I heard about the death of Rod Donald as I drove down the Clyde hill on the way back from Queenstown.

Very sad.

As a libertarian I have a great deal of respect for many green policies and, of course, a great deal of disdain for others. The thing about Rod Donald though was that he wasn't a typical politician- he had principles and he genuinely stood up for them. I think of all the politicians in the house left or right, up or down, his Green collegues included, Rod Donald had to be about the most uncompromising of these principles.

Anyway. Linz has written a bit on his passing and it sums up my fealings fairly well. http://solohq.com/Articles/Perigo/Daily_Linz_18_-_Rod_Donald,_Green_Convertible.shtml