The Residents Action Movement (or RAM) was a political party in New Zealand. RAM described itself as a broad left coalition, stretching from social liberals, community activists and former National Party members to social democrats, democratic socialists and left-wing radicals. Its national chair was Grant Morgan and its Co-Leaders were Oliver Woods and Grant Brookes.
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