Tangi Utikere
Tangi Utikere JP MP | |
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Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Palmerston North | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 17 October 2020 | |
Preceded by | Iain Lees-Galloway |
5th Deputy Mayor of Palmerston North | |
In office 26 October 2016 – 18 October 2020 | |
Mayor | Grant Smith |
Preceded by | Duncan McCann |
Succeeded by | Aleisha Rutherford |
Palmerston North City Councillor | |
In office 9 October 2010 – 18 October 2020 | |
Preceded by | Multi-member district |
Succeeded by | Orphée Mickalad |
Personal details | |
Political party | Labour |
Tangi William Edward Utikere JP MP (born c. 1980) is a New Zealand politician, and Member of Parliament for Palmerston North since 2020. He was the deputy mayor of Palmerston North from 2016 to 2020, being the first non-European to serve in that role.[1][2]
Early life and professional career[]
Utikere was born and educated in Palmerston North and is of Cook Islands descent.[3] He studied and later taught at Freyberg High School as a history teacher, and is also a Justice of the peace and marriage celebrant.[3] On 2 June 2020, Utikere was appointed as a member of the New Zealand Criminal Cases Review Commission.[4][5]
Political career[]
Years | Term | Electorate | List | Party | |
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2020–present | 53rd | Palmerston North | none | Labour |
Utikere unsuccessfully contested the Labour nomination for the Palmerston North electorate following the retirement of Steve Maharey in 2008, losing to Iain Lees-Galloway.[6] He was first elected to the Palmerston North City Council in 2010, and was re-elected in 2013.[7] In 2015 he unsuccessfully ran for Mayor, coming second behind Grant Smith.[8] He was re-elected to the City Council in 2016[9] and in 2019 was re-elected as the city's highest polling city councillor.[10] In 2016 he was appointed as deputy mayor.[11]
On 26 July 2020 Utikere was selected as Labour's candidate for the Palmerston North electorate following the announcement that Iain Lees-Galloway would not be standing.[12] During the election campaign he donated his deputy mayor's salary to the city's Mayoral Relief Fund.[13]
During the 2020 New Zealand general election held on 17 October, Utikere won the seat, retaining it for Labour by a margin of 12,508 votes and nearly doubling Lees-Galloway's lead during the 2017 New Zealand general election.[14][15]
In February 2021 a by-election was held to fill his vacant seat on the city council, it was won by Orphée Mickalad.[16]
In July 2021, his Member's Bill requiring all local council elected members to publicly declare their pecuinary interests on a Register, was drawn from the ballot.[17]
References[]
- ^ "Tangi Utikere – Palmerston North Deputy Mayor". Palmerston North City Council. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ^ "Utikere becomes Palmerston North's deputy mayor". Stuff. Archived from the original on 17 November 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Mayoral hopeful Tangi Utikere pitches values over promises". Manawatu Standard. Stuff. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ "Criminal Cases Review Commission Board Appointments Announced". Scoop. 2 June 2020. Archived from the original on 1 July 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ Jimmy Ellingham (24 July 2020). "Palmerston North deputy mayor relishes new justice role". Stuff. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ "Electorate chairman joins Labour race". Manawatu Standard. Stuff. 18 February 2009. Archived from the original on 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Palmerston North Preliminary Election Results". Scoop. 13 October 2013. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ "Grant Smith elected mayor of Palmerston North". Manawatu Standard. Stuff. 10 February 2015. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ "Palmerston North City Council elections". Scoop. 8 October 2016. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ "Palmerston North keeps Grant Smith as mayor". Stuff. 12 October 2019. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ "Utikere becomes Palmerston North's deputy mayor". Manawatu Standard. Stuff. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ Walls, Jason (26 July 2020). "Labour selects new Palmerston North candidate after Iain Lees-Galloway's sacking by Ardern". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ "Deputy mayor Labour candidate Tangi Utikere returns his salary back to ratepayers". NZ Herald (in en-NZ). Retrieved 28 December 2021.
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: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ "Palmerston North - Official Result". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ "Palmerston North - Official Result". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ "By-election 2021: Final results". www.pncc.govt.nz.
- ^ "More transparency needed in local government, says MP". Stuff. 4 July 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
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