Get to Know the Selwyn Party Candidates
Labour Reuben Davidson
Kia ora. My name is Reuben Davidson and I am the Labour candidate for Selwyn. I care deeply about people. Born and bred in Canterbury surrounded by a large loving family, I received an excellent education enabling me to work in a job I love. I’ve worked my way up the ranks of television production in New Zealand, starting with making coffee, I’ve production managed lifestyle and magazine shows for Television New Zealand and worked as a Creator and Series Producer for New Zealand’s largest children’s production company. Always with an eye to increasing opportunities for business and jobs in Canterbury. I know first-hand how hard it can be to balance study and work commitments to get by. That’s one of the reasons I’m so proud of the fees free policy Labour rolled out in our first term. There is more to do. As an elected Community Board member for Banks Peninsula which until recently overlapped Selwyn, I have seen and value how much our local rural communities contribute to the national economy and how they can be best served and supported. Students are the future of our workforce, and Lincoln is a world centre of excellence for study across our key primary industries. I look forward to the opportunity to meet and talk with you to hear your issues and how we can help as we recover and rebuild together. Please get in touch anytime.
National Nicola Grigg
I’ve been asked a lot lately why I want to be the MP for Selwyn—it’s simple—I love this region. I was born and raised on our family farm in Mt Somers—I grew up here and am proud to call it home. My whole family still farm in this district - from the Rakaia Gorge, down to the foothills, and out across the Canterbury plains. My first job was in a shearing shed – but since then I’ve worked in the private sector as a journalist, a communications manager in big tourism businesses and also as a Parliamentary press secretary to Simon Bridges and Sir Bill English for almost four years under the last National-led government. In my most recent role as a trade specialist at New Zealand Trade & Enterprise I’ve been given some real insights into how business owners in this electorate are coping in the current economic environment.
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