Marama Davidson: parliament is a little, insulated bubble of disconnection
The co-leader of New Zealand’s Green party is uneasy with power, but is embracing the chance to make a difference
When Marama Davidson, ahead of an official trip to New Zealand’s Hawkes Bay, found out that low-income families living in motels there would be evicted to make way for visiting dignitaries like her, she refused to be part of it.
After Davidson – co-leader of the left-leaning Green party that is part of New Zealand’s power-sharing government led by Jacinda Ardern’s Labour – saw the headlines, she cancelled the booking and packed a tent in her suitcase instead.