Write a letter to your local MPs
(Correct as of February 2019)
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Use the list below to help you work out to whom to write based on the region/city/suburb you live in.
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We have tried to include lots of place names, but if you don’t find yours listed, look for one listed that you know is nearby, or go to www.elections.org.nz/voters/find-my-electorate
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Writing a letter is one of the best ways to get in touch. Address your letter like this, and you won’t need a stamp:
[Insert MP’s name]
Freepost Parliament
Private Bag 18 888
Parliament Buildings
Wellington 6160
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Northland, Auckland (Central, Central-North, North, East, South, West), Waikato (Hamilton, Other Waikato), Bay of Plenty, Gisborne, Hawke’s Bay, Taranaki, Manawatū-Whanganui, Wellington (Wellington City, Hutt Valley, Wairarapa, Porirua-Kapitī Coast), Chatham Islands, Marlborough, Nelson, West Coast-Tasman, Canterbury (North Canterbury, Christchurch, South of Christchurch, South Canterbury), Otago-Fiordland, Southland-Stewart Island
Northland
| Name | Party | From (in and around) | Special role for your area? | Other special role? |
| Kelvin Davis | Labour | Far North, Whangarei, Bay of Islands, Northland | MP for Te Tai Tokerau (Māori electorate)(Māori electorate) | Minister of Tourism |
| Shane Jones | NZ First | Whangarei | Minister for Forestry
Minister for Regional Development |
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| Matt King | National | Taipa Bay-Mangonui, Kaitaia, Kerikeri, Paihia, Opua, Kawakawa, Moerewa, Kaikohe, Dargaville, Mangawhai Heads, Wellsford | MP for Northland | |
| Winston Peters | NZ First | Deputy Prime Minister | ||
| Shane Reti | National | Whangarei, Hikurangi, Ruakaka, Maungatapere | MP for Whangarei | |
| Willow-Jean Prime | Labour | Kawakawa, Far North |
Auckland
Central Auckland
| Name | Party | From (in and around) | Special role for your area? | Other special role? |
| Jacinda Ardern | Labour | Mt Albert, Kingsland, Sandringham, Avondale, Point Chevalier | MP for Mt Albert | Prime Minister |
| Kelvin Davis | Labour | Great Barrier Island, Rangitoto Island | MP for Te Tai Tokerau (Māori electorate) | Minister of Tourism |
| Julie Anne Genter | Green | Auckland | ||
| Golriz Ghahraman | Green | Auckland | ||
| Paul Goldsmith | National | Epsom | ||
| Melissa Lee | National | Mt Albert | ||
| Peeni Henare | Labour | Auckland CBD | MP for Tāmaki Makaurau | Minister for Youth |
| Nikki Kaye | National | Downtown Auckland, Ponsonby, Grey Lynn, Westmere, Arch Hill, Herne Bay, Greemans Bay, St Mary’s Bay, Newton, Eden Terrace, Hauraki Gulf Islands | MP for Auckland Central | |
| Denise Lee | National | Penrose, Panmure, Onehunga, Royal Oak | MP for Maungakiekie | |
| Nanaia Mahuta | Labour | Waiheke Island | MP for Hauraki-Waikato (Māori electorate) | |
| David Parker | Labour | Auckland | Minister for the Environment | |
| Parmjeet Parmar | National | Mt Roskill | ||
| Priyanca Radhakrishnan | Labour | Maungakiekie, Remuera | ||
| David Seymour | ACT | Greenwoods Corner, Greenland, Epsom, Balmoral, Mount Eden, Newmarket, Parnell, Remuera | MP for Epsom | |
| Chlöe Swarbrick | Green | Auckland | ||
