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Research run #207 · 10 Jun 2026
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David Pattemore is, according to a Labour Party profile, a candidate for the Labour Party in the Taranaki–King Country electorate [12][13].
Pattemore is confirmed to have worked as an ecologist [4] and is educated at Princeton University [11]. According to a single reputable secondary source, he has worked as a pollination researcher and pollination scientist at Plant and Food Research [5][6], and has also been identified as a researcher at Plant & Food Research more broadly [8]. He is reported to have specialised in flower-insect behaviour interactions and radio telemetry for studying insect behaviour [9], and is said to have conducted research into honeybee and myrtle rust [7]. A single source also notes that he maintains a Google Scholar profile [10].
Prior to his political candidacy, Pattemore is reported to have worked as a conservation worker with Forest and Bird [2][3]. According to a single reputable secondary source, he has been identified as a Labour Party candidate [1], with a candidacy for the Taranaki–King Country electorate noted from 2026 [12].
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Career
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[4]
Prior career: ecologist.
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Prior career: Labour Party candidate.
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Prior career: conservation worker at Forest and Bird.
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[3]
Prior career: conservation worker with Forest and Bird.
unverified
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[5]
Prior career: pollination researcher at Plant and Food Research.
unverified
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[6]
Prior career: pollination scientist at Plant and Food Research.
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[7]
Prior career: researcher (honeybee and myrtle rust study).
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[8]
Prior career: researcher at Plant & Food Research.
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[9]
Prior career: researcher specialising in flower-insect behaviour interactions and radio telemetry for studying insect behaviour.
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[10]
Prior career: researcher with a Google Scholar profile.
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Looked for, not found
- David Pattemore's specific Labour Party list ranking for the 2026 election — not confirmed from accessible public sources.
- David Pattemore's undergraduate degree details (institution, subject, year) — not confirmed from accessible public sources.
The agent checked these topics across the allowed public sources but
could not find verbatim-quotable evidence. Absence doesn't rule the
fact out — it just means no journalist-accessible source
covered it at run time.
