The Green Charter

The Green Charter lays out the four principles through which the Green Party seeks to operate. You can read the charter by clicking the link, so here I'll attempt a succinct summary:

• Ecological Wisdom (ecological sustainability is paramount)
  
• Social Responsibility (social justice both locally and globally)
  
• Appropriate Decision-making (decisions made by those who are directly affected)
  
• Non-Violence (resolve conflict without recourse to violence)
  

From a Maori perspective, perhaps the most interesting section of the charter is the preamble:

The Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand accepts Te Tiriti o Waitangi as the founding document of Aotearoa New Zealand; recognises Maori as Tangata Whenua in Aotearoa New Zealand;...

Hence it is fundamental to the Green charter that Te Tiriti is recognised for what it is - the founding document of our nation. At this goes a long way to explain why the Greens have perhaps the best voting record of all when it comes to issues of justice for Maori.

The Green MPs vote the right way on legislating affecting Maori for the right reasons.