10 Mar 2010 9:34 a.m.
Labour MP Carol Beaumont says she is honoured to be confirmed as the party's candidate in the Maungakiekie electorate.
Ms Beaumont says Labour has made an early candidate selection to send a clear message to voters about how seriously they take the issues of the area.
She says issues like tax changes favouring the rich, Government inaction on jobs and the changes pushed through by the Government in creating Auckland’s super city are among the many things concerning people in the electorate.