Member of Parliament for Waikato, NZ. Chair of Foreign Affairs, Defence & Trade Committee. Authorised by T. van de Molen, Parliament Buildings, Wellington.
Waikato, New Zealand
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Met with @RichardMarlesMP today in his role as Minister of Defence. Our views on the challenges & opportunities in our region align closely. The NZDF has an important role to play in this.
If I'm NZ's next Minister of Defence, I plan to enhance the NZ/Aus Defence relationship.
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With the recent Chinese & Solomon Islands agreement and our extension of the NZDF deployment to the Solomon Islands, this is nothing short of dereliction of duty
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Surely if you are sending support to Ukraine you would ask them what they want and ask your allies what they are doing
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The Pacific situation is evolving rapidly. The Minister needs to step up & deliver.
Defence Minister has no plan for NZ in the Pacific, which is being felt by the Defence Force, National says. dlvr.it/SRXjdG
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The extension of the NZDF deployment in the Solomon Islands demonstrates our long-standing partnership between our two nations, it is important that we are resourced to contribute to these sorts of leadership roles in the pacific (1/2)
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On Saturday afternoon I had an unfortunate accident where I fell from a platform, breaking both arms and sustaining spinal and rib fractures... (full statement below)
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#agribusinessagenda2021 launch underway. Huge turnout for some exciting insights from @IProudfoot_KPMG
#fieldays2021
An awesome turnout today for my Public Meeting with @NZNationalParty Leader @JudithCollinsMP in her home town of Matamata! Thank you to everyone who came along #twoticksblue
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Recent PREFU & GDP figures for the last quarter show an even more damaging economic crisis than first anticipated. New Zealanders need to be reassured that their Government is equipped to help them recover. The National Party has demonstrated our ability to do this.
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I met with the team from Discover Islam NZ today, they were a friendly group who were happy to answer any questions. Thanks Sabah, Harris, Milza & team. Well done for reaching out to break down barriers. The diversity in NZ is one of our strengths #MeetYourMuslimNeighbourNZ
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A busy couple of days in the West Coast-Tasman electorate, hosted by @MaureenPughNat.
Some great farmer & grower public meetings and really interesting visits to businesses, including Tasman Bay Food Co.
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🔵Protecting our high-risk population from COVID-19 is a National Party priority🔵. Find out more about National's robust Border Policy here: national.org.nz/securing-new……
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I am delighted to have been given the additional responsibilities of Biosecurity & Associate Transport by @JudithCollinsMP.Over the next 6 weeks until the election, I will be working hard to deliver our policy positions. I will also be representing the #MightyWaikato.Bring it on!
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I travelled to Christchurch a few weeks ago & met Kerry, CEO of Spanbild Group & Wade, GM of Concision. Concision is the largest pre-fab manufacturing factory in New Zealand. PrefabNZ manufacturing will play an important part in the solution for housing challenges in NZ.
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Isobella loved watching her first netball game this evening. Not quite the result we wanted to see for the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic, but a great experience regardless!
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We had a wonderful turnout today for the Matamata community tree planting, in recognition of the impact of COVID-19. Each country that has had cases had a tree planted in its honour, with many extra trees planted for our community which faced down the third largest cluster in NZ.
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Last week I checked out the local Tamahere Reserve as part of my #GreatWalkWaikato series. It was a nice and easy one the kids could also enjoy. Thanks to the local volunteers who put in a tremendous amount of work with the reserve.
Busy weekend getting our signs up across the #MightyWaikato. Thanks to my numerous volunteer teams for all their work!
#twoticksblue
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