Green supporters in the south of the South Island will need to be very committed to cast their vote for the party in the September 23 election.
Only one of the top 20 candidates, those most likely to get elected from the list vote, comes from any further south than Rangitata.
Co-leader Metiria Turei lives at Waitati, and this year she is standing in Te Tai Tonga, as the party tries to win more Maori votes. Most Te Tai Tonga votes are Wellington, although Christchurch and Invercargill have large pockets of Maori voters.
Young party members have pushed the high-profile young women candidates up the list, ahead of two sitting MPs.
Seven of the top 10 are women, appearing to go against the Greens' own gender balance rules.
Chloe Swarbrick (Maungakiekie), who did well in the Auckland mayoralty race last year, is ranked nine. Golriz Ghahraman (Te Atatu), a refugee and Auckland barrister, is 10, and broadcaster Hayley Holt (Helensville) is 17.
Elevation of the three women will give the party the image it was wanting as it attempts to attract younger voters.
Well-regarded Jack McDonald, who is standing in Te Tai Hauauru, and is a Green staff member, has dropped down the rankings to 13.
In contrast, Niki Bould, the Dunedin North candidate, and Shane Gallagher, the Dunedin South candidate, are ranked 36 and 37 respectively.
The Green Party canvasses for the party vote but having a chance of seeing a candidate elected from a home town is an added incentive for voters to support a particular party.
Only another two of the top 20 candidates are from the South Island and they are both MPs. Eugenie Sage (Port Hills) is four, Mojo Mathers (Rangitata) is 11.
