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Roads a priority for MP-select u by Paul Campbell
Northland’s roading network is on top of a busy list as Maungatũroto farmer Grant McCallum prepares to campaign as the National Party’s selected candidate for the region in the general election later this year.
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“Kaipara and the whole of Northland have certainly been lacking care for many years, and no one has been backing our corner, and I am honoured at the opportunity to represent the region as an MP,” he says. “I am honoured and very grateful for the opportunity to campaign for Northland’s support as National’s candidate, and it’s up to me to repay the faith.” Nor thland National Par ty’s 148 voting delegates from among the party’s 10 branches in the electoral area met last Sunday to make their decision as three nominees gave final presentations. Mr McCallum was successful with more than 50 per cent of the vote over Far North District councillor, Felicity p Grant McCallum, new National Party MP candidate for Northland Foy and former Kaipara Mayor Dr Jason Smith. Kauri Museum at Matakohe and has been Mr McCallum is the son of Ron vice president of the Northern branch of McCallum, who was a former National Federated Farmers as well as serving on Party electorate chairman for Kaipara with a number of sporting associations. former MP Sir Lockwood Smith. He has a “I love Northland and will be working son at university and a daughter who is a tirelessly to earn the right to advocate lawyer in Auckland. for my home region as its next local MP Age 58, he has lived in Northland in Chris Luxon’s National team,” Grant since the late 1970s and has owned and said, with roading a major concern operated his Maungatūroto beef and dairy that he will be raising with the party farm since 1995. He serves as chair of the transport spokesman.
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“National had a policy of four lanes to Whangārei, but it’s the Brynderwyns we have to talk about as we have got to fix that major problem, and people further north are not served well with roading either. As a local MP, I’ll be laser-focussed on those other issues that matter, like the cost of living. “Families are wondering how on earth they’re going to find hundreds of dollars more every week to cover their mortgage or rent even before they buy groceries, the price of which is increasing at the highest rate in 33 years or fill up their vehicles. Kiwis deserve better. “Policies like National’s Fa m i l y B o o s t , w h i c h provides up to $75 per week in tax rebates to help people with the cost of childcare, will go a long way to giving families more choices in their weekly budget. “I look forward to advocating for farmers and farming communities to reduce their regulatory burden and costs and let them get on with doing what they do best — leading the world in innovative farming practices that help to drive New Zealand forward.” ¢
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