Green Party of New Zealand
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| General Secretary | Gwen Shaw |
| Co-leader | James Shaw |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Preceded by | Values Party |
| Headquarters | 17 Garrett St, Te Aro, Wellington |
| Youth wing | Young Greens |
| Ideology | Green politics |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| Regional affiliation | Asia Pacific Greens Federation |
| International affiliation | Global Greens |
| Colours | Green |
| Slogan | Love New Zealand |
| MPs in the House of Representatives |
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The Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand (Māori: Rōpū Kākāriki o Aotearoa) is a left-wing political party in New Zealand. Like many Green parties around the world it has four organisational pillars: ecology, social responsibility, grassroots democracy, and nonviolence. The party's ideology combines environmentalism with left-wing economic policies, including well-funded, locally controlled public services within the confines of a steady-state economy. Internationally, the party is affiliated to the Global Greens.
The party has co-leaders: one male and one female. James Shaw is the party's male co-leader. The position of female co-leader is vacant following the resignation of Metiria Turei on 9 August 2017. Shaw was elected at the party's 2015 annual general meeting over fellow MPs Gareth Hughes and Kevin Hague, and party member Vernon Tava.
In the 2017 general election, the Green Party secured 6.3% of the party vote and returned eight MPs. This is down from 10.7% and 14 seats in the 2014 general election. In addition, the Green Party contests local government elections throughout New Zealand, including Auckland where it campaigns under the City Vision banner together with the Labour Party. It is currently the fourth largest political party in the House of Representatives, and has agreed to support the Sixth Labour Government.
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