A high ranking member of the Green Party is stepping down before next year’s election, citing the party’s drift to the centre as one of the reasons.

[…] “As an indigenous ecosocialist the last few years have been tough; the 2017 campaign, Metiria’s [Turei] resignation, and the continued centrist drift of the party’s direction under James Shaw’s co-leadership.

“When the IPCC [Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change] says we have 12 years to save the world from climate catastrophe, we simply don’t have time for centrism, moderation or fiscal austerity.”

RNZ

A contribution from The BFD staff.