Media Release: National Party, 06 April 2014
The National Party has announced Barbara Kuriger will be its candidate for the Raglan – Taranaki – King Country electorate at the 2014 general election.
Mrs Kuriger was selected at a meeting of local party members in Te Kuiti on Sunday night.
“I congratulate Barbara on her nomination. Barbara will be a great candidate and an effective voice for Taranaki – King Country if elected in September,” said Central North Island Regional Chair Peter Osborne.
Mrs Kuriger said she was honoured to receive the nomination to contest the seat.
“It’s a tremendous privilege to be able to contest the seat for National and for Taranaki – King Country communities,” said Mrs Kuriger.
“John Key and National are delivering real opportunities for regional New Zealand. I will be working hard to ensure our communities keep a strong voice in National at the election.”
Barbara Kuriger – Biographical Notes
Barbara is a shareholder and Director of 3 family owned farming businesses.
Focused succession planning has created the opportunity for Barbara to transition from full time farming to follow her passion for the Agribusiness industry into the roles of governance, coaching, and leadership.
In 2012 she was awarded the Inaugural Dairy Women of the Year which came with a Fonterra scholarship to participate in the Global Women’s Breakthrough Leadership Program, from which she graduated in September 2013.
Barbara is currently on the Board of Directors for DairyNZ, Dairy Training Limited, Primary ITO, New Zealand Young Farmers, Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre, Te Kauta, Venture Taranaki Trust, and the Dairy Women’s Network. She is Chair of the Primary Industries Capability Alliance.
She is highly regarded in the agricultural industry and is seeking more opportunities to collaborate with other industries to promote regional growth.
Barbara is a sought after speaker for conferences and events both within New Zealand and internationally, and is involved in many community activities. She is also a regular columnist with the NZ Farmers Weekly and does regular opinion pieces on radio.
More information available at www.barbarakuriger.co.nz
The Green candidate, Robert Moore, is getting a much more comprehensive impression of the country than just dairy farming. He’s walking from Bluff to Wellington, so he’ll be super-fit to hit the campaign trail – http://halfwayaroundthesun.co.nz/.