SuperBlues | 16 August 2024

We have a double-team coming to our August SuperBlues. Catherine Wedd and Dana Kirkpatrick are travelling up. Both are new MPs so this is a great chance to meet them and find out what they are all about.

Catherine is MP for Tukituki:

As the MP for Tukituki and mother of four school-aged children, Catherine is deeply passionate about her community, involved in local sports groups and various community organisations.

Catherine has a Bachelor of Laws and Arts, majoring in Political Science and English and a post graduate diploma in Journalism. She has been a Youth MP for the New Zealand Youth Parliament and spent years working as a TV reporter for TVNZ and the BBC in London.

Before becoming an MP she was an experienced marketing executive in the horticulture industry having previously worked as a business director and senior marketing executive at Bostock New Zealand and a director on the New Zealand Apples and Pears Board.

Dana is MP for East Coast:

I’m incredibly proud to serve as the MP for East Coast. I was born and bred in and around Gisborne - attending Patutahi School. I enjoy looking after my vege garden, lots of walks and hanging out with my little mate Doggett the Jack Russell.

I come from a farming background and four generations of my family have lived in Tairāwhiti. Before entering politics, I worked in communications, as a journalist for the Gisborne Herald and CEO of Equestrian Sports New Zealand.

COST:

$10 per person includes morning tea

Bring cash for the raffle

Authorised by Erica Stanford, 1/8 Beach Front Lane, Browns Bay. This is a fundraising event with proceeds after costs being a donation to the New Zealand National Party. Contributions exceeding $5,000 are subject to disclosure and are not tax deductible. All prices inclusive of GST.