Metiria Turei

The campaign to save the Otago Spirit has gained some political clout.

The Green Party has launched a plan to bring 100,000 children out of poverty by 2014 at a cost of $360 million a year.

Metiria Turei has probably long forgotten it. Those who witnessed it still wince at the memory of it.

It has been a time of change and hectic schedules for Metiria Turei after stepping into the job of Green Party co-leader about six months ago.

Question everything, take risks and be brave, were Metiria Turei's pieces of advice for those attending a Salvation Army Lower South Area Employment Plus award ceremony in Dunedin yesterday.