| Michael Wood | Labour | Mouth Eden South, Royal Oak, Onehunga, Hilsborough, Waikowhai, Lynfield South, Wesley, Three Kings, Mt Roskill | MP for Mt Roskill | |
| Jian Yang | National | Epsom, Auckland |
Central-North
| Name | Party | From (in and around) | Special role for your area? | Other special role? |
| Paula Bennett | National | Massey, West Harbour, Hobsonville, Greenhithe, Unsworth Heights, Wairau Valley, Totara Vale, Bayview | MP for Upper Harbour | |
| Kelvin Davis | Labour | Upper Harbour | MP for Te Tai Tokerau (Māori electorate) | Minister of Tourism |
North Auckland
| Name | Party | From (in and around) | Special role for your area? | Other special role? |
| Maggie Barry | National | North Shore City, Devonport, Lake Pupuke, Takapuna, Westlake, Campbell’s Bay | MP for North Shore | |
| Dan Bidois | National | Northcote, Birkenhead, Birkdale, Beach Haven, southern Glenfield | MP for Northcote | |
| Kelvin Davis | Labour | East Coast Bays, North Shore, Northcote, Rodney | MP for Te Tai Tokerau (Māori electorate) | Minister of Tourism |
| Marja Lubeck | Labour | Rodney | ||
| Jenny Marcroft | NZ First | Rodney | ||
| Tracey Martin | NZ First | Mahurangi, Warkworth | Minister for Children | |
| Mark Mitchell | National | Warkworth, Hibiscus Coast | MP for Rodney | |
| Erica Stanford | National | Long Bay, Torbay, Waiake, Browns Bay, Rothesay Bay, Murrays Bay, Pinehill, Albany South, Albany North | MP for East Coast Bays |
East Auckland
| Name | Party | From (in and around) | Special role for your area? | Other special role? |
| Simeon Brown | National | Pakuranga, Farm Cove, Half Moon Bay, Bucklands Beach, Highland Park, Howick | MP for Pakuranga | |
| Simon O’Connor | National | Mission Bay, Meadowbank, Saint Heliers, Kohimarama, Glendowie, Glen Innes | MP for Tāmaki | |
| Jami-Lee Ross | Independent | Botany Downs, Dannemora, East Tamaki, Chapel Downs, Burswood, Cockle Bay | MP for Botany |
South Auckland
| Name | Party | From (in and around) | Special role for your area? | Other special role? |
| Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi | National | Manakau East | ||
| Andrew Bayly | National | Pukekohe, Waiuku, Bombay, Clevedon, Whitford, Maraetai, eastern Manukau | MP for Hunua | |
| Judith Collins | National | Papakura, Drury, Karaka, Kingseat | MP for Papakura | |
| Marama Davidson | Green | Manurewa | ||
| Peeni Henare | Labour | Māngere, Otara, Pakuranga, Manurewa | MP for Tāmaki Makaurau (Māori electorate) | Minister for Youth |
| Willie Jackson | Labour | South Auckland | ||
| Anahila Kanongata’a-Suisuiki | Labour | Papakura, Tāmaki | ||
| Agnes Loheni | National | Māngere | ||
| Nanaia Mahuta | Labour | Papakura, Pukekohe, Waiuku, Clarks Beach, Ramarama, Bombay, Pokeno | MP for Hauraki-Waikato (Māori electorate) | |
| Jenny Salesa | Labour | Otara, Papatoetoe, Otahuhu, Middlemore | MP for Manukau East | |
| Aupito William Sio | Labour | Auckland Airport, Mangere Central, Mangere East, Favona, Mangere Bridge, Mangere South | MP for Māngere | |
| Tim van de Molen | National | Waiuku, Pukekohe, Tuakau, Pokeno | MP for Waikato | |
| Louisa Wall | Labour | Manurewa Central, Manurewa East, Hill Park, Totara Heights, Clover Park, Manukau Central, Puhinui, Wiri, Clendon Park, Weymouth, Homai | MP for Manurewa |
West Auckland
