Green Party co-leader James Shaw has promised at least half of any MPs the party has in Cabinet after the next election will be women.
Green Party co-leader James Shaw Photo: RNZ / Alexander Robertson
He made the commitment at the Council of Trade Unions' biennial conference in Wellington.
Mr Shaw said the Government had failed to take a stand against wage inequality and the gender pay gap.
He said too many appointments in the political and business world were made based on gender.
Maurice Williamson's 'shockingly crude' jokes at a dinner last week highlight a problem with how National treats offensive behaviour, Labour says.
Red Peak can now be added to the flag referendum options, after a bill introducing the design as a contender passed its final reading in Parliament.
The Green Party says it is extraordinary that the government is holding back information about how it actually intends to reduce carbon emissions when it is in the public interest to know.
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