Remutaka electorate

Remutaka is currently held by Labour's Chris Hipkins, who won safely with a margin of 20,497. In 2020, Labour won the greatest share of party votes in Remutaka – 58% to National's 19%. The seat was renamed for the Remutaka Ranges, which were renamed in the 2016 Treaty settlement between the Crown Rangitāne o Wairarapa and Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki Nui-ā-Rua.

Chris Norton

Green Party

| Not currently in parliament

Chris Norton

Green Party

| Not currently in parliament

Why I'm standing

I believe Aotearoa New Zealand could show the world how a nation can adapt to the challenges global heating will throw at us: how to integrate care for people and planet to create a thriving, fairer nation that we are happy for our children to inherit, knowing we will do all we can to meet these challenges. For that we need a vibrant democracy with more Green MPs, and that's why I'm standing.

About me

I am standing in Remutaka because we need strong Green Party representation in government. We need a government to lead with real solutions that enable us to cut climate pollution faster, enable people to live their life with dignity and restore our natural world. I want to be part of the way we tackle the very real, and different, challenges we face in the near and mid-future.

My priorities
  1. Free dental care by 2024 (specialist care by 2025): good dental care for improved quality of life.
  2. A tax free threshold of $10,000; tax cuts for everyone earning under $125,000; a fair tax on wealth.
  3. Rent controls so rents cannot rise more steeply than inflation.
Candidate list rank

43

Current role

Not currently in parliament

Before politics

Senior advisor

Residence

Naenae, Lower Hutt

Age

54

Year entered parliament

Not previously in parliament

2020 result

3rd in Remutaka

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Why I'm standing

I believe Aotearoa New Zealand could show the world how a nation can adapt to the challenges global heating will throw at us: how to integrate care for people and planet to create a thriving, fairer nation that we are happy for our children to inherit, knowing we will do all we can to meet these challenges. For that we need a vibrant democracy with more Green MPs, and that's why I'm standing.

About me

I am standing in Remutaka because we need strong Green Party representation in government. We need a government to lead with real solutions that enable us to cut climate pollution faster, enable people to live their life with dignity and restore our natural world. I want to be part of the way we tackle the very real, and different, challenges we face in the near and mid-future.

My priorities
  1. Free dental care by 2024 (specialist care by 2025): good dental care for improved quality of life.
  2. A tax free threshold of $10,000; tax cuts for everyone earning under $125,000; a fair tax on wealth.
  3. Rent controls so rents cannot rise more steeply than inflation.
Candidate list rank

43

Current role

Not currently in parliament

Before politics

Senior advisor

Residence

Naenae, Lower Hutt

Age

54

Year entered parliament

Not previously in parliament

2020 result

3rd in Remutaka

Connect via

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