| Name | Party | From (in and around) | Special role for your area? | Other special role? |
| Kelvin Davis | Labour | Te Atatū, Helensville, Kelston | MP for Te Tai Tokerau (Māori electorate) | Minister for Tourism |
| Peeni Henare | Labour | Western Beaches, West Auckland (south of Te Atatū) | MP for Tāmaki Makaurau (Māori electorate) | Minister for Youth |
| Chris Penk | National | Helensville, Wainui, Owera, Dairy Flat, Coatesville, Paremoremo, Taupaki, Waitakere, Huia, Woodlands Park, Waima, Oratia, Westgate, Whenuapai, Bethells Beach, Piha, Karekare, Albany Heights, Swanson, South Head, Laingholm | MP for Helensville | |
| Alfred Ngaro | National | Te Atatū | ||
| Deborah Russell | Labour | Avondale, New Lynn, New Windsor, Blockhouse Bay, Green Bay, Wood Bay, French Bay, | MP for New Lynn | |
| Carmel Sepuloni | Labour | Titirangi, Konini, Glen Eden, Kelston, McLauren Park, Sunnyvale, Glendene, Waterview, Traherne Island | MP for Kelston | |
| Phil Twyford | Labour | Ranui, Henderson Valley, Henderson South, Henderson North, Lincoln South, Lincoln North, Edmonton, Te Atatū South, Te Atatū North, Te Atatū Peninsula | MP for Te Atatū | Minister for Housing and Urban Development
Minister for Transport |
Waikato
Hamilton
| Name | Party | From (in and around) | Special role for your area? | Other special role? |
| David Bennett | National | East Hamilton | MP for Hamilton East | |
| Tim Macindoe | National | West Hamilton | MP for Hamilton West | |
| Jamie Strange | Labour | Hamilton |
Other Waikato
| Name | Party | From (in and around) | Special role for your area? | Other special role? |
| Tamati Coffey | Labour | Taupō | MP for Waiariki (Māori electorate) | |
| Barbara Kuriger | National | Outskirts of Hamilton, Te Awamutu, Otorohanga, Te Kuiti | MP for Taranaki-King Country | |
| Nanaia Mahuta | Labour | Meremere, Huntly, Whitianga, Whangamata, Thames, Paeroa, Waihi, Hamilton, Ngaruawahia, Morrisonville, Matamata, Cambridge, Te Awamutu, Raglan, Kawhia | MP for Hauraki-Waikato (Māori electorate) | |
| Adrian Rurawhe | Labour | South Waikato (Tokoroa, Taumaranui, Te Kuiti) | MP for Te Tai Hauāuru (Māori electorate) | |
| Scott Simpson | National | Coromandel, Whitianga, Thames, Whangamata, Waihi, Paeroa, Te Aroha, Waihou, Ngatea | MP for Coromandel | |
| Louise Upton | National | Turangi, Taupō, Tokoroa, Putaruru, Tirau, Cambridge | MP for Taupō | |
| Tim van de Molen | National | Meremere, Te Kauwhata, Rangiriri, Huntly, Taupiri, Gordonton, Matamata, Waharoa, Morrinsville | MP for Waikato |
Bay of Plenty
| Name | Party | From (in and around) | Special role for your area? | Other special role? |
| Kiritapu Allan | Labour | Whakatane | ||
| Simon Bridges | National | Tauranga, Mt Maunganui, Omanu Beach | MP for Tauranga | Leader of Opposition |
| Tamati Coffey | Labour | Tauranga, Whakatāne, Rotorua | MP for Waiariki (Māori electorate) | |
| Todd McClay | National | Rotorua, Te Puke | MP for Rotorua | |
| Clayton Mitchell | NZ First | Tauranga | ||
| Todd Muller | National | Western BOP Region except for Tauranga and Mt Maunganui and Te Puke
Kaimai Ranges, Matakana Island |
MP of Bay of Plenty | |
| Fletcher Tabuteau | NZ First | Rotorua | ||
| Jan Tanetti | Labour | Tauranga | ||
| Anne Tolley | National | Whakatāne, Opotiki | MP for East Coast | |
| Angie Warren-Clark | Labour | Bay of Plenty |
Gisborne
