Catherine Delahunty

Catherine Delahunty is a former Green Party member of parliament

Society
Dec 23, 2020

We went to court to protect Coromandel from toxic waste. Now we owe $79k in costs

'A kick in the face for Christmas' – that's how Catherine Delahunty, chair of Coromandel Watchdog of Hauraki, describes the news that her group must pay almost $80,000 in costs after losing its bid to stop a toxic waste dump near Waihi.

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Politics
Aug 7, 2020

We were promised no more mines on DOC land, and we were betrayed

The government is not only threatening an endangered species, says Catherine Delahunty – it's threatening future generations.

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Politics
Jun 22, 2020

Why we're taking the government to court over mining in the Coromandel

The chair of a watchdog group on why she's determined to stop a new mine waste dump near Waihi on the Coromandel peninsula.

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Ātea
Dec 14, 2019

Leading us through loss

The leadership shown by tangata whenua at every national disaster and tragedy should be recognised and honoured by all of us, writes Catherine Delahunty.

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Politics
Nov 12, 2019

A former Green MP on the new Sustainable NZ party

Vernon Tava, the leader of the Sustainable NZ party, used to be part of the Greens. So how did he fit in there?

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Politics
May 24, 2019

A survivor’s guide to detoxifying the New Zealand parliament

If there's to be culture change, writes former MP Catherine Delahunty, perhaps it should be driven by those with meaningful experience

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Ātea
Apr 5, 2019

In praise of white man’s guilt

Duncan Garner described the Canterbury Crusaders' name change as 'white man's guilt', but Catherine Delahunty argues that guilt and discomfort are a necessary part of moving forward as a more inclusive society.

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Ātea
Mar 11, 2019

Ihumātao: a field of stones and flags

Catherine Delahunty takes a stroll on the whenua to remind us why Ihumātao's supporters can't give up yet.

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Society
Nov 22, 2018

Why didn’t teachers strike under National? They were fighting to save education itself

Earlier this week a trade unionist wrote for The Spinoff about the rise of strike action under the Labour government. Today a former Green Party education spokesperson shares her perspective.

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Ātea
May 5, 2018

The Ministry of Pākehā Affairs – the time has come 

Former Green MP Catherine Delahunty makes the case for a new ministry.

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Politics
Feb 28, 2018

Question Time Blues: confessions of a recovering MP

Ahead of her debut at the Auckland Fringe on Thursday night, former Green MP Catherine Delahunty writes on the good, the bad and the toxic of nine years in parliament – and what needs fixing.

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