Ben Thomas
Director
Ben has extensive experience in New Zealand politics, media and public affairs.
As press secretary in the previous National government, for Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson QC, he handled communications on some of that government’s most high-profile issues including the repeal of the Foreshore and Seabed legislation and Treaty settlements.
He has worked in government relations and public relations since 2014, specialising in work involving iwi and the Crown-Māori relationship, corporate governance, and a wide range of commercial sectors. Ben worked as a campaign advisor to the ACT party in 2017 and to the winning Auckland Mayoral candidate in 2022. He has strong relationships across Parliament and the media.
Ben is a former Political Editor of the National Business Review, and continues to regularly write and commentate on politics across a wide range of media.