Mana Candidate selection will be a tight contest
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Fri Sep 10 2010 12:00:00 GMT+1200 (New Zealand Standard Time)
Mana Candidate selection will be a tight contest
Friday, 10 September 2010, 9:44 am
Press Release: New Zealand Labour Party
Mana Candidate selection will be a tight contest
Labour’s by-election campaign in Mana has begun in earnest with a contested candidate selection to be held on Saturday 18th September 2010.
Labour Party President Andrew Little says “Labour is taking nothing for granted in the Mana by-election. I am confident that any one of the four nominees would be a capable candidate to continue the outstanding local work of retiring Labour MP Hon Luamanuvao Winnie Laban.”
“The candidates are talented people” Little says, “Each candidate has a depth of experience and skills and each would make a great MP. This selection will be a tight contest and choosing the winning candidate won’t be an easy decision for the selection panel,” he said.
The four nominees are: business manager Michael Evans, press secretary Kris Faafoi, criminal defence barrister Peter Foster and communications consultant Josie Pagani.
A candidate question and answer session for Labour Party members will be held from 12.30pm, Saturday 11 September, Helen Smith Community Room, Pataka Museum, Norrie & Parumoana Streets, Porirua.
The selection meeting is taking place at Pahina Congregational Church Hall, 13 Kivell Street, Ranui Heights, Porirua East at 2pm, Saturday, 18 September. The selection meeting is open to all Labour Party members.
Brief bios and contact details of the nominees attached.
Labour Nominees for Mana By-election
Michael Evans
General Manager Business Development, Vehicle Testing New Zealand (VTNZ)
Deputy Chairperson, Aotea College Board of Trustees
Chairperson, Property Committee
Member, Finance Committee
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Kristopher Faafoi
Chief Press Secretary, Leader of the Opposition
Chairperson, Rongotai Pacific Branch, Labour Party
Peter Foster
Criminal Defence Barrister, Porirua
Chairperson, Board of Trustees Waikanae Primary School
Member, Board of Trustees Paraparaumu College
Member, Board of Trustees Whitireia Community Law Centre
Josie Pagani
Communications Consultant, Shape & Influence
Involved in local school, sports and church groups in Mana electorate
Former Secretary, Paraparaumu Branch, Labour Party
Active Member, Labour Party, Mana electorate
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