| Name | Party | From (in and around) | Special role for your area? | Other special role? |
| Anne Tolley | National | Gisborne, Tolaga Bay | MP for East Coast | |
| Meka Whaitiri | Labour | Gisborne | MP for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti (Māori electorate) |
Hawke’s Bay
| Name | Party | From (in and around) | Special role for your area? | Other special role? |
| Stuart Nash | Labour | Napier, Taradale, Wairoa, Frasertown, Nuhaka | MP for Napier | Minister of Fisheries |
| Alastair Scott | National | Waipukurau, Waipawa | MP for Wairarapa | |
| Meka Whaitiri | Labour | Wairoa, Napier, Hastings, Central Hawke’s Bay | MP for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti (Māori electorate) | |
| Lawrence Yule | National | Hastings, Havelock North, Flaxmere, Southern Hawke’s Bay, Cape Kidnappers | MP for Tukituki |
Taranaki
| Name | Party | From (in and around) | Special role for your area? | Other special role? |
| Harete Hipango | National | Hawera, Opunake, Kaponga, Eltham, Normanby, Manaia, Patea, Waverley, Inglewood | MP for Whanganui | |
| Barbara Kuriger | National | North New Plymouth, Stratford District | MP for Taranaki-King Country | |
| Andrew Little | Labour | New Plymouth | ||
| Adrian Rurawhe | Labour | Taranaki Region | MP for Te Tai Hauāuru (Māori electorate) | |
| Jonathan Young | National | New Plymouth, Okato, Oakura, Waitara | MP for New Plymouth |
Manawatū-Whanganui
| Name | Party | From (in and around) | Special role for your area? | Other special role? |
| Darroch Ball | NZ First | Palmerston North | ||
| Harete Hipango | National | Whanganui, Hawera, Opunake, Kaponga, Eltham, Normanby, Manaia, Patea, Waverley, Inglewood | MP for Whanganui | |
| Iain Lees-Galloway | Labour | Palmerston North | MP for Palmerston North | |
| Ian McKelvie | National | Bulls, Marton, Taihape, Waiouru, Ohakune, National Park, Taumarunui | MP for Rangitīkei | |
| Adrian Rurawhe | Labour | All towns in Manawatū-Whanganui region west of Manawatū Gorge. | MP for Te Tai Hauāuru (Māori electorate) | |
| Alastair Scott | National | Dannevirke, Pahiatua, Woodville | MP for Wairarapa | |
| Meka Whaitiri | Labour | Tararua District | MP for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti (Māori electorate) |
Wellington
Wellington City
| Name | Party | From (in and around) | Special role for your area? | Other special role? |
| Paul Eagle | Labour | Rongotai, Kilbirnie, Lyall Bay, Hataitai, Island Bay, south Brooklyn, Newtown, Berhampore, Owhiro Bay, Seatoun, Roseneath | MP for Rongotai | |
| Brett Hudson | National | Ōhāriu | ||
| Gareth Hughes | Green | Wellington | ||
| Raymond Huo | Labour | Wellington | ||
| Greg O’Connor | Labour | Crofton Downs, Tawa, Ngaio, Khandallah, Johnsonville, Newlands, Churton Park | MP for Ōhāriu | |
| Grant Robertson | Labour | Karori, Northland, Kelburn, Aro Valley, Te Aro, Highbury, Thorndon, Mount Cook, Pipitea, Oriental Bay, Wilton, Makara | MP for Wellington Central | Minister for Sport and Recreation |
| James Shaw | Green | Wellington | Minister for Climate Change | |
| Nicola Willis | National | Wellington |
Hutt Valley
| Name | Party | From (in and around) | Special role for your area? | Other special role? |
| Ginny Anderson | Labour | Hutt South | ||
| Chris Bishop | National | Most suburbs of Lower Hutt, Petone, Wainuiomata, Eastbourne | MP for Hutt South | |
