Nanaia Mahuta

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The Honourable
Nanaia Mahuta
MP
Hon Nanaia Mahuta.jpg
Mahuta in 2020
28th Minister of Foreign Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office
6 November 2020
Prime MinisterJacinda Ardern
Preceded byWinston Peters
12th Minister of Local Government
Incumbent
Assumed office
26 October 2017
Prime MinisterJacinda Ardern
Preceded byAnne Tolley
In office
19 October 2005 – 19 November 2008
Prime MinisterHelen Clark
Preceded byChris Carter
Succeeded byRodney Hide
44th Minister for Māori Development
In office
26 October 2017 – 6 November 2020
Prime MinisterJacinda Ardern
Preceded byTe Ururoa Flavell
Succeeded byWillie Jackson
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Hauraki-Waikato
Incumbent
Assumed office
2008
Preceded byNew constituency
Majority9,660
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Tainui
In office
2002–2008
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Majority3,430[1]
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Te Tai Hauāuru
In office
1999–2002
Preceded byTuku Morgan
Succeeded byTariana Turia
Majority6,233[1]
Personal details
Born (1970-08-21) 21 August 1970 (age 51)
Auckland, New Zealand
Political partyLabour
Websitenanaiamahuta.org.nz

Nanaia Cybele Mahuta[2] (born 21 August 1970) is a New Zealand politician who is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hauraki-Waikato and serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Sixth Labour Government since 2020. She is also the Minister of Local Government, and served as Minister for Māori Development from 2017 to 2020.

Mahuta was previously a cabinet minister in the Fifth Labour Government, serving then as Minister of Customs, Minister of Local Government, Minister of Youth Development, Associate Minister for the Environment, and Associate Minister of Tourism.[3] In 2018, she was listed as one of BBC's 100 Women.[4]

Early life and family[]

Mahuta in 2008 without moko

Mahuta was born in Auckland in 1970 to Eliza Raiha Edmonds, and (later Sir) Robert Te Kotahitanga Mahuta. She was educated at Kura Kaupapa Rakaumanga school in Huntly and later at Waikato Diocesan School for Girls as a boarder. She then studied social anthropology and Māori business development at the University of Auckland, graduating with an MA (Hons).[5][6] She also worked at the university as a researcher/archivist.[7]

She has strong links to the Māori King Movement; her father was the adopted son of King Korokī and the elder brother of Māori Queen Te Atairangikaahu.[8] She is related to the Māori monarch, Kingi Tuheitia.[9]

Mahuta is married to William Gannin Ormsby, her first cousin.[10][11] The couple have three children together, although the first died shortly after birth, along with four children from Ormsby's previous relationship.[6][12][11][13]

In 2016, she acquired a Māori facial tattoo (moko kauae) and became the first female MP to wear one in the New Zealand parliament. Moko are the birthright of all Māori and indicate whakapapa, hapu and iwi connections. Other Māori women in parliament—Metiria Turei of the Green Party and Marama Fox of the Māori Party—spoke of their support.[14]

Political career[]

New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate List Party
1996–1999 45th List 8 Labour
1999–2002 46th Te Tai Hauāuru 10 Labour
2002–2005 47th Tainui 19 Labour
2005–2008 48th Tainui none Labour
2008–2011 49th Hauraki-Waikato 10 Labour
2011–2014 50th Hauraki-Waikato 12 Labour
2014–2017 51st Hauraki-Waikato 6 Labour
2017–2020 52nd Hauraki-Waikato none Labour
2020–present 53rd Hauraki-Waikato 10 Labour


Mahuta joined the Labour Party at the request of retiring Western Maori MP Koro Wētere and after hearing Helen Clark speak in Auckland.[6] She contested Te Tai Hauāuru (the replacement seat for Western Maori) in the 1996 elections but lost to New Zealand First's Tuku Morgan. However, with a list ranking of 8, Mahuta was elected as one of the first New Zealand list MPs. Mahuta was aged 26 years and 52 days when she was elected (twelve days younger than Deborah Morris) and was the youngest member of the New Zealand House of Representatives until the election of Darren Hughes in 2002.

In the 1999 election, she again contested Te Tai Hauauru and won, before transferring to Tainui for the 2002 election. That seat was renamed Hauraki-Waikato ahead of the 2008 general election. She has held the seat since.

Foreshore and seabed controversy[]

In 2004, she joined Tariana Turia, another Labour MP, in voting against the first reading of her party's legislation on the controversial foreshore and seabed issue. She did not, however, join Turia when she quit Labour to found the Māori Party. In the bill's second reading, she again voted against her party, but in the third reading, she changed her position and supported it, saying that it was the politically pragmatic thing to do.[15] In her third reading speech, Mahuta stated that she would withdraw from the Labour Party list at the next election to seek a renewed mandate from her electorate.

