WRITE TO LOCAL MP

Download template

Step 1

If you know your electorate (pōti), use this table to find your MP.

Or manually find who your MP is using your address and then locate their contact details(email, phone).

Step 2

Make sure to include your MP’s name, your full name, and your residential address.
This matters — it shows your MP that you are a constituent and potential voter. Your address is only seen by your MP and their office.

You are encouraged to update any statistics or references with current information, remove anything you don’t agree with, and add points that reflect your own experience or priorities. If helpful, you can draw from the items in our advocacy list marked “Current Focus.”

This is your letter.
The template is a starting point — tailor it so it reflects your voice and what you want your MP to understand.

Step 3

If you want to go a step further, call your MP’s office and request a meeting.
You will likely speak with their staff first — explain the urgency of the situation in Ukraine, your position on it, and note that you have already emailed your MP.

Be firm, polite, and constructive.

When you meet your MP, focus on how the situation affects you and your community, and clearly ask them to take action.
Again — be respectful, direct, and solution-oriented.

Step 4

(Optional) Find your MP on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and try contacting them there as well.

Summary

If you feel strongly about any aspect of the New Zealand Government’s response to russia’s war against Ukraine, consider starting a petition.
You are welcome to email it to us — if it aligns with our advocacy priorities, we will consider supporting it.

Know your electorate (pōti).
Use the table to identify your MP, or manually search your address to confirm who represents you and find their contact details (email, phone).

Email your MP
(An updated template is coming.)
Make sure you include:

  • your MP’s name,

  • your full name, and

  • your address.

This is important — it signals that you are their constituent and potential voter. Your address is only seen by your MP and their staff.

Take it a step further
Call your MP’s office and request a meeting. You will likely speak with their staff first — explain the urgency of the situation in Ukraine, outline your position, and note that you have already emailed your MP.

Be polite, constructive, and firm.

Attend the meeting with your MP. Discuss the situation and how it affects you and your community. Clearly ask them to take action. Again — respect, clarity and persistence matter.

Extend your outreach.
Find your MP on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other platforms — contact them there as well.