Outgoing Green MP Benjamin Doyle criticises Parliament in valedictory speech

Thursday 18 September 2025 · 5 outlets · 5 reports · updated Thu 18 Sep 2025, 7:01pm

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Green MP Benjamin Doyle has delivered a final speech in Parliament, describing the institution as a hostile and toxic environment. Doyle, who is non-binary, resigned earlier this month after less than a year in office, citing the impact of abuse and threats on their family.

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1. NZ HeraldThu 18 Sep 2025, 5:30pm

   Green MP Benjamin Doyle unleashes on Parliament in final speech after sudden resignation (opens in new tab)

2. 1NewsThu 18 Sep 2025, 5:45pm

   'Hostile and toxic': Benjamin Doyle blasts Parliament in valedictory speech (opens in new tab)

3. StuffThu 18 Sep 2025, 5:56pm

   ‘Hostile and toxic’: Benjamin Doyle says the price to be an MP was too high (opens in new tab)

4. The Press via The PostThu 18 Sep 2025, 6:13pm

   ‘This place was not built for people like me’ - Benjamin Doyle delivers valedictory speech (opens in new tab)

5. RNZThu 18 Sep 2025, 7:01pm

   MP Benjamin Doyle farewells Parliament, calls it a 'hostile and toxic' place (opens in new tab)