By Justin Hu, Digital Reporter - Politics
12:05pm

The Green Party has released its final candidate list for November's
election, with candidates shuffled in and out of electable positions after a vote by party members.


The list, published today, showed several changes from the initial draft delegate list released earlier this year. Two candidates, Asher
Wilson-Goldman and Nathan Hoturoa Gray, withdrew their candidacies for
personal reasons.


Under the most recent 1News Verian poll, the Greens are sitting on 11%, which would deliver them 13 seats in Parliament if the election were held today.


That makes the battle for positions around the middle of the list
particularly significant.


The list features sitting Green MPs alongside newcomers with backgrounds in local government, law, education, green energy and community organising.


Two sitting list MPs would lose their seats under the finalised list - energy spokesperson Scott Willis, ranked 15th, and local government spokesperson
Mike Davidson at 20th.

Swarbrick said the candidates reflected the values of New Zealand.


"Our candidates reflect the people and values of Aotearoa, and they're
hitting the ground running," she said.


"This team has the skills, experience, track record, passion and commitment
to deliver the practical change New Zealanders need to lower their cost of living, address the climate crisis and ensure we can all be proud of our country again."


MPs Teanau Tuiono, Tamatha Paul and Julie Anne Genter round out the top five, followed by existing list representatives Lan Pham, Huhana Lyndon, Lawrence Xu-Nan, Ricardo Men‚ndez March and Francisco Hernandez in the top 10.


Swarbrick, Genter and Paul all currently hold electorate seats.


Among the biggest movers, Bhen Goodsir, a former Auckland Pride co-chair, dropped four places from 13th to 17th, falling outside the threshold for a
seat in Parliament on current polling. Goodsir had been ranked 13th on the delegate list, right on the cut-off.


Moving in the other direction, existing list MP Steve Abel climbed from 14th
to 12th, and lawyer Tania Waikato rose from 15th to 13th.


Pham jumped two spots from eighth to sixth, while Craig Pauling - a former chair of Environment Canterbury - fell from 12th to 14th.


The Greens select their candidates through a two-step process in which party delegates vote on an initial list, which is then put to a vote of all party members.


The co-leaders are automatically ranked first and second.


The Green Party's list for the 2026 election is:


1. Marama Davidson


2. Chl”e Swarbrick


3. Teanau Tuiono


4. Tamatha Paul


5. Julie Anne Genter


6. Lan Pham


7. Huhana Melanie Lyndon


8. Lawrence Xu-Nan


9. Ricardo Men‚ndez March


10. Francisco Hernandez


11. Kahurangi Carter


12. Steve Abel


13. Tania Waikato


14. Craig Aaron Pauling


15. Scott Willis


16. Rohan O'Neill-Stevens


17. Bhen Goodsir


18. Yasmine Serhan


19. Louise Hutt


20. Mike Davidson


21. Heather Hinemoa Te Au-Skipworth


22. Shreejan Pandey


23. Lauren Craig


24. Zephyr Brown


25. Josh Jacobsen


26. Angela Dalton


27. Alika Wells


28. Carl Morgan


29. Courtney White


30. Te Whatanui Kipa Leka Taumalolo Skipwith


31. Awhi Haenga


32. Melody Willis


33. Pamela Grealey

34. Alma de Anda


35. Chris Norton

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