PremiumDavid FisherSenior writer·NZ Herald·14 Aug, 2026 08:00 PM13 mins to read‌Former NZSAS lance corporal Josh Jacobsen - now a Green Party candidate - pictured in Afghanistan and (inset) receiving the NZ Gallantry Medal from Governor General, Sir Jerry Mateparae, in 2014.Josh Jacobsen served with elite fighting force the NZSAS during the Afghanistan war, placing him close to Operation Burnham and the 2011 raid in which Lance Corporal Leon Smith was killed. And now he’s standing for the Green Party. David Fisher reports.

Meet the Green Party Candidate for North Shore.