The Electoral Commission have today informed Helen Cartwright, Party Secretary of the Sustainable New Zealand Party, that they have registered the party and its logo.

Party Leader, Vernon Tava, says: “We are thrilled to come to the end of the year officially recognised as a political party. I am grateful to all the members and supporters who believe in our vision and have backed us to get this far. Now, more than ever, New Zealand needs a political party with an optimistic approach to our environmental challenges, not tied to the left or the right but focused on sustainability.”

Sustainable New Zealand Party has been entered in the Register of Political Parties which will be updated on the Commission's website shortly. Notice of the party's registration will be published on the Commission's website and in the Gazette.

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Gordon Campbell: On The Government's Assault On Maori

This isn’t news, but the National-led coalition is mounting a sustained assault on Treaty rights and obligations. Audrey Young in the NZ Herald has compiled a useful list of the many ways Christopher Luxon plans to roll back the progress made in race relations over the past forty years. He has described yesterday’s nationwide protests by Maori as “pretty unfair.” Poor thing. More