Labour’s fresher faces
In a story mainly about George Hawkin’s recovery from cancer surgery (which happily looks to be successful) the NZ Herald listed at the very end a list of expected fresher faces as candidates. They were:
- Andrew Little
- Phil Twyford
- Grant Robertson
- Connor (sic) Roberts
- Kate Sutton
- Clare Curran
- Stuart Nash
- Paul Chalmers
- Don Pryde
- Jordan Carter
- Hamish McCracken
Twyford, Nash, Chalmers and McCracken stood in 2005, so their inclusion is no surprise. Not sure if they still qualify as fresh though.
I would be surprised if Jordan Carter or Conor Roberts stand in 2008. I suspect the Herald has not spoken to them directly- especially hard as Jordan is in Brussels at the moment.
Little, Robertson, Curran, and Pryde have all publicly talked about their ambitions, so no detective work there.
Kate Sutton is the current Women’s Vice-President for Labour. I don’t know if Kate will stand in 2008 or not, but would not be surprised. She has already sought elected office at Auckland City Council, being elected to the Tamaki Community Board in 2004 and 2007.