Meet Sarah
A practical Taranaki voice for better politics.
Sarah brings community leadership, small-business experience and a strong belief in practical, evidence-based decisions.
ABOUT SARAH
Grounded in Taranaki, shaped by experience
Sarah Lucas is an Opportunity candidate for New Plymouth, a small-business owner and manufacturer, and a long-standing community advocate. She lives in Taranaki with her husband and their three teenage sons.
Her career has spanned social work, mental-health management, conservation strategy, governance and local government. Across every role, Sarah has focused on bringing people together and turning evidence into practical action.
Experience matched to Sarah’s portfolios
Sarah’s portfolios connect directly to the work she has done, the organisations she has led and the communities she knows.
Regional Development
As a small-business owner and manufacturer, Sarah understands the pressures facing regional firms—and the skills, infrastructure, technology and practical government support needed to make, add value and export more from Taranaki.
Local Government
Sarah’s governance and local-government work—including chairing the Community Board Executive—gives her a practical understanding of how Wellington, councils and communities can work together with clearer responsibilities and accountability.
Internal Affairs
Sarah’s experience in social services, mental-health management, governance and countries rebuilding strong institutions shapes her commitment to transparent government, resilient communities and public systems designed around people.
Leadership grounded in real life — not career politics.
Regional Development
As a small-business owner and manufacturer, Sarah understands the pressures facing regional firms—and the skills, infrastructure, technology and practical government support needed to make, add value and export more from Taranaki.
Local Government
Sarah’s governance and local-government work—including chairing the Community Board Executive—gives her a practical understanding of how Wellington, councils and communities can work together with clearer responsibilities and accountability.
Internal Affairs
Sarah’s experience in social services, mental-health management, governance and countries rebuilding strong institutions shapes her commitment to transparent government, resilient communities and public systems designed around people.