Greens leader James ShawThe Green Party has been hit by more turmoil after its political director resigns with just weeks to go until the election. The party's chief of staff Deborah Morris-Travers has also left the position, however she will keep working for the Greens on a special anti-poverty project. Green MPs Kennedy Graham and David Clendon had earlier announced they were withdrawing from the party list in protest at Ms Turei staying on as co-leader. The party's support fell 11 points to 4% in the latest One News-Colmar Brunton poll, which came a week after Ms Turei resigned. Ms Morris-Travers was appointed chief of staff in May last year.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 22, 2017 01:41 UTC