To kick off the political year we asked all 20 members of Cabinet one thing they
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● Partner Clarke Gayford.
● Mt Albert MP.
● Reducing child poverty and improving access (and New Zealanders’ love) of our arts, culture and heritage.
● Bea conventional Government.
● Partner Jan Trotman.
● List MP.
Straight talk. give up fishing.
I won’t ever
● Married with three children.
● Te Tai Tokerau MP.
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Reducing prison population by 30 per cent over the next 15 years.
● Forget where I come from because Te Tai Tokerau keeps me grounded.
● Civil Union partner Alf, two stepchildren and three grandchildren.
● Wellington Central MP
Always remembering the economy is not an end in itself, but a means to an end — a better life for all.
Forget the people who work hard every day and pay their taxes to drive our economy. one son Harry. ● Married to Jo, ● Te Atatu MP.
All I can to get more New Zealanders into warm, dry homes and get Auckland moving.
Pretend there isn’t a housing crisis while kids are living in cars.
● Single, with a step-daughter from a previous relationship.
● Wigram MP.
Speeding up the Canterbury recovery. one child.
● Rimutaka MP. Back down. ● Partner and
Listening to teachers and educators and respecting their professional expertise.
Allow the focus of our education to be narrowed down to a small range of arbitrary measures.
● I’m happily married to my lovely best friend Leigh Fitzgerald and we have an amazing 15-year-old son, Cam.
● List MP.
I will work relentlessly to ensure New Zealand has a justice system that reduces offending and keeps all New Zealanders safe.
I won’t ever stop learning te reo Māori. Nga manaakitanga! children. ● Engaged, two ● Kelston MP.
Making the welfare system fairer and more accessible and helping people to realise their potential.
Make life harder for those who are already struggling.
● Married with three children.
● Dunedin North MP.
I will work hard to ensure every New Zealander has access to affordable, quality healthcare.
I won’t back away from addressing inequalities New Zealanders increasingly face in seeking health care.
● Partner: Barbara Ward and three adult children.
● List MP.
To drive the economy towards productive investment rather than speculation. Build a sheep farm in the Saudi desert.
● Married to William Ormsby, two children
● Hauraki-Waikato MP.
● Married to Sarah, four children including two from previous marriage.
● Napier MP.
Work towards recruiting 1800 extra police over three years as per the Coalition Agreement.
Ihopeto avoid annoying Parliament’s Speaker, Trevor Mallard, again.
● Married with three children.
● Palmerston North MP.
Make New Zealand a better place to work.
workers’ rights. Strip away
● Married to Damon Salesa with two children.
● Manukau East MP.
Continue to serve our most vulnerable in society in a compassionate way.
Stop caring about people who need our help the most.