David Farrier

2 weeks ago | thestandard.org.nz | David Farrier |James Corera |John K. Coyne |Bernard Hickey

Tomorrow is D Day in Parliament. What will happen to the Privileges Committee recommendation in Parliament will be fascinating. I do not expect Te Pati Maori to take this lying down. And I am sure that the Green Party and at least to an extent Labour will be backing them up. And my respect for Speaker Brownlee has increased recently. He really does appear to be committed to giving MPs a fair go.

3 weeks ago | thestandard.org.nz | Astrid Young |Nick Rockel |Stephanie Cullen |David Farrier

Last night I couldn’t find the Green Party video from yesterday’s Green Budget announcement, which might be a good thing because I ended up watching the BHN episode where Pat and Chewie talk with Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson (video below). I’ve been increasingly finding my eyes glazing over at much of the Greens’ speechifying. Their policies still look good, but somehow the rhetoric hasn’t been landing for me personally.

3 weeks ago | thestandard.org.nz | Astrid Young |Nick Rockel |Stephanie Cullen |David Farrier

Reprinted with permissionIt’s not often I find myself needing to respond to a sitting Minister of Finance. But when Nicola Willis dismisses decades of feminist struggle for gender pay equity as “a grievance industry” and calls a journalist’s pointed social commentary “sexist slurs,” it becomes clear we’re not dealing with a reasoned policy debate. We’re witnessing a deliberate, ideologically motivated reframing of fairness as fiscal burden—and that’s something I cannot stay silent about.

1 month ago | thestandard.org.nz | David Farrier |Bill Sweetman |Karl Gading Sayudha |Bernard Hickey

1 month ago | thestandard.org.nz | David Farrier |Bernard Hickey |John P. Coyne |Henry Campbell

The Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand has always worn its values proudly. Few political movements in this country have taken representation as seriously. And for that, it deserves real credit. Look at the current list and you’ll see something few other parties can claim: a tangible commitment to building a political movement that reflects the full diversity of Aotearoa. LGBTQ+ voices. Māori and Pasifika candidates. People grounded in community work, activism, youth leadership, and climate action.