NOTICER PROFILE – Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke
- Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke is New Zealand’s youngest MP
- Elected in October 2023, she is 21 years old
- Lives in Huntly, a town southeast of Auckland
- Performed a “haka” (Maori war cry) in her maiden speech to Parliament
- Is an advocate for Maori rights and wants to stop young Maori joining gangs
- Vows to protect Maori language and culture
- Comes from a family of Maori activists
- Has accused New Zealand’s new conservative government of “racist rhetoric“
- PM Christopher Luxon plans to repeal a raft of Maori-related policies
- Maipi-Clarke’s party – Te Pati Maori – opposes the changes
- Maori are overrepresented in New Zealand’s parliament
- 27% of legislators are Maori, who make up about 17% of the population
21-year-old Mäori MP performs haka before parliament speech in New Zealand pic.twitter.com/wRhvaqJ9UV
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