ACT Local has selected Martin Lundqvist – a registered nurse as its candidate for the Kaipātiki Local Board in this year’s Auckland Council election.

Martin came to New Zealand in 2012, determined to build a new life. After studying, working, and engaging with the local community, he has become an example of how New Zealand can be a welcoming place for those with a pioneering spirit.

Since 2016, Martin has worked as a registered nurse, starting out caring for elderly residents in local rest homes, and now teaching fellow nurses how to deliver high-quality care using modern technology.

Martin believes Kaipātiki deserves a local board focused on practical solutions, not political agendas.

“The Kaipātiki Local Board has lost its way,” Martin says.

“They’re wasting your rates on pet projects and events hardly anyone attends, pushing propaganda dressed up as culture or science, while neglecting basic infrastructure, like our parks and green spaces.

“I’ll fight to get the local board back to basics – advocating for better infrastructure, protecting parking, making sure every dollar is spent where it really matters, and standing up for all ratepayers, no matter their background. Together we can build a fairer, safer, more practical Kaipātiki..” – Martin Lundqvist

Earlier this year, ACT New Zealand announced it would be standing Common Sense Candidates for local government for the first time — after hearing from New Zealanders across the country who are sick of rising rates, ballooning budgets, and councils that ignore the basics while chasing ideological vanity projects.

When you vote ACT Local, you know what you're getting:

• Fixing the basics
• Cutting the waste
• Ending race-based politics
• Restoring accountability

ACT Local Government spokesperson Cameron Luxton says:

“ACT Local candidates are community-minded Kiwis who’ve had enough of wasteful councils treating ratepayers like ATMs. It’s time to take control on behalf of ratepayers — to restore accountability and deliver real value for money. ACT Local is about getting the basics right: maintaining roads, keeping streets clean, and respecting the people who pay the bills. Our candidates won’t divide people by race or get distracted by climate vanity projects. They’re here to serve, not lecture." – Cameron Luxton