My Green Vision

My Green vision is two-fold – to have NZ become a sustainable society and to act as a responsible global citizen.

A sustainable society thinks globally and acts locally. It rests on the four principles of Green philosophy. A sustainable society is ecological; it is just; it is democratic and it is peaceful. That’s the kind of society we Kiwis want, and that’s the kind of society we deserve. Our Green policies for that are what you, the voters, will judge us by. So it’s up to us Greens to fashion our policies, and style our politics, in a way that makes us credible.

If we have a sustainable society, we’re likely to be a responsible global citizen. Healthy people, healthy nation; healthy nations, healthy planet.

A country with a decent foreign policy thinks globally & acts globally. For that New Zealand needs to be law-abiding; it needs to be compassionate; it needs to be progressive; and it needs to be respectful.

- We should honour the rule of international law and never collaborate with those who break it.

- We should provide aid in the amount and quality we promised we would four decades ago.

- We should think of our children’s tomorrow, and meet our Kyoto targets today.

- We should respect all other cultures and world views, eschewing any notion of superior moral insight and the right to speak in the name of the ‘international community’.

Mainstream New Zealand is no longer frightened by the Greens, recognising the accuracy of our environmental warnings over the past decade and the validity of our central sustainability message.

We Greens represent a break with politics-as-usual. We offer a new political philosophy that distinguishes us from the two major parties. Our message of sustainability addresses the 21st century in a way they do not. We’re now established as the responsible third party, and we’re ready to share in government.

Please VOTE PARTY GREEN.