Cabinet Minister: 2005–2008[]

In the 2005 general election Mahuta held her electorate seat of Tainui. Subsequently, Mahuta as part of the Labour-Progressive coalition government, was Minister of Customs, Youth Development, Local Government and Associate Environment. Mahuta lost her portfolios when Labour was defeated in the 2008 general election.

In opposition: 2008–2017[]

Mahuta campaigning with Labour MPs on behalf of Michael Wood for the 2016 Mount Roskill by-election

Following the defeat of the Labour government in the 2008 election, and Labour's successive losses in 2011 and 2014, Mahuta held various appointments as Labour Party spokesperson for Māori Affairs, Education, Energy and Conservation. She was also deputy chairperson of the Māori Affairs select committee in the 51st Parliament.[16]

In 2009 Mahuta's Resource Management (Enhancement of Iwi Management Plans) Amendment Bill, which proposed giving more weight to Māori in resource-management decisions, was drawn from the members' ballot.[17] The bill was defeated at its first reading in August.[17]

Mahuta stood for the Labour Party leadership in 2014. She was unsuccessful, and Andrew Little became the leader of the Labour Party.[18] She considered retiring from politics at the 2017 general election after Maori King Tūheitia Paki changed his allegiance to the Māori Party. However, Mahuta eventually decided to stay on.[19] She was not placed on the Labour Party list at that election in line with Labour's decision for its incumbent Māori electorate MPs to contest the electorate vote only.[20]

Cabinet Minister: since 2017[]

Mahuta in August 2017

Mahuta served as a cabinet minister in the Sixth Labour Government with the portfolios for Local Government and Maori Development. She also served as associate ministers for the trade and export growth, the environment and housing portfolios.[21]

In September 2019, Mahuta delivered a tearful and emotional speech as Parliament officially apologised for a police raid in 1916 on Māori leader Rua Kenana's Iharaira faith's compound in Maungapohatu in the North Island's Bay of Plenty region.[22]

During the 2020 general election, Mahuta retained her electorate seat of Hauraki-Waikato, defeating the Māori Party's Donna Pokere-Phillips by a final margin of 9,660 votes.[23]

Minister of Foreign Affairs[]

Mahuta meets with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in 2021

Mahuta was announced as the next Minister of Foreign Affairs on 2 November 2020.[24] She received international recognition[25] as the first woman (and first Māori woman) to hold the Foreign Affairs portfolio.[26] In addition, she retained her portfolio of Minister for Local Government while becoming Associate Minister of Māori Development.[27]

On 3 November, former Prime Minister Helen Clark and the Māori Council criticised the international media's description of Mahuta as a "tattooed Māori woman" for focusing on her physical appearance and ethnicity.[28][29] On 4 November, right-wing blogger and author Olivia Pierson drew criticism and media coverage for posting a tweet stating that "Facial tattoos, especially on a female diplomat, is the height of ugly, uncivilised wokedom." In response, Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon criticised Pierson's actions and said that "Mahuta's kauae moko was special to Māori and should be celebrated." Mahuta declined to comment on the issue. Following criticism of Pierson's post on social media, online retailer Mighty Ape delisted Pierson's book Western Values Defended: A Primer. Pierson described the delisting of her book as "cancel culture" and claimed she had received death threats.[30][31]

On 18 November, Mahuta joined her Australian, Canadian, British and American counterparts in condemning the disqualification of pro-democracy Hong Kong legislators as a breach of Hong Kong's autonomy and rights under the Sino-British Joint Declaration.[32][33] In response, the Chinese Foreign Ministry's spokesperson Zhao Lijian warned the Five Eyes countries, stating that "No matter if they have five eyes or 10 eyes, if they dare to harm China's sovereignty, security and development interests, they should beware of their eyes being poked and blinded."[34][35] In response, Mahuta defended New Zealand's commitment to free speech, free media, and democracy.[33]

In mid-December, Mahuta stated during an interview with Reuters that New Zealand would be interested in helping to negotiate a truce between Australia and China, whose bilateral relationship had deteriorated due to Australia legislation on foreign investment and interference, Australian support for an international investigation into the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, Chinese blocks on Australian imports and a controversial Chinese post about alleged Australian war crimes in Afghanistan.[36] In response, Global Times columnist Qian Feng claimed that New Zealand was not suited for the role of mediator since it was part of the same Western camp as Australia.[37]

