Waikato business owner and community leader with more than 20 years building retail, distribution, events and hospitality businesses; ACT’s 2023 Hamilton East candidate and active participant in business networks and grassroots politics.

Priorities: Jobs and business growth, reducing regulatory pressure, individual freedom, personal responsibility, accountable government and practical support for workers and families.

Tainui, Ngāpuhi and Ngāti Whātua community leader; chair of the Western Community Centre and former ten-year president of the Tainui Māori Women’s Welfare League, with strong Ngāti Hauā relationships.

Priorities: Household incomes, jobs and apprenticeships, rural infrastructure and services, housing, local industry, mental health, addiction prevention, community safety and trusted representation across Waikato.

Fourth-generation Waikato dairy farmer, agricultural contractor and Waikato regional councillor with extensive committee and drainage-governance experience.

Priorities: Farming, flood protection, infrastructure, biosecurity, transport, environmental management and practical regional decision-making.

Waikato MP, former dairy farmer, rural-construction business owner, rural bank manager and New Zealand Army Territorial officer; 2013 Young Farmer of the Year and Kellogg Rural Leadership graduate.

Priorities: Primary industries, rural and regional infrastructure, Waikato Expressway extension, the new medical school, community safety, social connection and long-term regional prosperity.