| Chris Hipkins | Labour | Upper Hutt, Avalon, Naenae, Stokes Valley, Trentham, Te Marua, Kaitoke, Cloustonville | MP for Rimutaka | Minister of Education |
| Trevor Mallard | Labour | Hutt South | Speaker | |
| Meka Whaitiri | Labour | Upper Hutt, Lower Hutt (excluding Korokoro), Wainuiomata | MP for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti (Māori electorate) |
Wairarapa
| Name | Party | From (in and around) | Special role for your area? | Other special role? |
| Kieran McAnulty | Labour | Wairarapa | ||
| Alastair Scott | National | Masterton, Carterton, Featherston, Greytown, Martinborough, Dannevirke, Pahiatua, Woodville, Waipukurau, Waipawa | MP for Wairarapa | |
| Ron Mark | NZ First | Carterton, Wairarapa | ||
| Meka Whaitiri | Labour | Masterton and Wairarapa district | MP for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti (Māori electorate) |
Porirua-Kapitī Coast
| Name | Party | From (in and around) | Special role for your area? | Other special role? |
| Kris Faafoi | Labour | Paraparaumu, Raumati, Paekakariki, Pukerua Bay, Karehana Bay, Plimmerton, Mana, Camborne, Paremata, Whitby, Pauatahanui, Porirua, Linden | MP for Mana | |
| Nathan Guy | National | Ōtaki, Waikanae, Paraparaumu | MP for Ōtaki | |
| Jan Logie | Green | Paraparaumu, Raumati, Paekakariki, Pukerua Bay, Karehana Bay, Plimmerton, Mana, Camborne, Paremata, Whitby, Pauatahanui, Porirua, Linden |
Chatham Islands
| Name | Party | From (in and around) | Special role for your area? | Other special role? |
| Paul Eagle | Labour | Chatham Islands | MP for Rongotai | |
| Rino Tirikatene | Labour | Chatham Islands | MP for Te Tai Tonga (Māori electorate) |
Marlborough
| Name | Party | From (in and around) | Special role for your area? | Other special role? |
| Stuart Smith | National | Havelock, Picton, Spring Creek, Blenheim, Seddon | MP for Kaikōura | |
| Rino Tirikatene | Labour | Marlborough | MP for Te Tai Tonga (Māori electorate) |
Nelson
| Name | Party | From (in and around) | Special role for your area? | Other special role? |
| Nick Smith | National | Nelson, Stoke, Surveyors Flat, Richmond, Brightwater, Aniseed Valley, Whangamoa, Kokorua, Appleby | MP for Nelson | |
| Rino Tirikatene | Labour | Nelson | MP for Te Tai Tonga (Māori electorate) |
West Coast-Tasman
| Name | Party | From (in and around) | Special role for your area? | Other special role? |
| Damien O’Connor | Labour | Collingwood, Takaka, Motueka, Karamea, Westport, Murchison, Reefton, Greymouth, Hokitika, Ross, Hari Hari, Whataroa, Franz Josef, Fox Glacier, Haast | MP for West Coast-Tasman | Minister for Agriculture
Minister for Biosecurity |
| Maureen Pugh | National | West Coast, Tasman | ||
| Rino Tirikatene | Labour | West Coast- Tasman | MP for Te Tai Tonga (Māori electorate) |
Canterbury
North Canterbury
| Name | Party | From (in and around) | Special role for your area? | Other special role? |
| Matt Doocey | National | Kaiapoi, Rangiora, Cust, Oxford, Casebrook, Belfast, Harewood | MP for Waimakariri | |
| Stuart Smith | National | Kaikoura, Hanmer Springs, Cheviot, Waiau, Culverden, Hawarden, Waipara, Amberley, Sefton | MP for Kaikōura | |
| Rino Tirikatene | Labour | Canterbury | MP for Te Tai Tonga (Māori electorate) |
Christchurch
| Name | Party | From (in and around) | Special role for your area? | Other special role? |
