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The Honourable
Nanaia Mahuta
Mahuta in 2023
28thMinister of Foreign Affairs
In office
6 November 2020 – 11 November 2023
Prime MinisterJacinda Ardern
Chris Hipkins
Preceded byWinston Peters
Succeeded byGrant Robertson
11thMinister of Disarmament and Arms Control
In office
1 February 2023 – 11 November 2023
Prime MinisterChris Hipkins
Preceded byPhil Twyford
Succeeded byGrant Robertson
12thMinister of Local Government
In office
26 October 2017 – 1 February 2023
Prime MinisterJacinda Ardern
Chris Hipkins
Preceded byAnne Tolley
Succeeded byKieran McAnulty
In office
5 November 2007 – 19 November 2008
Prime MinisterHelen Clark
Preceded byMark Burton
Succeeded byRodney Hide
44thMinister for Māori Development
In office
26 October 2017 – 6 November 2020
Prime MinisterJacinda Ardern
Preceded byTe Ururoa Flavell
Succeeded byWillie Jackson
Member of theNew Zealand Parliament
forHauraki-Waikato
In office
8 November 2008 – 14 October 2023
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byHana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke
Member of theNew Zealand Parliament
forTainui
In office
27 July 2002 – 8 November 2008
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Majority3,430[1]
Member of theNew Zealand Parliament
forTe Tai Hauāuru
In office
27 November 1999 – 27 July 2002
Preceded byTuku Morgan
Succeeded byTariana Turia
Majority6,233[1]
Member of theNew Zealand Parliament
forLabourparty list
In office
12 October 1996 – 27 November 1999
Personal details
Born(1970-08-21)21 August 1970(age 53)
Auckland,New Zealand
Political partyLabour
SpouseWilliam Gannin Ormsby
RelationsTipa Mahuta(sister)
Korokī Mahuta(grandfather)
Te Atairangikaahu(aunt)
Children3
Parent
Occupation
  • Politician
  • anthropologist
  • diplomat

Nanaia Cybele Mahuta[2](born 21 August 1970) is a New Zealand former politician who served as theMinister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealandfrom 2020 to 2023. In October 2022, Mahuta became theMother of the House,having served continuously in the House of Representatives since the1996 general election.[3]She lost her seat in parliament in the2023 general election.

Mahuta was born into thekāhui arikiinAuckland,the daughter of SirRobert Mahuta,who was the adopted son ofMāori kingKorokī.Affiliated toNgāti Mahuta,her father was the elder brother of the Māori queenTe Atairangikaahu,and she is a first cousin of current Māori monarchKiingi Tūheitia.[4]Elected to Parliament at the age of 26, Mahuta has had a long and influential career in the Labour Party. She wasMinister of Local Government,Minister of Youth DevelopmentandMinister of Customsin theFifth Labour Governmentand Minister of Local Government andMinister for Māori Developmentin theSixth Labour Government.

She is the first female MP to wear amoko kauae(a traditional Māori facial tattoo) and is the first woman to serve as New Zealand's Minister of Foreign Affairs.[5][6]In 2018, she was listed as one of theBBC's100 Women.[7]Domestically, she was a proponent of theThree Waters reform programmeandco-governance.[8][9]

Mahuta was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 6 November 2020 to 11 November 2023. She received international recognition as the first woman (and first Māori woman) to hold the Foreign Affairs portfolio. Her wearing of amokohas been widely praised as a powerful symbol ofIndigenous women.Mahuta took a generallyprogressiveplatform as Minister of Foreign Affairs. She called on theIsraeli governmentto stop evictions ofPalestinianfamilies from their homes inillegally-occupied East Jerusalem.Mahuta introduced theRussia Sanctions Act 2022,which after unanimous approval imposed various sanctions targeting Russian elites and assets deemed to be complicit in theRussian invasion of Ukraine.As part of New Zealand's membership of theFive Eyesalliance, she condemned thedisqualification of pro-democracy Hong Kong legislatorsas a breach ofHong Kong'sautonomy and rights under theSino-British Joint Declaration.

