After a month of uncertainty about her future, Elizabeth Kerekere left the Green Party after it revealed that she had referred to a colleague MP as a “crybaby” in a group conversation. The co-leaders of the Green Party vowed not to use the “waka jumping” statute to remove her from the House of Representatives. The resignation of Kerekere comes after a month of rumors over her future.
A late-night Zoom chat with Green Party members led to Kerekere’s resignation. She had disappeared from the public eye when a colleague MP named Chlöe Swarbrick was labeled a “crybaby” in a leaked communication. The co-leaders refuted this, saying it was an effort to oust Kerekere from Congress. On which MPs they want back in 2023, members are voting.
Elizabeth Kerekere
Some party members became irate when it was claimed that the probe had only just started in earnest. The majority of what Kerekere had informed the members, according to Shaw and Davidson, was incorrect, and this will be addressed in the upcoming days.
Since the “crybaby” text she sent to the incorrect group chat provoked an investigation into her behavior, Kerekere has been missing from Parliament. Although she has disputed that the remark was directed at Swarbrick, two further messages that have been released from the group chat indicate that it was.
- After a month of uncertainty about her future, Elizabeth Kerekere left the Green Party.
- A late-night Zoom chat with Green Party members led to Kerekere’s resignation.
- As Green Party members vote on their party’s list ranking for the 2023 election, the timing of the episode is significant.
The co-leaders of the Green Party rejected the claim that the probe had halted, asserting that it had started in the days after Dr. Kerekere’s communications on April 5.
As Green Party members vote on their party’s list ranking for the 2023 election, the timing of the episode is significant. Kerekere’s supporters attempted to stop list ranking until the investigation was finished, but they were unsuccessful.
Kerekere was given the chance to speak to the group and present her side of the story, which was the opposite of what the co-leaders wanted.
