This month:
- TG is 110km/h!
- Business After Five with Sally Duxfield
- Weekly updates
- What’s trending this month?
- Anzac Day law changes
- Over-60s Morning Tea with Simeon Brown
- Where I’ve been locally
- Fixing the Basics and Building the Future in Kapiti
- Join my team for 2026
Transmission Gully is now 110 km/h!
This is fantastic!
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TG is a world-class, safe expressway built to be safe at 110km/h. No=one has died on National’s new local expressways, and after I collected thousands of signatures to support this change, I’m so proud that we have delivered.
Business After Five with Sally Duxfield
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I encourage you to consider this event next Thursday, 26th. It’s only $10 at the Kapiti Boating Club at 5.30 pm. The club are running a cash bar and aside from networking, there will be a chance to hear from Sally Duxfield and some Q&A (note this is not a political event and any proceeds go to charity).
Sally’s passion lies at the intersection of neuroscience, wellbeing, and performance. Here’s what she says:
“People struggle with constant distraction, interruptions and the pace of modern life. Many of us sit in a place of overwhelm. Humans don’t need more medication-they need to know how to sleep, control their environment and routines, and understand the correlation between technology and their performance and wellness. Through 40 years of leading people and integrating 9 years of neuroscience, I have created methodologies that help people unplug their brain.”
Save these BA5 dates:
- May 7th with former-Black Cap Grant Elliott
- June 4th with economist Brad Olsen
- August 13th with Massey Chancellor Alistair Davis
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Weekly updates
Have you seen I’m putting out a weekly video update, explaining one current issue each week? They come out every Tuesday at 5pm, they’re only two minutes, and you can find them on TikTok, Instagram or Facebook.
Watch the last month here:
Fixing the basics and building the future
New trains for Ōtaki and 110km/hr on TG
Massive funding boost for local schools
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What’s trending this month?
Here are a few stories that got lots of attention locally. If you missed them, have a look:
What would you like to see happen to the Ōtaki Train Station building?
Changes to the laws around Anzac Day
Anzac Day law changes
We have modernised the law around Anzac Day so it officially commemorates all those who have served in war and conflict zones, and all those who died, whether overseas or in New Zealand.
At one level, it doesn’t matter what the law says, we will always stand and remember those who served, the enormous sacrifices made, and particularly those we knew and loved. But it is significant that we have chosen to update the law. Officially, until Tuesday, Anzac Day only commemorated those who served in six specific wars up until the Vietnam War. Now it is far more inclusive and represents modern service.
I sat on the Select Committee to hear every submission, read all those that were written to us, and worked closely with the RSA to ensure the updated law would reflect.
Over-60s morning tea with Hon. Simeon Brown
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Join us on March 13, 10 am at the Whitby Bowling Club, for morning tea and a chance to speak with, and hear from, special guest Simeon Brown. These are always popular events, and we’d love you to join us (even if you’re under-60!). RSVP helps with catering numbers: e-mail Lorraine pollockl@outlook.com.
You can also save these dates:
- May 1st, 10am Katie Nimon, MP for Napier Raumati Bowls Club
- June 5th, 10am Catherine Wedd, MP for Tukituki Plimmerton hall, 9 Sunset Parade
- July 3rd, 10am Paulo Garcia, MP for Grey Lynn Coast Community Church, Paraparaumu
- August 7th, 10am Sam Uffindell, MP for TaurangaWhitby Bowling Club
- September 4th, 10amStuart Smith, MP for KaikōuraVenue tbc
Where I’ve been locally
The last month has been typically busy, Here’s a taste of some of the places I’ve been this month:
Waikanae Lions Garden Trail, Reikorangi country fair, Hamish Macaulay Exhibition launch, Horowhenua AP&I show, visiting Kapiti shops, Riverbank Vets opening, Australia Day celebrations, Waitangi Day events, Birmingham Street Foodtrucks, Ōtaki Kids’ Market, Kapiti Boating Club, Kapiti Health Advisory Group, Ōtaki Railway Station (meeting LINZ and GWRC), meeting the Porirua Mayor and CE, Brittons Housemovers, visiting Paraparaumu businesses, Tatai Koura Crayfish exporter, meeting local constituents one-on-one, met Kapiti College at Parliament, seniors morning tea, Pipi Learning Cove, Pacific Health Plus, Ōtaki Producer’s Market, speaking to a men’s breakfast, meeting with various councillors, visiting KYS, and visiting the Waikanae Boating Club.
