Labour opens new electorate office

By Frank Neill

The opening day of Labour’s new Wainuiomata electorate office – Friday 27 January 2023 – was “a very special day” for her, Hutt South MP Ginny Andersen said at the opening ceremony.

The new office in Queen Street is shared by Ms Andersen and Meka Whaitiri, the MP for Ikaroa-R whiti and the Minister of Customs.

The new offices were blessed by Mate Taitua and Linda Aroha Olsen, starting at 10am on 27 January.

“This office is your office. It is for our community,” Ms Andersen said.

“It is very important that we are visible to the [Wainuiomata] community … and that we are here for the community.”

It was not ideal that the new electorate office was upstairs, making it difficult for some people – for example people using wheelchairs – to access.

Because of that, the two MPs had come to an arrangement with the Library that they can meet with people there. People just need to contact the electorate office and let them know they have an access problem.

The opening came at what has been “a really sad time, personally, for me to hear we are losing Jacinda [Adern].”

Prime Minister Adern had announced that she was resigning, and her resignation took effect on Chris Hipkins being appointed the new Prime Minister.

Jacinda Adern “led straight from the heart,” Ms Andersen said.

“She will leave a long-lasting impression on New Zealand and on the world.”

Ms Andersen predicted that New Zealand’s new Prime Minister “is going to be really great.

“I think he is the man who will win Labour the election.”

Ms Andersen also paid a tribute to Al Daniel of Al’s Glass. While the space for the new electorate office was being renovated, Mr Daniel “worked in this building every single day.

“We wouldn’t have managed without his skills and support,” she said.

”It is such a wonderful occasion,” Ms Whaitiri said, and that was thanks to “Ginny’s hard work”.

“Wainuiomata is a special place in my and Ginny hearts and to Labour.

“It is really important to us our values of welcoming people – the Labour values of putting people first.

“This is your office. This is the people of Wainuiomata’s office.”

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