Young Greens of Aotearoa NZ

Izzy Lomax

Young Greens Co-Convenor and Network Development Coordinator

Age 20, originally from Westport but now calls Wellington home. Izzy has previously been the Greens on Campus Waikato co-convenor, Waikato Province Executive Networker, Executive Secretary and member of the Candidate Selection Committee. She is especially motivated about asset sales, oceans, language policy (especially Te Reo in schools), women's issues, Te Tiriti o Waitangi and taxation. Izzy currently works as an Executive Assistant in Parliament and spent the last couple of years studying towards a BA in Linguistics, putting her studies on hold this year. She lives in Owhiro Bay on Wellington's South Coast and can usually be found swimming and collecting sea glass at our beautiful beach and marine reserve, trying to teach herself to play guitar, drinking super strong coffee and baking.

Jackson Wood

Young Greens Co-Convenor and Campaigns Coordinator

JJW went to Victoria Uni in Wellington and did a BA in Political Science and International relations. He then did Honours in Political Science and went on to edit the student magazine Salient. He then worked for the Green Party for two years as a Political and Media Advisor in Parliament. Now he works as the Senior Communications Advsior for the New Zealand Drug Foundation. In 2011 I was the Campaign Manager for the Tieke/Saddleback in Forest and Bird's 'Bird of the Year Competition because I love New Zealand's native species and want to protect them.

Bert Holmes

Young Greens General Exec Member and South Island Representative

Bert hails from the deep south, he was raised and is still living in Dunedin aged 27. His interest in the Greens comes from a passion to garden and a desire to see the "bigger picture" used more within New Zealand politics. He is currently studying film, media and communication as well as politics at Otago University. Bert previously worked the last six years in regional television.

As a young green he works with the Otago Campus Greens on student issues. I also work in the Dunedin branch of the greens. It is Bert’s hope to see more young people willing to stand up and offer to help. This new energy will allow the Greens to flourish into the next election and beyond.

Trish Tupou

Young Greens General Exec Member and North Island Representative

20 yrs of age, currently studying English Literature and French at the University of Waikato. And therefore living in the wondrous city of Hamilton!
Last year Trish was involved with the Greens on Campus group as the Stalls Co-ordinator, this year she is Co-convening along with Zane McCarthy.
She has enjoyed working with her local Hamilton Branch Greens during last year’s campaign , and this year she looks forward to working with the Young Greens and helping to build our network of members. In her spare time she enjoys reading, writing and spending time with her beloved friends and family.

Wilbur Townsend

Young Greens General Exec Member and Policy Champ

Wilbur is enjoying life: he is 20, is living in Wellington and is making cool change happen. He spends most of his time at Victoria University, studying maths, philosophy and economics, tutoring first-year statistics, and co-convening Greens@Vic. However, he regularly runs home to his gorgeous Aro valley flat, and finds that relaxation is well correlated with good coffee, Bats Theatre, Kanye West and an excessive use of the term ‘particularly pernicious’. This year, he’ll be helping the Young Greens develop good policy so that our country knows how to let young people flourish.