Wigram electorate
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Wiremu Thomson
Independent
Richard Wesley
Green Party
Tracy Summerfield
National Party
Christine Van Duivenboven
New Zealand Loyal
Blair Anderson
Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
Debra Marie Cullimore
Leighton Baker Party
Tubby Hansen
NZ Economic Euthenics Party
Megan Woods
Labour Party
Geoff McTague
Independent
Ankita Lynn
ACT Party
Wiremu Thomson
Independent
| Not currently in parliament
Wiremu Thomson
Independent
| Not currently in parliament
Why I'm standing
I have made submissions, written to and spoken to MPs, and other public service agencies; and in my opinion no one in Government is either listening or taking the important matters I have been raising seriously. That is why I am standing. Since then, I have found other important issues to be fixed. In addition, there are lots of small government decisions that I would have done differently.
About me
I have interacted with the public service over several years, so I know where it is failing and what improvements can be made (eg a tax loophole, climate change policies, welfare). For climate change I created a website to compare countries. Government is slowly catching up to my views. Unlike many MPs, I have a postgraduate diploma in science with good grades and scholarships to match. I also bring a young, working class perspective.
My priorities
- Improve the public service's processing of submissions, so public are heard and debate progresses.
- Take more action on climate change, but in a way that is fairer and to NZ's current account benefit.
- Fix a range of inequities in banks, tax, democracy, housing, justice, Occupy Wall St, Panama Papers.
Current role
Not currently in parliament
Before politics
Labourer
Residence
Halswell
Year entered parliament
Not previously in parliament
2020 result
Did not stand
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Why I'm standing
I have made submissions, written to and spoken to MPs, and other public service agencies; and in my opinion no one in Government is either listening or taking the important matters I have been raising seriously. That is why I am standing. Since then, I have found other important issues to be fixed. In addition, there are lots of small government decisions that I would have done differently.
About me
I have interacted with the public service over several years, so I know where it is failing and what improvements can be made (eg a tax loophole, climate change policies, welfare). For climate change I created a website to compare countries. Government is slowly catching up to my views. Unlike many MPs, I have a postgraduate diploma in science with good grades and scholarships to match. I also bring a young, working class perspective.
My priorities
- Improve the public service's processing of submissions, so public are heard and debate progresses.
- Take more action on climate change, but in a way that is fairer and to NZ's current account benefit.
- Fix a range of inequities in banks, tax, democracy, housing, justice, Occupy Wall St, Panama Papers.
Current role
Not currently in parliament
Before politics
Labourer
Residence
Halswell
Year entered parliament
Not previously in parliament
2020 result
Did not stand
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