Early life and family[edit]

Mahuta in 2008 withoutmoko

Mahuta was born inAucklandin 1970 to Eliza Raiha Edmonds, and (later Sir)Robert Mahuta.Some of her early life was spent in Oxford, where her father was undertaking PhD study.[10]

She was educated atKura KaupapaRakaumanga school inHuntlyand later atWaikato Diocesan School for Girlsas a boarder. Firstly she studied law at theUniversity of Waikato,but failed three of her seven papers and had to drop out. She then studiedsocial anthropologyand Māori business development at theUniversity of Auckland,graduating with anMA(Hons).[11][10]The title of her 1995 master's thesis wasTe poukai o Waahi: an historical background to the Waahi poukai.[12]She also worked at the university as a researcher/archivist.[13]

She has strong links to theMāori King Movement.Her father, SirRobert Mahuta,was the adopted son ofKing Korokīand the elder brother of Māori QueenTe Atairangikaahu.[4]She is related to the Māori monarch,Kīngi Tūheitia.[14]Mahuta's sister,Tipa Mahuta,is a long-serving Waikato regional councillor and the co-chair of theMāori Health Authority.[15]

Mahuta is married to William Gannin Ormsby, her first cousin.[16][17]The couple have had three children together (the first died shortly after birth), plus four children from Ormsby's previous relationship.[10][18][17][19]

In 2016, she acquired aMāori facial tattoo(moko kauae) and became the first female MP to wear one in the New Zealand parliament. Other Māori women in parliament—Metiria Tureiof theGreen PartyandMarama Foxof theMāori Party—spoke of their support.[20]

Political career[edit]

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
2020–2023 53rd Hauraki-Waikato 10 Labour

Mahuta joined the Labour Party at the request of retiringWestern MaoriMPKoro Wētereand after hearingHelen Clarkspeak in Auckland.[10]She was also encouraged to participate in politics by members of theMāori Women's Welfare League.[6]

She contestedTe Tai Hauāuru(the replacement seat forWestern Maori) in the1996 electionsbut lost toNew Zealand First'sTuku Morgan.However, with a list ranking of 8, Mahuta was elected as one of the first New Zealandlist MPs.Mahuta was aged 26 years and 52 days when she was elected (twelve days younger thanDeborah Morris) and was theyoungest member of the New Zealand House of Representativesuntil the election ofDarren Hughesin 2002.

Mahuta campaigning with Labour MPs on behalf ofMichael Woodfor the2016 Mount Roskill by-election

After completing her first term as a list MP, Mahuta contested Te Tai Hauauru in the1999 election,and won. She transferred to and won the newTainuielectorate for the2002 electionand held it in 2005. That seat was renamedHauraki-Waikatoahead of the2008 general election.She has held the seat since. In October 2022, Mahuta became theMother of the House,being the longest continuously serving female MP (alongside Father of the HouseGerry Brownlee).[3]

Mahuta has been placed in high positions on the Labour list in each election she has contested where she has had a list position. However, she opted not to seek a list position in 2005 following theforeshore and seabed controversyand again in 2017 as part of Labour's Māori electorate strategy.[21]

On 8 December 2022, Mahuta confirmed that she would be contesting the2023 general electionin order "to ensure that the changes that we've [the Labour Government] been putting through can continue to progress".[22]

Foreshore and seabed controversy[edit]

In 2004, she joinedTariana Turia,another Labour MP, in voting against thefirst readingof her party's legislation on the controversialforeshore and seabed issue.She did not, however, join Turia when she quit Labour to found theMāori Party.In the bill'ssecond reading,she again voted against her party, but in thethird reading,she changed her position and supported it, saying that it was the politically pragmatic thing to do.[23]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.

