We are losing our freedoms in New Zealand. Generations went before us and fought for our country and our freedoms and they are being slowly but surely eroded. The current government is actually fast-tracking this. I want to be elected because our democracy is in trouble and I want to be part of the solution. Citizens initiated referendums have been ignored and the state is now taking the right to parent out of our hands. I want a free and fair New Zealand.

I'm a proud New Zealander and 'mainlander'. I grew up in Canterbury but came to Nelson for holidays and when given the opportunity to move to Nelson after 10 years overseas and in Auckland, with 3 children, I grabbed it! (15 years ago.) I have owned a business, worked in many industries and believe in governance and process. I am passionate about fairness and giving people their chance to speak. I will work tirelessly to give New Zealand a fully functioning democracy and common sense values.

Imagine Nelson, and New Zealand as a center of integrated well-being, localism and regenerative farming where people, communities and nature are connected, and where decisions are made to ensure all can thrive. Imagine educating people to think, create, and be valued for uniqueness, diversity and innovative community solutions. Imagine if science and economics were transparent, and ethics and values were considered in decision-making. Imagine if people were put before corporations. This is why.

I'm a strategist, lawyer, solo mum, adventurer with a history of empowering communities and niche businesses to successfully challenge the status quo. I love Nelson and New Zealand, our outdoors, culture and people. I've overcome many challenges and would love to share my expertise to turn the current system inside out to restore not only power but also hope and inspiration to the people and New Zealand.

I have been inspired by a holistic socio-economic theory called PROUT that acknowledges that in addition to our physical and mental dimensions we have a spiritual dimension. Running as a candidate for the Progressive Party provides an opportunity to put this holistic approach on New Zealand's electoral map. It informs all our policies and offers the promise of transforming our society.

Caring for my family and doing what I can to make the world a better place has been central to my endeavours. Meditation has played an important part in this. I have lived in the Nelson region most of my life, had a Churchill Fellowship that studied the habilitation of offenders, in 2017 completed an MPhil that looked the region being more self-reliant, have managed the Nelson Enterprise Loan Trust making 300 loans to small ethical businesses in the region for the past 23 years with 98 percent recovered.

For too long New Zealand has been sold out to offshore investors by career politicians, who care more about their careers than they do about their local communities. New Zealand is a unique slice of paradise that should be treated as such. Her people should be free to enjoy all she has to offer without the dictates of undemocratic commitments made by the current and previous governments. The mechanisms of the New Zealand political system need restructuring. I am committed to this cause.

Born and raised in Nelson, I have spent much of my adult life in the helping professions: ministry, counselling, coaching, consultancy and professional supervision. I pride myself in understanding the way people do things and why they do these things. This interpersonal dynamics approach is rarely factored into today's politics. I believe that if each person did so, we would all be living in a better world, so each day, regardless of what it is I am doing, I take on that challenge.