Green conscience vote

Green Party co-leaders Russel Norman and Metiria Turei. Photo / Northern Advocate

The Green Party caucus last week decided to have a conscience vote on the alcohol purchasing age and their positions are not all undecided as reported yesterday in a poll of MPs.

Seven of the nine MPs support the purchasing age being 18 for on- and off-licensed premises.

They are Metiria Turei, Russel Norman, Keith Locke, Kevin Hague, Catherine Delahunty, David Clendon and Gareth Hughes.

The other two, Sue Kedgley and Kennedy Graham, are undecided. Labour MPs Jacinda Ardern and Charles Chauvel support the age of 18 for both.

National MP Todd McClay is undecided but leaning towards an 18/20 age split.