19 February 2015
Greens decide not to stand in Northland by-election
“It is our strategic assessment that we should not run in the by-election and instead focus on our nationwide climate
change and inequality campaigns,” said Green Party Co-convenor John Ranta.
“The world’s attention will be focused on fixing climate change this year and we will be at the forefront of that issue
here in New Zealand.
“We have a real opportunity to address both climate change and inequality and we want our party focused on those
issues.”