Defeated bill not the end of fight for right to sustainable environment – Shaw

Posted: 10 Apr 2024

James Shaw’s final piece of legislation was, as expected, voted down by the coalition parties at its first reading on Wednesday afternoon.

The New Zealand Bill of Rights (Right to Sustainable Environment) Amendment Bill was the only thing that has kept Shaw in Parliament since he stepped down from the Green Party co-leadership a month ago. After picking up the legislation authored by Lawyers for Climate Action and supported by dozens of KCs, he told reporters it was his duty to shepherd it through the house before he leaves.

Now he’s set to be free.

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