25 Jul 2022

PM weighs in on Green Party leadership woes

From Morning Report, 7:10 am on 25 July 2022

The Green Party is down to one leader after nearly a third of voting members chose to reopen nominations rather than re-elect James Shaw at the party's general meeting on Saturday.

He's yet to announce whether he'll stand again. Some within the party believe Mr Shaw - who is the Climate Change Minister - has focused too much on building consensus in Parliament, at the expense of pushing Green Party policies, and they want him replaced.

And despite the Green Party being in disarray, the Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, has confirmed James Shaw will keep his Ministerial portfolio - regardless of the Green Party's co-leadership decision.

She spoke with Corin Dann.