Zulfiqar Butt

Affiliation: Labour

My principal place of residence is in the Te Hirawanui General Ward area.

• Phone: 021 107 4737
• Email: buttzulfiqar_haider@hotmail.com
• Postal address: 1/225 Ruahine Street, Roslyn, Palmerston North

Candidate statement

I have called Palmerston North home since arriving in New Zealand 25 years ago.

I strongly believe in social justice, gender and ethnic equality and have been involved in community service for the last 25 years. I am currently a serving Justice of the Peace of New Zealand.

I am a proud Massey graduate with a Doctoral degree in Natural Resources Management and have worked for Massey University’s International Office for more than 10years, currently run a small business and have worked with different international organizations and agencies like UNDP, World Bank, WFP and AusAid.

I served as a Labour Party endorsed elected city councillor from 2019 to 2022. Looking to the future, environmental issues such as wastewater and government reforms pose big risks for our city. It’s for these reasons, alongside my experience and skillbase, that I ask for your support in re-electing me this election.