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Matthew Evetts Matthew is a local Wellington business leader and family man. Matthew lives in Tawa with his wife and three children. Authorised by M Evetts.

His career has spanned business and government with a background in operations, technology, and cyber security. This page is for sharing my political journey, connecting with the people of the Kenepuru electorate, and with voters across NZ. Please join me on this adventure and help me achieve my goals of positive change, and a prosperous and resilient future that benefits all kiwis. Matthew is a l

ocal Wellington business leader and family man originally from Taranaki. His career has spanned business and government with a background in technology and cyber security. His focus has been on enabling strategy with technology, and leading organisations through transformation and change. Matthew is married to his wife Vanessa of 25 years and they have three children. Their eldest daughter attends Victoria University, their son is at Tawa College, and their youngest daughter is at intermediate. They have lived in Tawa, in the heart of the Kenepuru electorate for over 15 years. Matthew is also a keen outdoorsman, and you’ll often find him in the hills and mountains enjoying the incredible flora and fauna of our country. [email protected]

02/09/2026

A Capital Gains Tax (CGT) will be introduced if the Government changes on November 7th. Are you aware of the gotchas in it?

Firstly, even though businesses are theoretically exempt, that is NOT the case in practice. If you're a business owner who owns the property you operate you'll be subject to CGT when you permanently sell up. This applies even when that same property is also used for residential living, because you'll pay CGT on the portion of the property used for business.

The other big gotcha is that CGT is NOT inflation adjusted. This means that many people will easily pay more in tax than the real value they've gained, meaning they'll make a loss on the property in real terms. Even if you don't make a loss you're paying tax on a much bigger portion of your 'profit' in real terms (after inflation adjustment).

So we're essentially telling NZ not to save and invest in the very businesses that NZ needs.

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01/09/2026

If the left-block get into power this election, Government spending is projected to increase significantly.

This would almost certainly increase inflation.

Increased inflation would almost certainly increase interest rates.

Increased interest rates have a direct effect on almost everyone in the country [if the inflation wasn't bad enough by itself].

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01/09/2026

One of the best things about voting for the National party in this year’s election is that we are a Party for everyone.

We’re looking to do what’s right for the present and the future.

National is looking at the long term success of New Zealand, and everyone who calls this wonderful country home.

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Hoarding construction in full flight today.
01/09/2026

Hoarding construction in full flight today.

26/08/2026

The new taxes that Labour, and the other left leaning parties, are talking about will punish anyone that has any desire to get ahead in New Zealand.
These proposed taxes won’t just punish the wealthy. It will impact everyone - regardless of their economic status.

If you try to get ahead and you want to contribute to New Zealand, you will be impacted by these proposed taxes.

The reality is that it’s going to drive a lot of investment out of the country, which is the exact opposite of what we need for a thriving economy.

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23/08/2026

Time to check the traps. These are AT220s by NZ Auto Traps. There is even an app so I can track progress over time. Highly recommend these traps as a really effective tool towards a predator free NZ.

14/08/2026

Since National formed a government at the last election, all metrics around all key domains have improved for the better.

In health, when you look at things like number of health professionals available in the workforce, waitlists etc. - these have all improved.

There is still work to be done, but major improvements have already been made.

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The latest S&P Global Ratings report for NZ is out today and shows our plan is working! Higher than expected growth in 2...
13/08/2026

The latest S&P Global Ratings report for NZ is out today and shows our plan is working! Higher than expected growth in 2026 and 2027.

A strong economy helps keep taxes low, create more jobs and higher wages, and means we can invest more in roads, schools and hospitals.

12/08/2026

We have some challenges that need to be addressed in New Zealand at the moment.

One of these is our productivity is very low. Our output per worker is one of the lowest in the OECD.

This is partly due to having an extremely small manufacturing base, as a proportion of our GDP - it’s only about 10%. This has a huge productivity impact.

Part of the reason why that manufacturing base is small, and shrinking, is because our energy costs are so high.

We also know that energy prices have been a significant contributing factor to the cost of living.

This means the average household in New Zealand spends a large proportion of their income on energy needs, and unfortunately, as things currently stand, many people should be spending more to keep their houses warm and healthy, but they don’t because they can’t afford to.

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11/08/2026

I’m back again at the beautiful Whitireia Park in Tītahi Bay, Porirua - right inside the new Kenepuru electorate.

I’ve said it before, but this is one of my favourite places to visit.

We are so fortunate to have beautiful places like this right around our electorate.

We have a wonderful, green, electorate, close to the ocean. Beautiful vista’s all around.

There is lots to celebrate about our local environment here in the Kenepuru electorate, whether that’s right out here in the northern part of the electorate, or in Johnsonville and Newlands in the southern part.

We are lucky to be surrounded by beautiful green hills, and amazing places to work and play.

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