Dear John 

School is back, and hopefully, your children enjoyed some good fun! 

Winter sure has felt quite chilly these past few weeks, I hope you are staying warm.  It certainly didn't help that our electricity grid failed to meet expectations when we needed it to.

My print tabloid should also have hit your post boxes by now. If you didn't receive a copy and would like one, please contact my team at [email protected]. 

The National Party recently held its Annual General Conference, and I am excited about the work ahead of us to address the issues and aspirations that matter to you. We are asking the big questions on your behalf and I would love to hear what you think.  These include:

• Lifting incomes
• Growing the Technology Sector
• Getting houses built
• Getting New Zealanders home safely and quickly each day
• Educating Kiwis to succeed globally
• Making our communities safe and reversing the growth of gangs
• Ensuring quality healthcare and mental healthcare

This month we also celebrated our farmers during Farmworker Appreciation Day.  I joined Judith and Martin Bennett on their farm with Sourav Sharma, Manager and Jordyn Doyle, Farm Assistant, to talk about what a career in farming means to them.   Check out our awesome celebratory video further down. 

A reminder of our upcoming public meetings on Climate Change and Fair Pay Agreements. Climate Change Spokesperson Stuart Smith MP and Workplace Relations Spokesperson Scott Simpson MP will join me and we would love to see you there.  RSVP below.

Thank you to everyone who regularly comes along to share your views and ideas at our meetings.  If you haven't been as yet, I hope to see you soon!

Kind regards,

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

Celebrating and appreciating Farm Workers!

I joined Judith and Martin Bennett on their farm with Sourav Sharma, Manager and Jordyn Doyle, Farm Assistant to talk about what a career in farming means to them. View our video here

Opportunities to meet me

Climate Change Public meeting with Stuart Smith MP, Spokesperson for Climate Change

• Taupō - 18 August, 5:30pm - 7pm, Motutaiko Room, Suncourt Hotel & Conference Centre, 14 Northcroft Street.  RSVP here

Fair Pay Agreements roadshow with Scott Simpson MP, Spokesperson for Workplace Relations 

• Cambridge, 3 September 9:30am - 11am, Cambridge Health & Community Centre, 22A Taylor Street. RSVP here
• Taupō, 3 September, 2pm - 3.30pm, Motutaiko Room, Suncourt Hotel & Conference Centre, 14 Northcroft Street.  RSVP here

Live with Louise on Facebook

• Tuesday 7 September, 8pm.  Please send me your questions and join me on the night to have them answered.  You can watch last month's session here if you missed it.

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