Greens Overseas


Read the Co-Leaders' letter to overseas voters


Voting from overseas is easier and more important than ever before. The Greens have four candidates overseas this year, working hard within expatriate communities to ensure that you don't have to be in the country to have your say on the issues that really matter. To get involved in the overseas campaign, contact your closest candidate or email overseas [at] greens [dot] org [dot] nz

You can vote if:

  • you are enrolled, and
  • you are a New Zealand citizen and have visited New Zealand within the last three years, or
  • you are a permanent resident of New Zealand and have visited New Zealand in the last 12 months.



    • Flax Roots: Australian Campaign Launch and Fundraiser

    Horse Bazaar Digital Arts Bar, 397 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, Australia

    Join Melbourne Green Party Candidate Rayna Fahey with DJs Shikun, Theo and the Rent Seeker for a chilled night of conscious grooves.

    LONDON: 'The Age of Stupid' Film Screening and Campaign Launch

    The Hub 4th Floor, 5 Torrens Street (3mins from Angel Tube), London EC1V 1NQ, UK

    Join NZ Green Party candidates Lizzie Gillett and James Shaw, in association with Spanner Films, for a screening of 'The Age of Stupid' at the Launch of the London Campaign for the 2008 General Election.

    Earth Hour

    Throughout New Zealand

    Green Party members, MPs and Councillors will be taking part in Earth Hour this Saturday.

    Earth Hour 2009

    Lizzie Gillett

    List position: 26   Standing in: List Candidate Only
    List Position: 
    26
    Electorate: 
    List Candidate Only

    I have spent the last three years making a documentary about oil, climate change and war. Through filming I've witnessed the suffering of the many for the consumption of the few and I've been deeply politicized by the process. I am an informed, committed campaigner, confident with the media, having worked in it for seven years. On an individual level I try to live as sustainably as possible, in the public sphere we are hoping the film will be seen by millions and shift mainstream perceptions.


    Lizzie Gillett moved to Dunedin from England when she was 10. She attended Otago Girls High School where she won the leadership award, which could have been due to her first political act – organising a student sit-in protest for the whole 6th form to protest against the ban on formal after-parties.

    Rayna Fahey

    List position: 27   Standing in: List Candidate Only
    List Position: 
    27
    Electorate: 
    List Candidate Only

    I want to be an MP to represent the positive vision my generation has for the future of Aotearoa. A vision based on diversity, sustainability and peace; of a nation based on Te Tiriti. I am a hard working activist dedicated to ensuring Green representation for generations to come.


    Background

    Rayna has an extensive background in community activism and organisation.

    Shaw, James

    List position: 31   Standing in: List Candidate Only
    List Position: 
    31
    Electorate: 
    List Candidate Only

    James says: “I have travelled to over 40 countries and I have seen first hand the effects of overpopulation, poverty, corruption, authoritarianism, waste, pollution and ecosystem destruction. My hope for New Zealand’s future is not just that we avoid these fates ourselves, but that we become a truly sustainable society and a model for what such societies can be for other countries around the world.”


    Dorner, Zachary

    List position: 31   Standing in: Pakuranga
    List Position: 
    31
    Electorate: 
    Pakuranga

    Zachary says: “As a 19 year old candidate I represent a huge swathe of New Zealand. About 25% of New Zealanders are under 25, yet have little political representation. I am extremely motivated by this fact, and by the knowledge the Green Party is the only Party that truly stands for us and our futures.”



    Background