Dear John 

We are halfway through the year, and my team and I have been busier than ever!  You can read all about it in my newsletter, now available online.   

This month, topics include:

• Interactive engagement workshops held to determine priorities for the communities of Cambridge, Tirau, Putaruru, Tokoroa, Taupō and Turangi and surrounds, and what to expect next. 
• Post Budget events
• Visiting MPs and public meetings 
• Celebrating Volunteers 
• Affordable housing development celebrations
• Join the debate
• Howl of a protest - where you can find me

Thank you to everyone who came along to share your views and ideas on priorities during our engagement roadshow. I will be providing regular updates on actions arising out of our conversations, starting with our mid-yearly print newspaper due in your mailboxes by the end of this month.  

Our C2P public meeting in Cambridge went well, and upcoming public meetings in August and September include Climate Change with Stuart Smith MP and Fair Pay Agreements with Scott Simpson MP.  We would love to see you there.

In the meantime, if you have any concerns, whether about your family, your community or the direction of our country at the moment, I really would like to hear them. If you haven't made it to one of our meetings so far, there are still opportunities to catch up with me.

You can read my newsletter online here. 

Hope to see you soon!

Kind regards,

Hon Louise Upston
http://louiseupston.national.org.nz/     

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Join the Debate

From issues such as He Puapua to the Ute Tax, I'm hearing from people that they are starting to feel left out on decisions being made by the Government that affect all of us, but without opportunities to have our say.  At the same time, more than 4000 children are left to grow up in motels and mental health services are in crisis. 

If you want to have a say in your future, demand the debate, and sign up to receive updates on these and other vital issues facing our country.

Opportunities to meet me

Howl of a protest

I will be attending the Taupō Groundswell protest on Friday 16 July.  We will meet at Miers Contracting in Reporoa, 198-4 Butcher Road, Reporoa 3083 at 11am and convoy into Taupō.  If you are planning on joining the convoy in town instead, the assembly point is the Lakeside Car Park opposite the Mini Golf at 12:00pm.  Groundswell contact is Gavin Watson, 022 600 7223.

Coffee Catch Ups

• Taupō - 17 July, 9am, Baked with Love, 11 Gascoigne Street. RSVP here

Friendly Forums 

• Cambridge - 23 July, 10am, Cambridge Health and Community Centre, 22a Taylor Street. RSVP here

Climate Change Public meeting

• Taupō - 18 August, 5:30pm - 7pm with Stuart Smith MP, Spokesperson for Climate Change.  Motutaiko Room, Suncourt Hotel, 14 Northcroft Street.  RSVP here

Fair Pay Agreements roadshow - Hold the date!

• Taupō and Cambridge, 3 September with Scott Simpson MP, Spokesperson for Workplace Relations.   Details to follow in our next newsletter.

Live with Louise on Facebook

• Tuesday 3 August, 8pm.  Please send me your questions and join me on the night to have them answered.  I look forward to seeing you online!