Two candidates already with campaign experience have been chosen by the Green Party in the two major Hawke's Bay seats at this year's general election.
The two are experienced general and local elections campaigner Chris Perley, who will carry the Green flag in the Tukituki electorate for a third consecutive election, and comparative newcomer James Crow, standing in the electorate after an unsuccessful bid for an Ahuriri ward place on the Napier City Council in the 2019 local elections.
The party, which currently has eight MPs, all from its list at the 2017 election and part of a confidence and supply agreement with the Labour Party in forming a new government, says both candidates in Hawke's Bay will be working hard to grow the party vote as the most effective way to see more Greens in Parliament.
Perley, a researcher and former Hawke's Bay Regional Council staff member, has a background working with provincial communities around sustainable land use, building community values and quality local economies.