Russel Norman MP

Dr Russel Norman is one of the Green Party Co-Leaders.

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"

Green Party Spokesperson on: Commerce, Communications, Constituional Issues, Courts and Corrections, Electoral Reform, Electoral matters, environment, economics , Forestry, Justice, Land Information, Statistics, Sustainable Land Management, Waste, Agriculture and Rural Affairs and trade.

What's New?

Open Government needs open information

02 Dec 2008

The Green Party is calling for the Official Information Act (OIA) to be strengthened, in light of the Ombudsmen’s annual report to Parliament today suggesting its purpose is being subverted by delaying tactics used by some Government agencies and ministerial offices.

Government’s stance is economic and climate suicide

01 Dec 2008

The Government is threatening New Zealand’s economic future by backing away from targets to reduce greenhouse emissions in the Poznan climate talks.

A Party Vote for the Green Party is a vote for:

06 Nov 2008

A Party Vote for the Green Party is a vote for:

reducing NZ’s oil dependence and climate change emissions
improving public transport and the rail system
cleaning up our waterways
increased protection of threatened species and ecosystems

Green change we need

06 Nov 2008

I greet you on a most auspicious day.

It is auspicious as a day of sadness because it is three years since we lost our friend and co-leader Rod Donald. Rod loved election campaigns and I’m sure he would’ve loved this one because the Greens time has come and the Greens will do well this Saturday.

Will Nats support Feds’ rural feudalism

04 Nov 2008

The Green Party is calling on National to make clear whether they support or oppose proposals from Federated Farmers to set up a rural gerrymander at local government level as proposed today in the Feds’ Manifesto.

Farmer bulldozes through RMA and native forest

04 Nov 2008

In response to Federated Farmers demand to weaken the Resource Management Act, the Green Party has released leaked information showing the RMA is already so weak a council was able to rubber stamp the secret clearance of 100 year old native bush for dairying in south Taranaki.

Shining a spotlight on government

03 Nov 2008

The Green Party has today launched an ambitious and comprehensive Open Government policy to expose Government decision-making to closer public scrutiny. Co-Leader Russel Norman says the aim is to make central and local government much more transparent and democratic.