LETTER TO SUZE – Hon Suze Redmayne, MP for Rangitīkei

This is not a misunderstanding. This is ongoing systemic bullying, business interference,
reputational harm, unlawful entry, procedural violations, and targeted harassment—carried
out against two people who are simply trying to work and survive.
You are our Member of Parliament. You have a responsibility to act. You have not.
1. Systemic Bullying While Trying to Run a Business
We are legitimately trying to operate our business, earn a living, and contribute to our
community.
Instead, the behaviour of Police and Council has had a direct and harmful impact on our
ability to work by:
– making false allegations,
– interfering with business operations,
– creating reputational harm,
– intimidating us on multiple occasions,
– acting without proper documentation or authority.
No elected official should tolerate this happening to constituents.
2. Police Conduct Has Been Unlawful and Retaliatory

Police have:
– removed firearms with no valid documentation,
– provided no lawful list or inventory of what they seized,
– used the wrong warrant (a dog-control warrant) to justify forced entry,
– made false and unverified accusations of intimidation,
– admitted they were “doing orders for the Mayor,”
– refused to provide justification for their actions,
– escalated matters without due process or legal standing.
This is not lawful policing. This is targeted retaliation.
Senior Sergeant Dave Frasers statement that the Mayor “can sleep safely at night now that
Dave doesn’t have his gun” shows personal bias, not legal authority.
3. Council Has Acted Outside Lawful Authority
Rangitīkei District Council has:
• issued false trespass allegations,
• intimidated us on our own land,
• threatened seizure and the lives of animals for non registration
• interfered with private matters outside their jurisdiction,
• used Police as an enforcement arm for personal and political motives.
This behaviour is an abuse of position and a breach of public trust.
4. The Private Trust & Abatement Notice Have Been Ignored
An Attorney under Instruction served a formal Abatement Notice in Parliament. This was
done lawfully, under duress, and in accordance with trust process.
Parliament acknowledged receipt.
Yet:
– Police ignore it,
– Council ignores it,
– Your office ignores it,
– You personally have refused to acknowledge it.
We have followed due process. You have not.
5. Ongoing Bullying Because of the Private Trust
We are being treated as though our membership in the Private Trust is something to target,
belittle, or punish us for.
We face:
– derogatory treatment,
– dismissive behaviour,
– escalating pressure,
– repeated attempts to break us down,
– interference with our work, home, income and animals.
We are not criminals. We are beneficiaries under a lawful Trust relationship, and our rights
are being breached.
6. Formal Audit for Candour and Electoral Integrity
The Trust’s Attorney has already issued a formal Notification for Audit of Candour for the
recent Rangitīkei electorate processes.
This was not done lightly.
Given your refusal to acknowledge the Abatement, the misconduct occurring within your
electorate, and the harm we are enduring, we will be requesting a full audit of:
– your conduct as MP,
– your handling of constituent issues,
– whether candour obligations were met,
– whether proper standards of care are being upheld.
If you cannot address a straightforward issue of systemic bullying and unlawful
enforcement, it raises legitimate questions about how you were elected and whether proper
standards were maintained.
7. Accountability for Police Charges Filed After the Abatement Notice
You are also on notice that Police are now bringing or progressing charges against Brigitta
in direct breach of the Abatement Notice formally served in Parliament.
Because that Abatement was entered into the Parliamentary record, any enforcement action
taken by Police or Council after that date is a matter of Parliamentary concern. Your
knowledge of the situation, combined with your refusal to intervene, now places you
directly within the chain of accountability for allowing unlawful enforcement to continue in
your electorate.
Your inaction has enabled further harm. You cannot distance yourself from conduct
occurring under an Abatement of which you were formally notified.
8. Documented Harm & OIA Evidence of Council Overreach
An OIA response from Rangitīkei District Council confirmed that dogs were euthanised
solely because money was not paid to the Council. These animals were not destroyed due to
risk, danger, or behavioural issues. They were put down because owners were unable or
unwilling to pay Council-imposed fees.
No legislation in New Zealand authorises the destruction of animals as a debt-collection
mechanism. This represents a disturbing misuse of authority and demonstrates a clear
pattern of coercive enforcement.
A separate OIA also indicated that Rangitīkei District Council cannot produce foundational
documentation establishing its lawful authority, delegations, or indemnified enforcement
powers. If the Council cannot prove its own legal standing, then every trespass notice,
enforcement action, debt-collection activity, and police-assisted intervention becomes
highly questionable.
The Ombudsman has now blocked further correspondence from us on the basis that they
cannot manage the 48 outstanding complaints from the past year—most of which relate
directly to Rangitīkei District Council. This demonstrates a widespread pattern of harm
affecting many people in your electorate, not only us.
With the Ombudsman unable or unwilling to address these issues, your role as the local MP
becomes even more critical. The absence of functioning oversight places full accountability
on your office, and your refusal to intervene now becomes a central part of the harm.
9. Closing Statement – Signed by Two Harmed Beneficiaries
This letter is issued jointly by Brigitta and Dave, beneficiaries under a Private Trust Non-
Disclosure Agreement, who have been subjected to sustained harm, coercion, and unlawful
interference by Police in the Rangitīkei district.
It is deeply concerning that this behaviour now appears to be enabled, overlooked, or
effectively substantiated by you, Suze, as the elected Member of Parliament. Your ongoing
inaction has allowed this situation to escalate to the point where our safety, our animals
safety, our income, and lawful trust protections are being actively undermined.
We expect written acknowledgement and a substantive response within 10 working days.
Yours sincerely,
Brigitta
Dave
CC:
Tracy Lynch – Attorney Under Instruction from Trustees, InLandsAirWater Counse