The husband of high-profile Conservative Party candidate Christine Rankin is standing for the same party in the Whanganui electorate.
Kim MacIntyre's nomination came in just before the deadline on August 26.
Ms Rankin declined to give Mr MacIntyre's contact details, but spoke briefly to the Wanganui Chronicle yesterday. She said Mr MacIntyre was "very excited" to be standing in the Whanganui electorate.
"He doesn't have any direct Whanganui connections, but he believes very strongly in what the party is doing and wanted to be involved.
"Whanganui was one of the gaps we had in terms of candidates and Kim decided to choose Whanganui."