Hunua MP Andrew Bayley 'home' to talk about trips to Poles

Whanganui-born MP Andrew Bayley will be speaking about his polar expeditions at a fundraiser for National's Whanganui candidate Harete Hipango.

National Party MP and Wanganui Collegiate old boy Andrew Bayley will be in Whanganui this Saturday.

The MP for Hunua is the guest speaker at a fundraising dinner for National's Whanganui candidate Harete Hipango.

Mr Bayley, who was born in Whanganui, will be speaking about his trips to the North and South poles.

In the summer of 2012/13 he dragged a sled 112km to the South Pole and in 2016 he and his son each dragged sledges 120km across the ice to the North Pole.

It is estimated that only about 120 people have trekked to both Poles.

Mr Bayley had a long career in adventure racing, including competing in three Coast-to-Coast events, marathons and Ironman events.

He graduated from Massey University and is a chartered accountant and a fellow of the NZ Institute of Management, the NZ Chartered Institute of Corporate Management and the UK Chartered Association of Certified Accountants.

Mr Bayley was elected to Parliament in 2014 with a majority of 17,376 votes in the Hunua electorate.

He sits on the finance and expenditure select committee and is chair of the local government and environment select committee as well as co-chair of the BlueGreens.

The dinner is on August 19 at 6pm at Kingsgate Hotel. Booking is required.

Tickets from Country Lane Originals or phone Warwick 06 345 0748.