Current parliamentary roles

• Member, Regulations Review Committee
• Member, Social Services Committee
• Deputy-Chairperson, Transport and Industrial Relations Committee

Personal details

43 years old. Is a father of three and has a partner with three children. Raised in Whangarei. Of Maori descent.

Education/qualifications

Whangarei Boys High School

Career

• Former Seaman Officer, Royal New Zealand Navy
• Worked in the dairy sector, Dargaville and Whangarei
• Former sign writer
• Officer, New Zealand Police 1996-2001
• Detective, New Zealand Police 2001-2006
• Founder and Managing Director, MethCon Group Ltd, 2006-2010

Awards

• Best all Round Officer, Royal New Zealand Navy, 1986
• Recruit training awards, Royal New Zealand Police College, 1996
• Gold Medal, Tall Poppy Business Awards, 2007
• Best Emerging and Business of the Year, Northland Chamber of Commerce, 2007
• Sir Peter Blake Emerging Leader Award, 2008
• Communication and Leadership Award, New Zealand Toastmasters, 2010

Community activities

• Deputy Board Member, Oceania Region, World Federation Against Drugs
• Foundation member, Fulbright New Zealand Alumni Association
• Alumni, United States International Visitor Leadership Programme
• Member, International Task Force on Strategic Drug Policy
• Fellow, Drug Free America Foundation
• Fellow, Drug Free Australia

Party activities

• Branch Chair, Mangonui 2009
• Policy Chair, Northland 2010
• Member, Northern Region Policy Committee

Leisure activities

Weight training, squash