James Shaw
Greens lay down challenge to potential coalition partners
The Green Party wants bigger, better, and bolder climate action commitments this election year.
In his State of the Planet speech yesterday, co-leader James Shaw expressed his frustration at the… Audio
Chris Hipkins axes more government policies in reprioritisation
Less than two months into Chris Hipkins' time as Prime Minister and the Government's agenda is looking much slimmer.
Hipkins has axed - or amended - a swathe of programmes in his second policy purge… Audio
Greens concern on govt u-turn on roads after cyclone
The Prime Minister has promised that a change of focus on transport won't compromise action on climate change Thanks to Cyclone Gabrielle, emissions reduction will no longer be the top transport… Audio
Climate minister on paying other countries to cut NZ emissions
The government's still made no moves on how to pay other countries to cut our emissions for us, despite that being the main way for the country to meet our Paris climate pledge. Two-thirds of our… Audio
Questions for Oral Answer 22 February 2023
Questions to Ministers Hon JAMES SHAW to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by his statement that climate is a "bread and butter issue" for his Government; if so, will he ensure that adapting to… Audio
Shaw: Green's believe companies pay tax to support clean-up
The scale of the disaster caused by Cyclone Gabrielle is continuing to unfold. Many of the measures needed to prevent such catastrophes in the future are outlined in a National Adaptation Plan… Audio
Cyclone devastation and climate dominate PM's Statement debate
Today the debating chamber launched into action as it does most years - but this year was all about the weather and the climate. Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Climate change under spotlight in Parliament
The devastating effects of Cyclone Gabrielle have lit a fire under Parliament, with new impetus to get climate adaptation legislation - or at least parts of it - through the House.
The Climate Change… Audio
Minor parties: Will they have a major impact?
Newsroom's political editor Jo Moir and RNZ's deputy political editor Craig McCulloch join The Detail to size up the minor parties as election year gets underway. Audio
Waitangi Day highlight of Greens James Shaw's year
Joining us for our weekly chat is Green co-leader James Shaw. Audio
Greens: climate change making extreme weather more likely
Joining us now, as he will be every other Wednesday this year, is co-leader of the Green Party James Shaw. Audio
James Shaw reflects on Ardern's leadership
Co-leader James Shaw spoke to Guyon Espiner to reflect on Jacinda Ardern's leadership and discuss what this change means for the Green party going forward Audio
National, ACT, Greens and Te Pāti Māori on the year ahead
In this week's Focus on Politics, RNZ's political team interviews the leaders of National, ACT, the Greens, and Te Pāti Māori. Audio
'We will liberate Ukraine, we will win' - Pres Zelenskyy tells NZ parliament
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has made a plea to Aotearoa to keep supporting his country, which was invaded by Russia nearly 10 months ago.
This morning, President Zelensky became the… Audio
High Court rules against climate change action case
The High Court has ruled against a group of climate lawyers who were arguing the country's emissions reductions wouldn't meet our international promises to keep warming to 1.5 degrees celsius or less.
…Climate Change minister on results from COP27
The UN climate conference COP27 will soon be wrapping up after two weeks of talks and there's a possibility there may be no consensus reached.
One focus has been compensating developing countries… Audio
$20m to help developing countries with climate change loss
New Zealand is providing climate funding to some of the developing countries facing damage from climate change.
$20m has been ringfenced, with Aotearoa joining a small group of countries committing… Audio
James Shaw relected to Green Party co-leader
Green Party delegates have overwhelmingly voted to re-elect James Shaw as the party's co-leader.
Shaw lost the job in July after more than a quarter of delegates voted to reopen nominations.
But no… Audio
The Week in Detail: Greens and Games
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
James Shaw Stands Alone
Nominations for the position of Green Party co-leader closed earlier tonight, with current co-leader James Shaw the only candidate. That doesn't mean he gets to keep his job though. Audio