Select committee memberships and party portfolios[edit]

Mahuta in August 2017

As a first-term opposition MP, Mahuta was appointed as a member of the regulations review committee and the electoral law committee. She was also the Labour party spokesperson for Māori education. From 1999 to 2005, the first two terms of the Fifth Labour Government, Mahuta was variously a member of the justice and electoral, Māori affairs, education and science, local government and environment committees, and was chair of the Māori affairs committee from August 2004 to August 2005.[24]

Following the defeat of the Labour government in the 2008 election, and Labour's successive losses in2011and2014,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 the51st Parliament.[24]

Mahuta has had threemember's billsselected for introduction. Her Resource Management (Enhancement of Iwi Management Plans) Amendment Bill, which proposed giving more weight to Māori inresource-managementdecisions, was drawn from the members' ballot in 2009.[25]The bill was defeated at its first reading in August.[25]Her Charter Schools (Application of Official Information and Ombudsmen Acts) Bill was drawn and defeated in 2016.[26]

In July 2017, Mahuta's Sentencing (Domestic Violence) Amendment Bill was drawn.[27]The Bill was previously in the name ofSue Moroneyand would have allowed judges to consider history of domestic violence when making decisions about sentencing in court. It was withdrawn when the Labour Party formed a new government in October 2017 in favour of broader family violence reforms that were completed in 2018.[28][29]

Labour leadership election, 2014[edit]

Labour lost the 2014 general election with its worst result since1922;[30]as a result,David Cunlifferesigned as leader, triggeringa leadership election.Mahuta had been a supporter of Cunliffe and sought election as his deputy in his unsuccessful2011 leadership bid.[31]Mahuta was one of four MPs who sought election as Cunliffe's successor. She announced her candidacy half an hour before nominations closed on 14 October 2014 and was nominated byLouisa WallandWilliam Sio.[32][33]Mahuta placed fourth in the election.[34]She considered retiring from politics at the 2017 general election afterMaori KingTūheitia Pakichanged his allegiance to theMāori Party.However, Mahuta eventually decided to stay on.[35]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.[36]

Minister in the Fifth Labour Government[edit]

Mahuta was appointed a minister in the final term of the Fifth Labour Government. In her contribution to a collection of essays by Māori political leaders, she recalled requesting portfolios other than Māori affairs. She was appointedMinister of Customs,Minister of Youth Affairs,Associate Minister of Local Governmentand Associate Minister for the Environment in October 2005. She gained the full local government portfolio and also became Associate Minister of Tourism in November 2007.[37]

Mahuta lost her portfolios when Labour was defeated in the2008 general election.[38]

Minister in the Sixth Labour Government[edit]

Official portrait, 2020

Mahuta served as a cabinet minister in theSixth Labour Government.In the government's first term, from 2017 to 2020, she held the portfolios forLocal GovernmentandMaori Developmentand also served as associate minister for the trade and export growth, the environment and housing portfolios.[39]

In the government's second term, beginning in 2020, she was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Local Government and Associate Minister for Māori Development. In a 2023 reshuffle she dropped the local government portfolio and additionally becameMinister of Disarmament and Arms Control.[40]Prime MinisterChris Hipkinsstated that the change was intended to allow Mahuta to focus on her foreign affairs portfolio and to travel overseas. He also denied that it was motivated by the response to the controversialThree Waters reform programmeand confirmed that the Government would continue with the programme.[41]

Māori Development[edit]

As Minister for Māori Development, in September 2019, Mahuta delivered a tearful and emotional speech as Parliament officially apologised for a police raid in 1916 on Māori leaderRua Kenana's Iharaira faith's compound inMaungapohatuin theNorth Island'sBay of Plenty Region.[42]

Local Government[edit]

Tauranga City Council[edit]

On 4 December 2020, Mahuta, in her role as Minister of Local Government, informed theTauranga City Councilof her intention to appoint commissioners following infighting within the city council that had led to the resignation of theMayor of TaurangaTenby Powell on 19 November.Local Government New Zealandsupported the move to appoint commissioners in order to get the city's governance "back on track."[43]On 18 December, Mahuta confirmed that the Government would be appointing commissioners to administer Tauranga since the City Council did not provide "sufficient evidence" about how it was addressing the city's governance issues. However, a review by law firmRussell McVeaghfound Mahuta's decision may have been "unlawful" because she failed to adequately consider lesser alternatives, such as the appointment of a crown manager.[44]Then local Tauranga MP, Simon Bridges called the appointment of commissioners "dramatic and draconian."[45]

The commissioners' terms began in early 2021 and were scheduled to run until the2022 New Zealand local electionsin October 2022.[46]

