. On 21 January 2023, Wedd was announced as the National Party candidate for in the
2023 New Zealand general election. She defeated the incumbent
Anna Lorck, with whom she previously worked at Attn Marketing PR, with a margin of 10,118 votes. Lorck and Wedd were joint directors of that company. During her campaign, Wedd criticized the government's response to
Cyclone Gabrielle, saying perceived uncertainty about relief payments negatively impacted growers; she elsewhere supported the deregulation of the horticulture industry. Wedd has expressed support for a police crackdown on gang membership in the Hawke's Bay region, and has been critical of the education system. On 6 May 2025, Wedd introduced a private member's bill called the
Social Media (Age-Restricted Users) Bill that would bar access to social media platforms for people under the age of 16 years. Since National's coalition partner
ACT New Zealand had refused to support the bill, the
Sixth National Government was forced to introduce it as a member's bill rather than a government bill.
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has confirmed that National would seek cross-party support for the legislation.
Labour Party leader
Chris Hipkins has expressed interest in support the bill while
New Zealand First leader
Winston Peters said the bill should be subject to a select committee inquiry.
Green Party co-leader
Chlöe Swarbrick said she wanted to learn more about the bill but described it as simplistic. == Personal life ==