Green Party to get public involved in Parliament’s question time

In a first for New Zealand, the Green Party is giving the public a unique chance to be more involved in Parliament’s question time by having their own question on climate change asked of the Government.

“Parliament is meant to be the People’s House but question time is normally just for MPs,” said Green Party co-leader Dr Russel Norman.

“In the age of social media there’s no excuse why the public shouldn’t be more involved in asking questions of those in power who are making decisions which will affect us all.

“That’s why we’ve launched #myclimatequestion.

“From today until 5pm Monday 27th, the public can submit a question they want to ask the Government about climate change on facebook and twitter.

“On Tuesday they’ll have a chance to vote between the top questions and they can tune into question time at 2pm on Wednesday 29th to find out if their question was picked.

“Climate change affects everyone so we think everyone should have a voice in Parliament – not just MPs.

“The Government has consistently avoided or not been honest with their responses to our questions about their shocking climate record.

“We hope that they will be more forthcoming and upfront with questions coming directly from concerned Kiwis,” said Dr Norman.

Find more information about where and how to submit a question and the voting process here: http://action.greens.org.nz/myclimatequestion

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