Aaron Allred is an accountant, business owner, and long-time Mid Canterbury resident with more than 20 years' experience advising farmers, small businesses, and rural communities.

Raised in Methven, Aaron studied at the University of Canterbury before gaining international business experience working in New Zealand, Ireland, and Egypt. Returning home to raise a family, he has spent the past two decades in public practice accounting, including the last 15 years running his own firm focused on farming and related industries.

Alongside his accounting practice, Aaron has interests in agriculture, property, and local business, and is an active member of the Methven Lions Club.

Standing in Rangitata, Aaron is passionate about economic growth, fiscal responsibility, reducing unnecessary regulation, and creating opportunities for rural New Zealand to thrive.