A New Zealand Greens minister showed remarkable commitment to her party’s environmentalist ethos by getting on her bike and cycling to hospital to give birth.
Minister for Women and Associate Transport and Health Minister Julie Anne Genter posted a photo of herself on Instagram, Sunday morning, standing beside her bike outside Auckland City Hospital.
She revealed in the post that she cycled to hospital, with her partner, so she could be induced into labour. “There wasn’t enough room in the car for the support crew,” she wrote, explaining their decision to cycle.
Genter added that the bike ride had put her in the best possible mood and included the hashtags #42weekspregnant #cycling #bicyclesarethebest.
The move has been praised by many, including Genter’s colleagues. Green Party leader James Shaw described Genter’s actions as “very on brand.”
However, others viewed it as a virtue signaling stunt and questioned how the baby was going to get home.
Others described the cycle as “crazy” and dangerous, suggesting that Genter could have injured herself and her baby.
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