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Aoraki Greens General Information

General electorates: Christchurch Central, Christchurch East, Ilam, Port Hills, Waimakariri, Wigram, Selwyn, Rangitata and northern parts of Waitaki (north of the river).
Māori electorates: middle portion of Te Tai Tonga.

The Aoraki Greens have a newsletter archive.

Govt docs reveal secret mining veto on new parks

Government mining papers released by the Green Party this week show that the minerals industry will now have the privilege of being able to veto new conservation park boundaries, in secret.

Taxpayer funds used for Hurunui dam propaganda?

New Zealanders should be pleased that plans to dam the Hurunui River have been deferred, but concerned that the Hurunui Water Project (HWP) could be using taxpayer funds to circulate misleading propaganda, the Green Party said today.