Second candidate for Labour nomination | Wairarapa News | Local News in Wairarapa

A contest over who will stand
for the Labour Party in Wairarapa is now assured, with a
second nomination lodged yesterday.

Blair Heming, 26, of Masterton, has put his name forward,
joining Upper Hutt solicitor Michael Bott in the quest to
become the party's candidate at next year's general election.

Mr Heming works at Premier Bacon, Carterton, and  has two
young children. He is Wairarapa born and raised,  the son
of Kuranui College teacher Trish Heming, and  educated at
Makora College.  He has a history of working with young
people, having helped  with the Equippers Church youth group
_ although he belongs to Lifexchange Church _ and  with
organised  activities for young people in Masterton.

Mr Heming is a workplace delegate for the Engineers,
Printers and Manufacturers Union and is on the union's
national executive. He said yesterday this was his first attempt
to enter politics.   If successful in candidate selection, he would
campaign on his desire to see Wairarapa people get a decent
standard of living, access to good education and an economy
built on high skills, high wages and high productivity.

``I know Wairarapa, I work with people from Wairarapa, I
play rugby with them, my kids go to school here. I'm commit
ted,'' he said.

Apart from  politics and his family, Mr Heming is passionate
about  rugby and plays at propfor the Carterton senior team.

Labour Party nominations close on September 1.