Rahui Katene
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Rahui Katene is a New Zealand politician. She was elected to the 49th New Zealand Parliament at the 2008 general election
representing the Māori Party
in the seat of Te Tai Tonga
, but lost in the 2011 general election to Labour
's Rino Tirikatene
.
, Ngati Toa
and Kai Tahu descent.
Katene is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
, Katene initially missed out on the Māori Party
candidacy for Te Tai Tonga
to Monte Ohia. However Rahui became the candidate following Ohia's death.
She defeated incumbent Labour
MP Mahara Okeroa
with an election night majority of 684.
In 2009 her Te Rā o Matariki Bill/Matariki Day Bill, which would have made Matariki
a public holiday, was drawn from the member's ballot. The bill was defeated at its first reading.
In 2010, her member's bill to remove Goods and Services Tax
from healthy food was drawn from the member's ballot. The bill was defeated at its first reading.
New Zealand general election, 2008
The 2008 New Zealand general election was held on 8 November 2008 to determine the composition of the 49th New Zealand parliament. The conservative National Party, headed by its Parliamentary leader John Key, won a plurality of votes and seats, ending 9 years of government dominated by the social...
representing the Māori Party
Maori Party
The Māori Party, a political party in New Zealand, was formed on 7 July 2004. The Party is guided by eight constitutional "kaupapa", or Party objectives. Tariana Turia formed the Māori Party after resigning from the Labour Party where she had been a Cabinet Minister in the Fifth Labour-led...
in the seat of Te Tai Tonga
Te Tai Tonga
Te Tai Tonga is a New Zealand Parliamentary Māori electorate, returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives. The current MP for Te Tai Tonga is Rino Tirikatene of the Labour Party, who in 2011 defeated Rahui Katene of the Māori Party, who won the seat in 2008.Te Tai...
, but lost in the 2011 general election to Labour
New Zealand Labour Party
The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party. It describes itself as centre-left and socially progressive and has been one of the two primary parties of New Zealand politics since 1935....
's Rino Tirikatene
Rino Tirikatene
Rino Tirikatene is a New Zealand politician and a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, representing the Te Tai Tonga electorate since the . He is a member of the Labour Party. He comes from a family with a strong political history.-Early life:...
.
Ancestry
Katene (née Hippolite) is of Ngati Koata, Ngati KuiaNgati Kuia
Ngāti Kuia is a Māori iwi of the Northern South Island in New Zealand. They first settled in the Pelorus Sound, and later spread to the Marlborough Sounds, Nelson and Tasman districts to Taitapu on the West Coast, and as far south as the Nelson Lakes National Park...
, Ngati Toa
Ngati Toa
Ngāti Toa , an iwi , traces its descent from the eponymous ancestor Toarangatira. The Ngāti Toa region extends from Miria-te-kakara at Rangitikei to Wellington, and across Cook Strait to Wairau and Nelson....
and Kai Tahu descent.
Early years
Katene formerly worked as a lawyer, and previously worked at Te Ratonga Ture / Māori Legal Services.Katene is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Member of Parliament
Prior to the 2008 general electionNew Zealand general election, 2008
The 2008 New Zealand general election was held on 8 November 2008 to determine the composition of the 49th New Zealand parliament. The conservative National Party, headed by its Parliamentary leader John Key, won a plurality of votes and seats, ending 9 years of government dominated by the social...
, Katene initially missed out on the Māori Party
Maori Party
The Māori Party, a political party in New Zealand, was formed on 7 July 2004. The Party is guided by eight constitutional "kaupapa", or Party objectives. Tariana Turia formed the Māori Party after resigning from the Labour Party where she had been a Cabinet Minister in the Fifth Labour-led...
candidacy for Te Tai Tonga
Te Tai Tonga
Te Tai Tonga is a New Zealand Parliamentary Māori electorate, returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives. The current MP for Te Tai Tonga is Rino Tirikatene of the Labour Party, who in 2011 defeated Rahui Katene of the Māori Party, who won the seat in 2008.Te Tai...
to Monte Ohia. However Rahui became the candidate following Ohia's death.
She defeated incumbent Labour
New Zealand Labour Party
The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party. It describes itself as centre-left and socially progressive and has been one of the two primary parties of New Zealand politics since 1935....
MP Mahara Okeroa
Mahara Okeroa
The New Zealand politician Mahara Okeroa, a member of the Labour Party, represented the voters of the Te Tai Tonga Māori electorate as their Member of Parliament from 1999 to 2008.- Career :...
with an election night majority of 684.
In 2009 her Te Rā o Matariki Bill/Matariki Day Bill, which would have made Matariki
Matariki
In the Māori language Matariki is both the name of the Pleiades star cluster and also of the season of its first rising in late May or early June - taken as the beginning of the new year...
a public holiday, was drawn from the member's ballot. The bill was defeated at its first reading.
In 2010, her member's bill to remove Goods and Services Tax
Goods and Services Tax (New Zealand)
Goods and Services Tax is a value added tax introduced in New Zealand on 1 October 1986 at 10%. It later increased to 12.5% on 1 July 1989 and was further increased to 15% on 1 October 2010....
from healthy food was drawn from the member's ballot. The bill was defeated at its first reading.