Fisheries chief keen on Labour list spot

Maori Fisheries Commission chairman Shane Jones is expected to be among those seeking a Labour list position in Parliament when the party's list nominations close at 5pm tonight.

Former party president Maryan Street is also thought to be seeking nomination.

And Wairarapa MP Georgina Beyer, who has twice before announced her retirement from Parliament, has again had a change of heart and will seek a list position.

Ms Beyer announced in March she was quitting national politics at the end of this term, as she felt constrained by parliamentary life and wanted a break.

She told National Radio yesterday she had been motivated by last month's Destiny Church rally.

"There are some challenges coming forward from some factions in society and I want to be there to meet those challenges," she said.

Mr Jones flirted with the notion of entering politics last election as well but was in the midst of the Maori fisheries settlement. The party list will not be finalised until next year.


- STAFF REPORTER, NZPA