In mid–March 2022, Mahuta confirmed that Tauranga would continue to be run by four commissioners until July 2024, citing the substantial infrastructure challenges in the city and the surroundingBay of Plenty Region.[47]However, a legal review by Linda Clark fromDentonsKensington Swan argued that relying on infrastructure challenges as a reason to postpone elections "sets the bar very low and would apply to a wide range of local authorities on an indefinite basis."[48]Clark argued that Mahuta's decision was both unlawful and unreasonable; not meeting the statutory test for crown intervention under theLocal Government Act 2002.[49]

Local Government New Zealandpresident Stuart Crosby labelled the extension of the commission's appointment "disgusting"[50]while then Tauranga MP, Simon Bridges, cited “power, convenience and control” as the reasons behind Mahuta's decision, and questioned a lack of achievement since the four-person commission was put in place by Labour in February 2021.[51]Victoria University of Wellingtonpublic law expert, Dean Knight, said democracy had taken a hit and "should have been restored forthwith."[52]

On 22 April 2022, Mahuta reappointed the Tauranga Commission's chairwomanAnne Tolleyand fellow commissioners Bill Wasley, Stephen Selwood, and Shadrach Rolleston; with elected councillors expected to return in July 2024.[53][54]

Māori wards and constituencies[edit]

On 1 February 2021, Mahuta announced that the Government would pass legislation upholding local councils' decisions to establishMāori 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.[55][56]

On 25 February, Mahuta'sLocal Electoral (Māori Wards and Māori Constituencies) Amendment Act 2021passed 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.[57][58]

Three Waters reform programme[edit]

As Minister of Local Government, Mahuta has played an important role in promoting and implementing the Government's contentiousThree Waters reform programme,which proposes taking control ofwater utility servicesaway 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 asTaongain Māori culture.[59]In early October 2021, fiveChristchurch City councillorsdemanded that she resign her local government portfolio over the Three Waters reforms. Mahuta rejected their demand, accusing the councillors of "political campaigning."[60]

On 27 October, Mahuta formally launched the Three Waters reforms, which attracted criticism from several local leaders includingMayor of AucklandPhil Goff,Mayor of ChristchurchLianne Dalziel,Mayor of WellingtonAndy Foster,and the opposition National and ACT parties.[61][62][63][64]In response to criticism, Mahuta acknowledged that the Three Waters reforms policy was not popular but accused opponents of spreading misinformation.[65]In March 2022, Mahuta acknowledged underestimating the level of public opposition to the Three Waters reforms and problems with the associated promotional advertising campaign.[66][67][68]

Mahuta introduced theWater Services Entities Billin early June 2022. As part of the Three Waters reform programme, this proposed bill would establish the four regional water services entities that would take over management of water infrastructure from local councils. Under the proposed law, councils would retain ownership of their water assets through a "community share" arrangement but the new water service entities would retain effective control over these assets. Mahuta also confirmed that further legislation would also be introduced to facilitate the transfer of assets and liabilities from local authorities to the new water services entities, integrate entities into other regulatory systems, and to ensure economic regulation and consumer protection over the new entities.[69][70][71]The National Party, ACT Party, and Communities 4 Local Democracy leader and Manawatū District Mayor Helen Worboy opposed the Water Services Entities Bill, claiming that it would transfer control of water assets from local communities into a new centralised bureaucracy.[70][71]

In early December 2022, Mahuta supported a controversial Green Party entrenchment clause in the Water Services Entities Bill proposing that any future law change on the ownership of public water assets would require 60% parliamentary support or a referendum. Within New Zealand law, entrenchment clauses have traditionally been reserved for constitutional matters in theElectoral Act 1993such as the voting age. Mahuta's position went against the Labour Cabinet's position opposing the entrenchment clause. In response, the opposition National Party leaderChristopher Luxoncalled for Mahuta to be sacked from Cabinet for allegedly defying Cabinet's decision not to adopt the entrenchment clause.[72][73][22]

