ELECTION 2026 CANDIDATE PROFILE - LLOYD BUDD, NATIONAL

National’s Whangarei candidate, Lloyd Budd, is the hot favourite to take the seat being vacated by Shane Reti. He is inheriting a seat with an 11,434 majority, and is already well underway in a busy and high-profile campaign.

In this, the second of our Meet the Candidates interviews, we caught up with Lloyd Budd and put to him a number of questions. Here is the full list of questions and responses.

What motivated you to seek selection as National's candidate for Whangārei?