Tim Costley

MP for Otaki

Tim Costley has served in the Royal New Zealand Air Force since 2001, as a helicopter pilot and in various leadership positions.

His operational service includes Afghanistan, East Timor and the Solomon Islands, and humanitarian missions in Papua New Guinea, Fiji and New Zealand. Tim also served in Europe as the first New Zealand Officer sent in response to the invasion in Ukraine.

Tim is the founder of The Missing Wingman Trust, a charity caring for Air Force families, and in 2014 he served as Prince William’s Equerry.

Tim has a Bachelor of Science in Mathematical Physics from Massey University and a Master’s degree in International Defence and Security from Cranfield University in the UK.

He lives in Waikanae with his wife Emma and their three daughters.

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14 May 2025

Tim's May update

See below for details about a post-budget breakfast with Nicola Willis and a lunch with Simon Watts. Also this month: A health win!! Budget Breakfast with...

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15 February 2025

Tim Costley February Update

We're well into the year and there is plenty to talk about. I'm trying to keep these emails to the highlights and either provide links for...

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13 November 2024

Tim Costley - Update

Kāpiti Expressway is now 110km/hr! More than 2000 of you signed my petition, and now the change we asked for has happened. The Kāpiti Expressway, from...

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