Green Party co-leader James Shaw. Photo: RNZ /Dom ThomasAmid significant backlash for backing a $11.7 million grant to an exclusive private school, Greens co-leader James Shaw is urging voters to not ditch the party over "one mistake". And despite pressure on Shaw to try pull the funding, Finance Minister Grant Robertson has ruled out doing a U-turn. It was a green infrastructure project which happened to be a school, he said. Robertson said the Green Party had advocated for the Green School but supported the position it was assessed purely as an infrastructure project.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 27, 2020 21:55 UTC