Simon Watts

Some of the damage on the North Shore. A big clean up job ahead. Thanks to our emergency services for their continued work.

What is the fine Labour will impose on you if you break a water sprinkler ban you may ask?? Try up to $20,000... Soft on crime, tough on rouge sprinkler users! #ThreeWaters

Ramming the Three Waters reforms though under urgency, in spite of overwhelming opposition from councils and the communities they represent, shows how out-of-touch, arrogant and ideological this Government is.

Labour spent $14,570 on ONE job description for Three Waters. Unbelievable! There is no way to justify such an eye-watering amount. This is yet another example of wasteful spending from this Labour Government.

I extend my thoughts to the family, friends and St John colleagues of the staff member who died this afternoon following an ambulance crash today near Cambridge.

A great pic from the Auckland War Memorial Dawn Service this morning. Lest We Forget.

TupuToa are an awesome organisation helping to grow Māori and Pacific leaders. It was great to catch up with them at Polyfest and hear more about everything they do.

Proud.

Today at 5:45pm I'll be delivering my maiden speech. This is an exciting opportunity and a chance to outline my plan as MP for North Shore.

New Zealanders always deserve to have their voices heard. The Government urgently rushing through their Māori Wards Bill undermines this. It's a decision that should be made by Kiwis for their local governments. That's not what's happening.

A great turn out from @NZNationalParty MPs @SimeonBrownMP @MarkMitchellMP @chrisluxonmp @melissaleemp @PaulGoldsmithMP @SimonWattsMP @simonO’ConnorMP @ the ACCC Chinese New Year celebration. Let’s all trust that the new Year of the Ox is better than the Old Year of the Rat!

A great speech today from @JudithCollinsMP! I couldn't be more excited to get stuck in alongside my National colleagues and make life better for Kiwis.

What a captivating first day of racing in the Prada Cup. That INEOS Team UK boat can fly now!

Yesterday over 50 of our beaches in Auckland were deemed high risk. Today isn't looking much better. We shouldn't have to check an app before we go swimming. This issue requires urgent attention.

Happy New Year everyone! I hope you've been having a great holiday. Thanks for all your support throughout the year and I'm looking forward to an exciting 2021.

This year the Police have received almost 60,000 call-outs related to mental health (up from 46,000 in 2017). Giving our frontline emergency staff the resources they need is essential to provide mental health pathways that are sensible and effective.

Have a great Boxing Day everyone. And go the @BLACKCAPS!

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas!

It was a great opportunity to get out on the Hauraki Gulf to learn more about the ecology and how we can protect it for future generations.