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Election special – Meet the Candidates
Oct 12, 2026
When: Friday 23rd October, 7:30, St. Aidan’s Church Hall
Event format
Normandale Residents’ Association committee member Pete Matcham will MC the evening.
Each candidate will be asked to answer the same questions*- these questions will have been provided a week before. Although there may be some questions on the wider issues we all face, the emphasis is on their potential and contributions as our constituency MP for Hutt South.
Once they have all had their time to give their ideas, there will be light refreshments and the opportunity for you to bend their ears and listen to their promises on a one to one basis. Confirmed Hutt South candidates attending
- Alistair Boyce (NZ First)
- Ben Wylie-van-Eerd (Opportunity)
- Chris Bishop (National)
- Courtney White (Green)
- David L F Smith (Independent)
- Ginny Andersen (Labour)
*If you have any questions you want to pose to the candidates please send them in to normandale.residents@gmail.com by 16th October.
Normandale sentinels
Two Sierra Redwoods, stand as sentinels by the Normandale Overbridge. These are located on the former estate of Sir William Fitzherbert K.C.M.G. who served as a MP and various other public offices).
About Normandale
A fabulous place to live – a dormitory suburb where people come for the quality of life, Normandale has community facilities for all ages from playschool to Senior citizens.
The historical road to Pauatahanui is still the physical backbone of our community– winding through well established housing in bush clad hills to rural properties and Belmont Regional Park.
The suburb is dominated by a treescape that conceals housing and brings native birds to your windows.
There is easy access to central city shopping, Library, swimming pools and railway stations.
We have an attractive network of paths and reserves, and easy access to Belmont Regional Park for walking, cycling and horse riding
Historic horse trough
Constructed in 1905 at the top of the steep initial climb from the railway line, this horse trough still provides water for those that seek it out.
Hutt-Minoh House
Minoh House – formerly “Norbury”, built in 1904, where Professor George von Zedlitz and his wife Alice lived 1905 – 1922
Rural Normandale
Normandale extends into rural properties that merge into Belmont Regional Park providing unsurpassed quality of life in Lower Hutt.