Honestly, I'm not really running, at absolute most I'm taking a leisurely stroll for election. I believe that successive governments have failed us miserably and do not deserve our votes or our attention. There must be a better way to do things and once we've stopped acknowledging that hive full of people telling us what we can't do we might be able to start working together to figure out what that way is.

I will not be voting, not for myself and not for anyone else, I encourage them to do the same. I believe that non-votes should be counted, abstention is a powerful message that one would rather not be governed or that none of the current options deserve to be supported. Currently a huge chunk of enrolled voters (over 20 percent at the last election) are totally ignored because they choose not to elect anyone. I am here to represent them by doing absolutely nothing and letting them live their lives.

Giving back to the community was the social contract I was raised with – as a nation and community we support our neighbours when they need it. This notion of helping each other is what shone through during the recent lockdown. I hold a particular passion for education and families, and for the health and well-being of those at each end of the age spectrum, children and seniors. I believe in strong policy created from the ground up to ensure practical delivery.

I moved into Ōhāriu earlier this year and spend most of my weeks in Ngaio. Married to winemaker Ben, with three adult children, I am a Minister in the coalition Government and List MP for New Zealand First. I have had a diverse range of spokesperson responsibilities such as youth, women and family issues, research, science and technology, education, communications and IT, broadcasting, arts, culture and heritage, community and volunteer, disability issues and ethnic affairs.

Why I'm standing – I'm a proud New Zealander and I'm standing as a candidate for the One Party in the Ōhāriu electorate. I am putting my hand up to stand for righteousness, justice, truth and freedom for all New Zealanders. I will be key in re-aligning New Zealand's governmental principles back to those originally established by our Christian founding fathers.

My wife and I have been happily married for 41 years. With two married daughters and four amazing grandchildren. I have held various international business management positions. These have been in the private and public sectors. I've served on the leadership of a Christian ministry for seven years and I've ministered locally and overseas. I am passionate about the Lord Jesus Christ and believe I have the experience, skills and tenacity to make a positive difference to benefit all New Zealanders.