Wellington Green councillors
Celia Wade-Brown
Wellington City Council, Southern Ward
I love Wellington – its busy centre, diverse suburbs, wild coast and forest reserves. I work hard for the Southern Ward and city as a whole in the areas of road safety, energy conservation, revegetation and active transport. read more...
Iona Pannett
Wellington City Council, Lambton Ward
Iona's top priorities are championing action on climate change, public transport, heritage, rights for people with disabilities, support for Wellington’s homeless, greater engagement with the community and working with individuals and communities within Lambton ward. read more...
Paul Bruce
Wellington Regional Council
We need to focus on increasing public transport capacity, improving pedestrian and cycling safety, enhancing energy efficiency and increased use of renewables. To be successful, we must ensure that all territorial authorities work together on regional form, rebuilding around urban islands and transport hubs, rather than sacrificing farmland and ridge tops to sprawl. read more...
Local Green MPs
Dr Russel Norman
Green Party List MP, Rongotai electoral candidate
Russel has been involved with politics all of his adult life, working as a policy researcher, assistant to Green Members of Parliament and most recently as campaign manager for the Green Party. He says that his academic background - he has a doctorate in politics - "gives him an analytical approach, which is helpful", and he singles out conservation issues as his passion. "Being an activist may seem a weird career choice" he comments "but I feel obligated to use my talents and skills to fix things where I can." see more...
Sue Kedgley
Green Party List MP, Wellington Central electoral candidate
Sue Kedgley has been a Green Party MP since 1999, and is Chair of Parliament’s Health Select Committee. She has been a safe food campaigner for many years and was a founder of the Safe Food Campaign in New Zealand and the National Food Safety Network. She helped secure the Green budget bid for a $3 million dollar Nutrition Fund for schools and is working closely with the Minister of Health on the Food & Nutrition Guidelines for Schools. see more...
