I am running because we have had enough social policy change, it's now time for large scale financial reform that works for New Zealanders and New Zealand businesses. I believe we can change the life of every down trodden Kiwi for the better.

I was born and raised in the Rangitata district, and I love it here. I have been working with the farming community for 3 years, and before that spent 10 years working in factories saving to buy my first home. My current role brings me into contact with people from all over the district, and there is a major dissatisfaction with the status quo.

I am passionate about education, particularly early childhood education. This government has made some excellent progress in the education space, including building and upgrading more than 1,000 classrooms across the country, and I am really keen to see more work done for the early childhood sector. I'm also passionate about seeing investment in the regions, they missed out a lot until this government came in and I want see continued support for them especially as we recover from Covid-19.

I am 100 percent committed to this community, it is my home and I have lived here for over 24 years. I have sent my children to the local schools, I have a business here. I have had experiences in my life that hold me in good stead to represent people from all walks of life, I've been a single parent that struggled financially, having to use the food bank many times, I've studied as an adult and then built and owned my own business. I understand this community and will continue to work hard for it.

I want to stop the slide and restore New Zealand back to the prosperous country it once was back in the 60's when there was virtually no unemployment, people grew up in stable families on one income and housing was affordable. There was no racial disharmony, no gangs, no drugs and no teenage suicides. We had a large kiwi owned manufacturing industry, farms were mostly family owned and our governments could successful carry out large infrastructure projects.

I grew up on a family farm and began working as a casual musterer mostly in Otago and Northern Southland before spending time in a trotting stable to obtain my own Private Trainer's and Open Horseman's License. While training leased horses I had my own contract fencing business before going on to head shepherd, farm manager, leasing a farm and finally farm ownership in Australia. I also have experience in sales and middle management and hold a real estate agents licence.