Nicky Wagner

Nicky Wagner MP
Nicky campaigning against the Electoral Finance Bill, in Christchurch, 28 November 2007.
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Christchurch Central
Incumbent
Assumed office 2005
Prime Minister	John Key
Personal details
Born	23 July 1953 Christchurch
Nationality	New Zealand
Political party	National
Spouse(s)	David
Children	two sons
Occupation	Business
Profession	Teacher
Website	Nicky Wagner

Nicky Wagner (born 23 July 1953 in Christchurch) is a New Zealand politician, who holds the Christchurch Central electorate seat for the New Zealand National Party in the Parliament of New Zealand.

Early life and career

Wagner has received a teaching degree from Christchurch College of Education, a BA from Canterbury University, and an MBA from Massey University. After working for a time as a teacher, she entered the business world, and established a successful fashion marketing company and later an internet marketing business. She was an internet pioneer establishing firstly FashioNZ a website to support the New Zealand fashion industry and GardenNZ for the gardening industry.

Politics

Parliament of New Zealand
Years	Term	Electorate	List	Party
2005–2008	48th	List	28	National
2008–2011	49th	List	43	National
2011 – present	50th	Christchurch Central	42	National

In 2005, Wagner endorsed the NZ Flag.com Trusts campaign for a referendum on New Zealand's flag, stating "Our flag should celebrate our nation's identity and our special foot-print on this earth. We will always respect and cherish our links with the past that are represented in our present flag but a young country needs to create a strong vision for its future."

In 2003 Wagner was elected to the Canterbury Regional Council, and was a councillor until 2007.

In the 2005 general elections, she stood as the National Party's candidate for the Christchurch Central electorate, and was 28th on National's list. This was the third highest placing for a newcomer, behind Tim Groser and Chris Finlayson.

In the 2008 general election she drastically cut Labour's majority in both the electorate and the party vote, reducing the candidate majority from 7,836 to 936. She remained in Parliament, having been re-elected through the National Party list.

In the 2011 general election, she won the seat off Labour with a 47 vote majority, after special votes broke an exact tie between her and incumbent MP Brendon Burns. This marked the first time National had ever held the Christchurch Central electorate since its creation in 1946.

Nicky is the Chair of the Local Government and Environment Select Committee and sits on the Maori Affairs Select Committee. She also chairs the BlueGreens Caucus Committee and the Arts, Culture and Heritage Caucus Committee.

External links

• Nicy Wagner MP official site
• Profile at National party
• Profile at New Zealand Parliament
• Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou.co.nz