Shadow Leader of the HouseChris Bishopaccused Mahuta of failing to consultJustice MinisterKiri Allanon proposals relating to constitutional arrangements. Prime Minister Ardern defended Mahuta and accused Luxon of misrepresenting Mahuta's actions while reaffirming Labour's opposition to privatising water assets.[72][73][22]The Water Services Entities Bill passed its third reading on 7 December with the sole support of the Labour Party. During the final reading, Mahuta argued that the legislation would help address water contamination and quality issues, citing the 2016Havelock Northcampylobactercontamination incident and a recent "boil water" notice in theMatamata-Piako District.[74][75]

Environment and Housing portfolios: alleged conflicts of interest[edit]

In late May 2022,The New Zealand Heraldreported that theMinistry for the Environmenthad awarded Mahuta's husband William Gannin Ormsby and several family members contracts worth above NZ$90,000, commencing late October 2020. Ormbsy owned a waste management consultancy service called Ka Awatea Services. In addition, the social housing providerKāinga Orapaid Ormbsy's company NZ$73,000 for organising hui (social gatherings) and workshops. At the time, Mahuta held the portfolio of Associate Minister of Housing. The opposition National Party accused Mahuta of unfairly awarding contracts to relatives. On 21 June 2022,Prime MinisterJacinda Arderndefended Mahuta, claiming that she had abided by Cabinet policies and protocol.[76]

In response to a parliamentary question submitted by National MPSimeon Brown,Environment MinisterDavid Parkerconfirmed that the Ministry of Environment was investigating the process through which William Ormsby, his nephew Tamoko Ormsby and wife Waimirirangi Ormsby were appointed to a five-member advisory working group researching the application of indigenous Māori knowledge to waste management practices. The Ministry claimed that the Ormsbys had been selected for their role because of their expertise and that cabinet ministers were not involved in the selection process. The Ministry also emphasised that the Mahuta family connection had been disclosed from the beginning and that it had sought external advice on the appointments.[77][78]

On 21 September 2022, thePublic Service CommissionerPeter Hughes launched an investigation into four contracts that Ormsby's Ka Awatea Services had made with four government departments: Kāinga Ora, the Ministry for the Environment, theDepartment of ConservationandTe Puni Kōkiri(the Ministry for Māori Development). Hughes had commenced the investigation at the request of both National MP Simeon Brown and Mahuta herself. Mahuta emphasised that she had declared any potential conflicts of interest, abided by the Cabinet manual and supported the Public Service Commissioner's investigation.[79][80]

On 13 November 2022, the Public Service Commission released its report into Ka Wa Atea's government contracts. The report found that Te Puni Kōkiri, the Environment Ministry, and Kāinga Ora failed to manage conflicts of interests by following their own policies and processes while the Department of Conservation had poor contract management practices. However, the Commission's report concluded that it found "no evidence of favouritism, bias, or undue influence over agency decisions" in relation to Ka Awatea Services. In response, Mahuta welcomed the report as a vindication of her assertion that she had no role in approving these contracts. In addition, National MP Brown stated that the Commission's report exposed a "culture of carelessness" in how the public service procured services and managed conflicts of interest.[81][82]

Foreign Affairs[edit]

2020[edit]

Mahuta was announced as the nextMinister of Foreign Affairson 2 November 2020.[83]She received international recognition[84]as the first woman (and first Māori woman) to hold the Foreign Affairs portfolio.[85]In addition, she retained her portfolio of Minister for Local Government while becoming Associate Minister of Māori Development.[86]

On 3 November, former Prime MinisterHelen Clarkand theMāori Councilcriticised the international media's description of Mahuta as a "tattooed Māori woman" for focusing on her physical appearance and race.[87][88]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, uncivilisedwokedom."In response,Race Relations CommissionerMeng Fooncriticised 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 retailerMighty Apedelisted Pierson's bookWestern Values Defended: A Primer.Pierson described the delisting of her book as "cancel culture"and claimed she had received death threats.[89][90]

On 18 November, Mahuta joined her Australian, Canadian, British and American counterparts in condemning thedisqualification of pro-democracy Hong Kong legislatorsas a breach of Hong Kong's autonomy and rights under theSino-British Joint Declaration.[91][92]In response, theChinese Foreign Ministry's spokespersonZhao Lijianwarned theFive Eyescountries, 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."[93][94]In response, Mahuta defended New Zealand's commitment to free speech, free media, and democracy.[92]

