The day after the report was released, Darleen Tana attended an urgent caucus meeting with her lawyer and a support person. According to Swarbrick, Tana’s actions were found to be completely at odds with the party’s values, leading to her resignation from the party before the caucus unanimously agreed to request her resignation from Parliament.

Swarbrick and co-leader Marama emphasized their expectations for MPs to uphold high standards of behavior, both in and out of Parliament. They expressed a preference for transparency but also the need to respect privacy laws. The party is working on releasing the executive summary of the report after addressing privacy concerns.

To remove Tana from Parliament under the waka-jumping law, she must either resign from the Green Party or be expelled by a process initiated by the co-leaders, requiring two-thirds caucus support. Swarbrick has called on Tana to resign, and if she doesn’t, the co-leaders may initiate her expulsion, which would bring Benjamin Doyle into Parliament.

Davidson expressed disappointment in Tana for not taking accountability for her actions. The report’s findings clearly showed that Tana’s behavior was unacceptable. Swarbrick mentioned that the possibility of “waka-jumping” Tana was not yet discussed, and she refrained from commenting on potential police referrals. Tana was suspended for 116 days on full pay during the investigation, earning over $40,000. The Greens hired barrister Rachel Burt to investigate the allegations.