It’s amazing how people love success. The Green MPs didn’t put a single press release out in support of Celia in the run up to the local government elections (slackers), but as soon as she is elected they are all buzzing around like flies on a compost heap.
Here are the post election press releases:
– Sue Kedgley press release, 11 Oct.
– Russel Norman press release, 9 Oct (a whole 60 words including names)
Here are the pre-election press releases:
In the weeks before the election Green MPs main interests were trips to Rome, capitalism (evils), cows, education, GST and freedom for Vanunu (wherever that may be?).
Next time a little public support beforehand might be in order.
WCC Watch 
I suspect that the calculation was that overt support from the Green Party might put off more people than it would encourage.
If only they’d made that calculation when it came to their pre-emptive support of Auckland’s CBD rail loop.
I think this is the most likely explanation. Then again none of the local Labour MPs put out releases endorsing their candidates, but the branding makes it kind of explicit in any case.
Lab MP Phil Twyford gave Marcus Ganley some PR loving. http://blog.labour.org.nz/index.php/2010/09/13/managing-parking-or-maximising-tickets/
Wouldn’t Celia have been a great replacement for Sue Kedgley – yet the timeing was all out???
Why would the Greens put out press releases for Celia when Celia ran as an independent (and said so immediately after the election as well)?
factchecker: You’ve spoiled errant pre-conceptions with verifiable facts. People could accept the new information and reform their errant opinions….but history shows very few people are capable of doing this. Keep trying! 🙂
Why did Norman put out a press release about the Hawkes Bay elections. http://blog.greens.org.nz/2010/09/21/hawkes-bay-elections/. Why do they do a lot of things that they do. Celia’s not green and neither is grass.