Mike is the National Party Candidate for Northland. A father of three and proud Northlander, Mike was raised in Whangarei and now lives at Coopers Beach, in Doubtless Bay with partner Sandra.

Mike’s background includes careers in the Navy, as a signwriter, and the Police. In 2006 he founded MethCon Group Ltd, a company aiming to provide employers, government, and community organizations with better strategies to combat New Zealand’s growing ‘P’ problem.

In October 2010 Mike sold MethCon Group Ltd to one of his staff to commit to a full time campaign in an effort to win the nomination as the National Party Candidate for Northland, bringing with him a sound apprenticeship in the community with regard to public policy and leadership. Mike has a proven record of effectiveness and resilience in the public sector. He has demonstrated his dedication to serving the people and helping build stronger communities for both Northland and New Zealand.

Top 5 Issues

1. Building a stronger economy
   • Balance the books sooner.
   • Borrow less so we can have lower interest rates for longer.
   • Keep personal taxes lower to encourage hard work.
   • Make New Zealand more competitive so our exporters can sell more overseas and create more real jobs.
   • Encourage savings and investments.
   • Use the mixed-Ownership model to fund infrastructure to help us grow faster.
   • Invest in skills training and tertiary education that gets results.
   
2. Building world-class infrastructure
   • Ultra-fast broadband for greater innovation.
   • More, and better, roads to ease congestion.
   • Investing in more rail and public transport.
   
3. Building a safer New Zealand
   • Staying strong on crime – tougher sentencing, stronger bail laws, and a focus on victims.
   • Keep working to lower the crime rate further so our families are safer.
   • Making our roads safer, so we can keep the road toll lower.
   
4. Rebuilding Christchurch
   • $5.5 billion recovery fund
   • Re-establishing essential infrastructure
   • More construction-related training
   
5. Building better public services
   • Better Schools – identifying and helping children falling behind, school reports in plain English.
   • World-class healthcare –more doctors and nurses, more operations, shorter waiting times.
   • Effective welfare- more people back into work, more incentives to work, payment cards for teens on benefits.
   

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