The Bay never seems to be so cold that you can't put your boardies on. For Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller that's certainly the case.

Todd will be wearing his shorts on the shortest day of the year and it will be business as usual. He's off to a morning meeting with the Mayor of Tauranga and councillors on the day – and hopes he won't be the only one looking beach-ready in the middle of June.

'It's a great idea until you turn up and realise you're the only one who followed through with it.

'Let's hope everyone else does!” jokes Todd.

Short4Waipuna is a fundraising campaign to raise money for Waipuna Hospice. On Tuesday, June 21 – the shortest day of the year – people all over the region are encouraged to slip into their best pair of shorts and raise money for the hospice.

'The hospice is so often associated with gentle loving care; and the end of someone's journey, it is actually also a place that celebrates life that does exciting, full of life things. I think that's great.

'That's why it's such a special place because it celebrates life and so I think it's awesome that they've chosen something quirky and exciting as this.”

Todd has opted for these blue numbers for the day and will complete his casual look with a pair of jandals...and a shirt and tie.