pieces of legislation to hit the House this year. More

Green Co-leader Russel Norman talks about a couple of unusual recent investment decisions from the Superfund — decisions that seem, on the face of it, to bet against climate change and peak oil. More

Green Party Co-leader Russel Norman teases out the exact circumstances of Agriculture Minister David Carter's potential conflict of interest around ECAN, Water Conservation Orders, and the Hurunui River. More

The woolly thinking that's given us two hydro schemes on the West Coast when we only need one. More

How does being hypnotised in a brewery or training to be a fleecer prepare you for a life of public service as a Green MP? This week's podcast is a celebration of work and all the hard jobs people find themselves doing to get by. I asked several Green MPs to describe the toughest jobs they've ever had. More

Gareth Hughes talks about being a boyracer, why New Zealand is so car dependent, the Government's uneconomic motorway binge, and the advantages of a balanced, sustainable transport policy. More

Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei talks about Mind the Gap, the Green Party's eight-point Budget strategy to combat growing inequality in New Zealand. More

The global countdown to a resolution if the protracted debate over whaling is about to commence. Green Party Oceans spokesperson Gareth Hughes and acclaimed Professor of International Law at the Australian National University, Donald Rothwell, discuss the proposal and its implications for the future of the world's largest mammals. More

The Football World Cup is on our doorstep. In the world of sport, it doesn't get any bigger than this. As the All Whites journey to South Africa to play amongst the great nations of football, I decided to find out if any of the Green MPs had a crazy mixed-up love relationship with the beautiful game. More

The 1981 Springbok Tour and the protests against it were seminal events in New Zealand's history. 30 years on, some of the players from the 81 Springboks are planning a reunion in New Zealand next year. We hear from Green MPs about their memories of 1981 and their thoughts about the planned reunion. More

Green Party MP and serial volunteer Catherine Delahunty recounts one of the most entertaining and impressive experiences of a coordinated volunteer programme to support a community court case against a mine in the Coromandel, and discusses the oft-overlooked importance of unpaid work in our economy. More

Parliament has been overrun with young people this week, not to protest, but here to take part in the 2010 Youth Parliament. They're impeccably dressed, exceptionally well spoken, and a few of them harbour huge political ambitions. Let's hear from them. More

Primary and secondary school pupils headed back to school this week, after two weeks of holidays. The MPs are back too, from their two-week recess, and in this week's podcast we take the Green MPs back to school to find out what their school days were like. More

Green Party MPs recount their most memorable bus and train journeys. More

Local government is democracy working at the grass roots. The stuff that goes on around the council table can have a massive impact on the quality of our lives. I talked to Green MP, Sue Kedgley, one of the first Greens to win office to a city council. More

Under surveillance by the SIS, living with teenage girls and Greenpeace activists above a factory, mushrooms growing in the shower and views of the Sydney Opera house - Green Party MPs recount their most memorable flatting experiences. More

Forest and Bird are launching their Bird of the Year competition this week and Green Co-leader, Russel Norman, is officially championing the kokako. I talked to Russel about his choice of native bird and his great dream of a Giant Totara National Park that inspired it...along with a gaggle of other Green MPs on their own very special bird connections. More

In this podcast, Green MPs Catherine Delahunty, Sue Kedgley, and Russel Norman talk about why they love gardening, what they're growing right now, and what their advice is for budding new gardeners. More

The three Wellington Green MPs, Russel Norman, Sue Kedgley and Gareth Hughes about the transport challenges and opportunities facing the capital city. More

Today is the first of an occasional series where we talk to a Green MPs about their spirituality. First up, Gareth Hughes.
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Three Green MPs talk about the global climate action day 10.10.10. More

Can friendship flourish across the political battlefield? In an adversarial Parliament, is there room to find common ground? More

Last week, the Government and Green Party announced a $4 million pilot trapping project. Possums, stoats, and rats beware! I talked to Green MP, Kevin Hague, about his big and small plans to protect and restore our most vulnerable fauna and flora. More

The Commerce Select Committee report on the Copyright Amendment Bill was tabled early this week in Parliament, with some controversial provisions. In this week's podcast, Green Party spokesperson on information technology and communication, Gareth Hughes talks about the challenges posed by rapidly evolving technology and the somewhat slower legislative process. More

What do our MPs listen to? What's on their ipods? Do they even have ipods? And if not, where does the music in their lives come from? Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei and Green MPs Catherine Delahunty, Gareth Hughes and David Clendon talk about their musical tastes and predilections. More

Green Party Co-leader, Russel Norman, discusses what's sacred to him in this, the second of an occasional series where I talk to Green MPs about their spirituality. More

The Green Team for the Taupo Cycle Challenge tell all. More

The holidays are almost upon us, and many of us are now counting down the days and making our summer reading lists. In this podcast we get some summer reading inspiration by talking to Russel Norman about what he's been reading lately. More

As part of our occasional series on Green spirituality, I invited Anglican Social Justice Commissioner, the Reverend Anthony Dancer, in to talk with Metiria Turei about the things that drive her to work for a more humane world. More

It's that time of year again - the holidays are approaching at breakneck speed, but after this week we'll be taking our annual break from the podcast and having a few lazy summer weeks. In this podcast four Green Party MPs talk about their traditions and memories of the holidays. More