Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei says naming a man as Governor-General on International Women's Day shows how National does not take women seriously.
The former Defence Force head Lieutenant-General Jerry Mateparae has been named to succeed Sir Anand Satyanand when the latter's five-year term ends in August.
The Prime Minister made the announcement on Tuesday 8 March - the 100th annual International Women's Day
Ms Turei told Waatea News that if they had been consulted, the Greens would have argued for a Maori woman to be the next Governor-General.
"There are huge numbers of wonmen out there doing amazing work," she says, "and a huge number of Maori women doing amazing work, and it's often the Maori women who get overlooked and I think we need to keep on being aware of that."
Ms Turei says the National government hasn't appointed any women to major positions.