In mid-December, Mahuta stated during an interview withReutersthat New Zealand would be interested in helping to negotiate a truce between Australia andChina,whosebilateral relationshiphad deteriorated due to Australia legislation on foreign investment and interference, Australian support for an international investigation into the origins of theCOVID-19 pandemic,Chinese blocks on Australian imports and a controversial Chinese post about allegedAustralian war crimes in Afghanistan.[95]In response,Global Timescolumnist 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.[96]

2021[edit]

Mahuta meets with US Secretary of StateAntony Blinkenin 2021

On 9 February 2021, Mahuta announced that New Zealand had suspended high-level bilateral relations withMyanmarin response to the2021 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 theMyanmar militaryand a travel ban was imposed on Myanmar's military leaders.[97][98]

On 19 April, Mahuta stated that New Zealand would not let the United States-ledFive Eyesdictate New Zealand'sbilateral relationshipwith 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 thetreatment of Uyghur minoritiesinXinjiang.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."[99][100]

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 ChineseGlobal Timespraised New Zealand for putting its own national interests over the Five Eyes.[101]

During a visit byAustralian Foreign MinisterMarise Payneon 22 April 2021, Mahuta discussed the issue of New Zealand deportees from Australia, theISILbrideSuhayra Adenand the two government's differing approaches towards China.[102][103]

On 11 May 2021, Mahuta called onIsraelto stopevictions of Palestinian familiesfrom their homes in Israeli-occupiedEast Jerusalemand for "both sides to halt steps which undermine prospects for a two state solution".[104]

Following the2021 Hong Kong legislative electionheld 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.[105]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.[106]

2022[edit]

In late January 2022, Mahuta reaffirmed the New Zealand Government's support for Ukraine in response to theRussian military build-upon the Russo-Ukrainian border and urged Russian to reduce tensions in accordance with international law.[107]Following the2022 Russian invasion of Ukrainein mid February 2022, Mahuta and Ardern joined New Zealand's Western allies in condemning Russian actions against Ukraine.[108]As Foreign Minister, Mahuta introduced theRussia Sanctions Act 2022,which imposed various sanctions targeting Russian elites and assets deemed to be complicit in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[109]The bill passed into law on 9 March 2022 with unanimous support from all members of the New Zealand Parliament.[110]

In mid-June 2022, Mahuta hostedAustralian Foreign MinisterPenny Wongduring her first state visit to New Zealand. The two Foreign Ministers reaffirmed bilateral cooperation in the areas of climate change, indigenous, andIndo-Pacificissues.[111][112]The oppositionACT Party's foreign affairs spokespersonBrooke Van Veldencriticised Mahuta's few international trips during her tenure as Foreign Minister, suggesting that Mahuta was preoccupied with theThree Waters reform programme.By comparison, her Australian counterpart Wong had undertaken a "grand tour" of the Pacific Islands following the election of theAlbanese governmentin late May 2022 to counter recent Chinese diplomatic engagement in the region including a bilateral security agreement with the Solomon Islands.[113]

In early August 2022, Mahuta met withChinese Foreign MinisterWang Yiat the East Asia andASEANsummits in Cambodia. In addition to acknowledging 50 years of diplomatic relations between New Zealand and the People's Republic of China, she reiterated New Zealand's concerns about human rights inXinjiangandHong Kong,the2021 Myanmar coup d'état,North Korean missile tests, Sino-Taiwanese tensions followingUnited States Speaker of the HouseNancy Pelosi's visit, and urged Beijing not to support Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Mahuta also accepted an invitation from Wang Yi to visit China.[114]

2023[edit]

Mahuta and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken lead a press conference inthe Beehive,Wellington, 27 July 2023

In response to the2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake,Mahuta announced that New Zealand would be contributing NZ$1.5 million to assisting theInternational Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement's (IFRC) responses in Turkey and Syria.[115]