On 9 February 2021, Mahuta announced that New Zealand had suspended high-level bilateral relations with Myanmar in response to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état. The New Zealand Government joined other Western governments in refusing to recognise the new military-led government and called for the restoration of civilian-led rule. In addition, aid projects were diverted away from the Myanmar military and a travel ban was imposed on Myanmar's military leaders.[38][39]

On 19 April, Mahuta stated that New Zealand would not let the United States-led Five Eyes dictate New Zealand's bilateral relationship with China and that New Zealand was uncomfortable with expanding the remit of the intelligence grouping. Mahuta's statements came amid rising disagreements between the New Zealand and Australian Governments on how to manage relations with Beijing. In March 2021, the Australian and New Zealand governments issued a joint statement condemning the treatment of Uyghur minorities in Xinjiang; however, the Australian Government has since expressed concern about what it perceives as New Zealand Government efforts to undermine Five Eyes attempts to push back on what the Australian Government regards as "increasingly aggressive behaviour from Beijing."[40][41] In response to Mahuta's remarks, Prime Minister Ardern stated that New Zealand was still committed to the Five Eyes alliance but would not use the group as its first point for messaging on non-security matters. While British media criticised New Zealand for allegedly leaving the Five Eyes club, the Chinese Global Times praised New Zealand for putting its own national interests over the Five Eyes.[42]

During a visit by Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne on 22 April 2021, Mahuta discussed the issue of New Zealand deportees from Australia, the ISIL bride Suhayra Aden and the two government's differing approaches towards China.[43][44]

On 11 May 2021, Mahuta called on Israel to stop evictions of Palestinian families from their homes in Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem and for "both sides to halt steps which undermine prospects for a two state solution".[45]

Following the 2021 Hong Kong legislative election held on 19 December 2021, Foreign Minister Mahuta joined other Five Eyes foreign ministers issuing a joint statement criticising the exclusion of opposition candidates and urging China to respect human rights and freedoms in Hong Kong in accordance with the Sino-British Joint Declaration.[46] In response, the Chinese Embassy in Wellington issued a statement claiming the election was "politically inclusive and fair" and urged the Five Eyes alliance to respect Chinese sovereignty over Hong Kong.[47]

Minister of Local Government[]

On 4 December 2020, Mahuta, in her role as Minister of Local Government, informed the Tauranga City Council of her intention to appoint commissioners following bitter infighting within the city council that had led to the resignation of the Mayor of Tauranga Tenby Powell on 19 November. Local Government New Zealand supported the move to appoint commissioners in order to get the city's governance "back on track."[48] On 18 December, Mahuta confirmed that the Government would be appointing commissioners to administrate Tauranga since the City Council did not provide "sufficient evidence" about how it was addressing the city's governance issues. These commissioners' term will begin in early 2021 and last until the next triennial local body elections scheduled for October 2022.[49]

On 1 February 2021, Mahuta announced that the Government would pass legislation upholding local councils' decisions to establish Māori wards and constituencies. This new law would also abolish an existing law allowing local referendums to veto decisions by councils to establish Māori wards. This law is intended to come into effect before the scheduled 2022 local body elections.[50][51]

On 25 February, Mahuta's Local Electoral (Māori Wards and Māori Constituencies) Amendment Act 2021 passed its third reading in Parliament. This Bill eliminates mechanisms for holding public referendums on the establishment of Māori wards and constituencies on local bodies. Mahuta's Bill was supported by the Labour, Green and Māori parties but opposed by the opposition National and ACT parties. National unsuccessfully attempted to delay the bill by mounting a twelve hour filibuster challenging all of the Bill's ten clauses.[52][53]

As Minister of Local Government, Mahuta has played an important role in promoting and implementing the Government's contentious Three Waters reform programme, which proposes taking control of water utility services away from local councils and centralising them in four new entities. Mahuta has argued that the Three Water reforms will give Māori a greater say in the administration of water resources, stating the status of water as Taonga in Māori culture.[54] In early October 2021, five Christchurch City councillors demanded that she resign her local government portfolio over the Three Waters reforms. Mahuta rejected their demand, accusing the councillors of "political campaigning."[55] On 27 October, Mahuta formally launched the Three Waters reforms, which attracted criticism from several local leaders including Mayor of Auckland Phil Goff, Mayor of Christchurch Lianne Dalziel, Mayor of Wellington Andy Foster, and the opposition National and ACT parties.[56][57][58] [59] In response to criticism, Mahuta acknowledged that the Three Waters reforms policy was not popular but accused opponents of spreading misinformation.[60]

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