the National Party list for the 2011 election but won the seat and on 20 December was appointed a Parliamentary Private Secretary for Foreign Affairs, reporting to Murray McCully. He retired at the . Family and community engagement Hayes serves as a trustee of the "We The Peoples Foundation" and of the "Bridget Nicholls Trust". His interests include yachting and fishing. Hayes and his wife Helen live in Greytown; their two children work as lawyers. References External links John Hayes South Wairarapa Mayoralty website 1948 births Lincoln University (New Zealand) alumni Living people New Zealand National Party MPs New Zealand public servants Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit Ambassadors of New Zealand to Iran High Commissioners of New Zealand to Papua New Guinea People educated at Rongotai College Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives People from Greytown, New Zealand New Zealand MPs for North Island electorates 21st-century New Zealand politicians