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Fixing the Basics and Building the Future in Kapiti
Last month I talked about a few things that needed fixing up a couple of years ago. Here are some great local wins from the last two years:
- We have a permanent Breast Cancer Screening clinic in Waikanae,
- We got new funding for a health shuttle,
- Schools are getting a 50% increase in school property funding,
- Every school in Kapiti will have the Learning Support coordinator they asked for,
- Approx 474 less victims of violent crime in our electorate last year compared to two years ago,
- There are lots of local stories of people whose rents are slightly cheaper, whose mortgages are up to $200 per week cheaper, and whose businesses are benefiting from Investment Boost. I’ll share some of these next month.
Join the team for ’26
I can’t win this alone; please help me.
Click here to register your interest in giving me just an hour or two of help this year.
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I’m looking for people from Whitby out to Judgeford and Moonshine, from Plimmerton and Camborne, from Pukerua Bay and Paekākāriki, across Raumati and Paraparaumu, Waikanae and Te Horo and all the way to Ōtaki.
- If you like hiding behind the scenes, I need help
- delivering a few flyers later this year,
- making a few phone calls,
- offering fences I can put a sign up on come September, or help put them up and take them down.
- If you like being part of a big team we need people to
- stand on a street corner with us waving signs later in the year,
- join us at local events,
- walk with me as we knock on doors.
Secondly, I’m asking people to join the National Party. Local members get invites to extra events, can meet other MPs, and get to be part of the fun and exciting journey this year. You can do it online here or just message me.
Finally, some people like to donate just a little towards the cost of a campaign. You’re very welcome to. I’ll send you the bank details if you’re interested, but as a guide you can cover the cost of:
- party membership – $5
- fence signs – $25
- large signs – $50
- a bundle of flyers – $100
- newspaper ads – $300
There is no pressure but it costs around $50,000 per campaign and we’re grateful for all the support.
Ok, next month I’ll be into my regular updates on what I’ve been doing locally, but check out a few upcoming events to get in your diary.
Upcoming events
- BA5 with Sally DuxfieldFebruary 26th, 5.30pmKapiti Boating Club, $10 tickets at the link above
- Seniors Morning TeaMarch 13th, 10amHon. Simeon Brown, Minister of HealthWhitby Bowling Club
- Seniors Morning TeaMay 1st, 10am Katie Nimon, MP for Napier Raumati Bowls Club
- BA5 with Grant ElliottMay 7th, 5.30pmKapiti Boating Club, $10
- BA5 with Brad OlsenJune 4th, 5.30pmKapiti Boating Club, $10
- Seniors Morning TeaJune 5th, 10am Catherine Wedd, MP for Tukituki Plimmerton hall, 9 Sunset Parade
- Campaign Gala DinnerFriday June 26thDetails to follow
- Seniors Morning TeaJuly 3rd, 10am Paulo Garcia, MP for Grey Lynn Coast Community Church, Paraparaumu
- Seniors Morning TeaAugust 7th, 10am Sam Uffindell, MP for TaurangaWhitby Bowling Club
- BA5 with Alistair DavisAugust 13th, 5.30pmKapiti Boating Club, $10
- Seniors Morning TeaSeptember 4th, 10amStuart Smith, MP for KaikōuraVenue tbc
That’s it for this month.
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Well done Tim. Good job, great stuff.
But ……………. what about key issues your leader keeps dodging.
The maorification of NEW ZEALAND. The Māori seats. The treaty debacle, the tribunal debacle, the corrupt Māori elites, the robbery through expenses by the Māori party and others, et al.
Tim, the list goes on and on, and all you do is waffle about the small stuff.
When are you going to man up, along with your national lot hiding behind luxflakes, and give us what your party promised in the run up to the 2023 elections.
Election year beckons, 2026.
I have to agree with you on your comment there James as one of the National pre election promises was to to put a stop to all Maorification in New Zealand Government Ministries and local government? All I have seen is a little brushing off here and there and we still give away millions of NZ Tax payer’s money to appease Maori hand outs and upkeep their Maraes and allow Maori mumbo jumbo to dictate our democratic way of living.