Labour candidate Soraya Peke-Mason has spent 18 years in local government and now has cast her net wider to stand for Labour in the Rangitikei electorate.
Peke-Mason says Rangitīkei deserves a strong voice at the table of the next Government and sees her role in the electorate as an advocate, an influencer, a fresh face and with energy.
Peke-Mason is self-made and comes from humble beginnings.
"I am self-made, hard-working with a local government and business background in the construction, tourism, honey and forestry sectors.
"My ancestry can be traced back to the early 1800s, and I have business networks and family that transcend across the electorate."