Kahurangi Carter
MP
Carter in 2023
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Green party list
Assumed office
14 October 2023
Personal details
Born1983 or 1984 (age 39–40)
Political partyGreen

Kahurangi Carter is a New Zealand politician, representing the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand as a Member of Parliament since the 2023 New Zealand general election.[1]

Early life

Carter was born in 1983 or 1984[2] and is of Ngāti Maniapoto and Tainui descent.[3][4] She was born and lived in rural Waikato until she was twelve, when her family moved to Auckland's North Shore.[5] She studied psychology and philosophy at the University of Auckland.[3] Carter is a zero-waste advocate, who worked for the Ministry for the Environment.[4][6] She trained as an actor in New York, and appeared in a controversial promotional video as part of the Chorus Gigatown competition.[5][7] Two of Carter's family members were involved in the Christchurch rebuild as structural engineers, and Carter "fell in love with" the city and moved there in 2021.[3]

Political career

New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate List Party
2023–present 54th List 14 Green

Carter was encouraged to enter politics by Chlöe Swarbrick.[3] She was also inspired by her son's concerns about climate change and property ownership.[3] In the 2023 general election, Carter stood in the Christchurch Central electorate, and was placed 14th on the Green Party list. She said she wasn't running an electorate campaign, planning to do so in 2026 instead, but "Christchurch Central just embraced" her.[3] She entered Parliament on the list when the Green Party picked up a larger share of the party vote than predicted in the preliminary results.[5] The final results on 3 November confirmed her election to Parliament on the party list.[8]

Views and positions

Issues Carter sees as important for Christchurch include protections for people in rental housing, wage increases, affordable city living, public transport, and waste minimisation.[3]

Personal life

Carter's hobbies include swimming and dancing. She has two teenage children.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Kahurangi Carter | Christchurch Central | List Rank #14".
  2. ↑ Gill, Sinead (4 October 2023). "On the list: Christchurch candidates on the cusp of Parliament". The Press. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Gill, Sinead (4 October 2023). "On the list: Christchurch candidates on the cusp of Parliament". The Press. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  4. 1 2 Gifford, Adam (11 April 2023). "Greens pick zero-waster for Christchurch run". Waatea News.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Mathias, Shanti (3 November 2023). "Who is Kahurangi Carter, the new Green MP?". The Spinoff. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  6. ↑ Forman, Luke (12 May 2022). "Teaching sustainability through Tikanga". Metro News.
  7. ↑ Mitchell, Charlie (2 May 2014). "Telecom cops flak over 'racist' ad". Stuff. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  8. ↑ "2023 General Election: Successful candidates". Electoral Commission. 3 November 2023. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
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