How business can flourish in the community will be the topic of conversation when Green Party spokesperson for small business, tourism and justice David Clendon hits the campaign trial in the Coromandel/Hauraki areas today.

Green Party Coromandel electorate candidate Catherine Delahunty will accompany David on today's tour, which includes a public meeting this evening at Future Te Aroha Centre from 5.30pm.

The Green Party candidates David Clendon and Catherine Delahunty hit the campaign trail in the Coromandel/Hauraki areas today.

During this morning David and Catherine will visit small businesses in Thames before attending a business lunch hosted by Claire Bradley at her Paeroa business Agrisea.

From 1.30pm-2.30pm the Green candidates will tour the Hauraki Rail Trail with Mike Hayden, who helped instigate the project, and stop at Waikino Café from 3.15pm-5pm.

'The rail trail is just one example of our Green Party pro-business policies that will build an economically and environmentally sound future for New Zealand” says David.

From 5.30pm he and Catherine will host the public meeting at Te Aroha.