Dene Mackenzie profiles the Waitaki electorate. Waitaki has the third-largest land area of all New Zealand's general electorates and is held by National MP Jacqui Dean. Many had expected the Waitaki MP to stay out of cabinet but she became Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister - a reward for her hard work and loyalty to Mr English. Mrs Dean said water allocation and use was the single most important issue being talked about during the campaign. Mrs Dean had been juggling her ministerial duties with those of an electorate MP campaigning for re-election.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 20, 2017 01:30 UTC