| Amy Adams | National | Bishopdale-Harewood, Templeton | MP for Selwyn | |
| Gerry Brownlee | National | Riccarton Park, Upper Riccarton, Riccarton Fendalton, Burnside, Merivale, Bishopdale, Ilam, Russley, Bryndwr | MP for Ilam | |
| Ruth Dyson | Labour | Oaklands, Halswell, Hoon Hay, Westmorland, Cashere, St Martins, Opawa, Woolston, Waltham, Ferrymead, Mount Pleasant, Redcliffs, Moncks Bay, Sumner, Lyttelton | MP for Port Hills | |
| Joanne Hayes | National | Christchurch East | ||
| Eugenie Sage | Green | Christchurch | Minister of Conservation Minister for Land Information |
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| Rino Tirikatene | Labour | Christchurch | MP for Te Tai Tonga (Māori electorate) | |
| Duncan Webb | Labour | Sydenham, Linwood, Christchurch Central, St Albans, Edgeware, Mairehua, Northcote, Redwood, Waltham | MP for Christchurch Central | |
| Nicky Wagner | National | Christchurch central | ||
| Poto Williams | Labour | New Brighton, Bromley, Avonside, Shirley, Kainga, Spencerville, Parklands, Waimari Beach, Aranui, Avondale, Burwood, Wainoni, Dallington | MP for Christchurch East | |
| Megan Woods | Labour | Avonhead, Broomfield, Hei Hei, Hornby, Wigram, Hilmorton, Middleton, Upper Riccarton, Riccarton, Addington, Spreydon, Barrington | MP for Wigram | MP for Energy and Resources |
South of Christchurch
| Name | Party | From (in and around) | Special role for your area? | Other special role? |
| Amy Adams | National | Lincoln, Prebbleton, Tai Tapu, Leeston, Dunsandel, Darfield, Springfield, Arthur’s Pass, Banks Pennisula, Akaroa | MP for Selwyn | |
| David Carter | National | Christchurch, Banks Pensulia, Selwyn | ||
| Rino Tirikatene | Labour | North of Christchurch | MP for Te Tai Tonga (Māori Electorate) |
South Canterbury
| Name | Party | From (in and around) | Special role for your area? | Other special role? |
| Amy Adams | National | Chertsey | MP for Selwyn | |
| Jacqui Dean | National | Geraldine, Twizel, Waimate | MP for Waitaki | |
| Andrew Falloon | National | Ashburton, Methven, Temuka, Timaru | MP for Rangitata | |
| Jo Luxton | Labour | Rangitata | ||
| Rino Tirikatene | Labour | Canterbury | MP for Te Tai Tonga (Māori Electorate) |
Otago-Fiordland
| Name | Party | From (in and around) | Special role for your area? | Other special role? |
| David Clark | Labour | North Dunedin | MP for Dunedin North | |
| Claire Curran | Labour | South Dunedin | MP for Dunedin South | |
| Jacqui Dean | National | Ōamaru, Wanaka, Cromwell, Alexandra | MP for Waitaki | |
| David Parker | Labour | Dunedin | Minister for the Environment | |
| Mark Patterson | NZ First | Clutha, Southland | ||
| Rino Tirikatene | Labour | Otago | MP for Te Tai Tonga (Māori Electorate) | |
| Hamish Walker | National | Balcultha, Queenstown, Arrowtown, | MP for Clutha-Southland | |
| Michael Woodhouse | National | Dunedin |
Southland-Stewart Island
| Name | Party | From (in and around) | Special role for your area? | Other special role? |
| Liz Craig | Labour | Invercargill | ||
| Sarah Dowie | National | Invercargill, Stewart Island | MP for Invercargill | |
| Rino Tirikatene | Labour | Southland and Stewart Island | MP for Te Tai Tonga (Māori Electorate) | |
| Hamish Walker | National | Gore, Winton, Owaka, Mataura, Mossburn, Lumsden, Manapouri | MP for Clutha-Southland |