Nanaia Mahuta being welcomed by Indian Foreign Minister S.Jaishankar

On 5 February 2023, Mahuta visited India and conducted bilateral talks with IndianForeign MinisterS. Jaishankar.The talks centred around taking the bilateral relationship to the next level, including exploring future economic relationship, cooperation in theInternational Solar Alliance,improved air connectivity and private sector collaboration. She also promoted New Zealand's education, trade and tourism sector.[116]

In late March, Mahuta met withChinese Foreign MinisterQin Gangin Beijing. The two foreign ministers discussed issues of concern toChina-New Zealand relationsincluding Chinese military aid to Russia during the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine,AUKUS,Chinese influence in the Pacific, and New Zealand concerns about theSouth China Sea dispute,human rights inHong KongandXinjiang,and increasing tensions withTaiwan.[117]In late June,The New Zealand Heraldreported thatThe Australiannewspaper claimed that Qin had harangued Mahuta during an hour-long meeting, citing two anonymous sources. One of the sources also claimed that Mahuta had pushed back against Qin'swolf warrior diplomacy.[118]In response to the report, Prime Minister Hipkins confirmed that Mahuta had a "constructive" conversation with Qin but said that Mahuta had not described the meeting as a "dressing down," adding "it was important to be able to have frank conversations."[119]

In early April, Mahuta along with foreign ministers of three other "Indo-Pacific partner countries" Australia, Japan, and South Korea attended the 2023NATOsummit to discuss several global issues including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Chinese assertiveness in the Asia-Pacific, cybercrime and climate change.[120][121]

On 8 October 2023, Mahuta expressed deep concern at the outbreak of violence during the2023 Israel–Hamas war.She called for the immediate halt to violence, the protection of all civilians, and the upholding of international humanitarian law. ACT leaderDavid Seymourcriticised Mahuta for not condemningHamasfor its terror attacks against Israeli civilians.[122][123]In response, Prime Minister Hipkins unequivocally condemned Hamas' terror attacks, stating that the target of civilians and hostage taking violated fundamental international humanitarian principles. He also stated Israel had the right to defend itself. Hipkins also denied that Mahuta was out of step with New Zealand foreign policy and stated it was a matter of timing.[124]In mid November 2023,TVNZreported that she had rejected advice by theMinistry of Foreign Affairs and Tradeto use stronger language condemning Hamas' actions on 7 October. During an interview with TVNZ journalistJack Tame,Mahuta attributed her Tweet to information she had received from an unidentified party and the developing situation.[125]

2023 general election[edit]

During the2023 New Zealand general election,Mahuta contested theHauraki-Waikatoelectorate for the Labour Party, which she had retained since 2008. On 4 October,1 Newsreported that a Whakaata Māori poll showed that Mahuta was being challenged byTe Pāti Māori's candidateHana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke.While the poll found that Mahuta had a narrow lead of 36% over Maipi-Clark's 32%, 43% of those under 40 years preferred Maipi-Clark while 30% preferred Mahuta. However, 43% of those aged 60 years and above preferred Mahuta compared with 12% of the same demographic for Maipi-Clarke.[126]Mahuta wasunseatedby Maipi-Clarke by 2,911 votes, with Maipi-Clarke set to be the youngest member of Parliament in New Zealand in 170 years.[127][128]As Mahuta had chosen not to be on the party list, she lost her place in parliament.[129]

On 11 November, Mahuta formally resigned from her ministerial porfolios. Due to the extension of the Labour caretaker government until the conclusion of coalition talks for the incomingNational-led government,Grant Robertsonassumed Mahuta's foreign affairs portfolio whileWillie Jacksonassumed the associate Māori development portfolio.[130]

Views and positions[edit]

Abortion[edit]

In 2020, Nanaia Mahuta exercised her conscience vote in opposing theAbortion Legislation Act 2020,which decriminalisedabortion in New Zealand.In June 2022, Mahuta published aTwitterpost condemning theUnited States Supreme Court'sdecision to overturnRoe v. Wade,which had accorded a constitutional right to abortion in the United States. Mahuta was criticised by Twitter users for hypocrisy on the grounds that she had opposed the Abortion Legislation Act.[131]She supported theContraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion (Safe Areas) Amendment Act 2022that established a regulation-making power to set up safe areas around specific abortion facilities on a case-by-case basis.

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