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Teanau Tuiono (born 25 December 1972) is a New Zealand politician. In 2020 he became a Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives as a representative of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand.
Tuiono was born in Henderson, West Auckland, New Zealand, on 25 December 1972. His mother Iris is a New Zealand Māori of the Ngāpuhi and Ngāi Takoto iwi from Northland, New Zealand. His father, also named Teanau, was Cook Islands Māori, born in Atiu. His grandfather, Teariki Tuiono, was a railways trade unionist and an Atiuan community leader in Auckland. Tuiono is tangata whenua, and also belongs to the Pasifika/Moananui diaspora. He grew up in Te Atatū and Ōtāhuhu, with a two-year period in Rarotonga. He initially enrolled for an engineering certificate but partway through changed to a BA in Māori Studies at the University of Auckland. He credits an environmental paper he took there, taught by Jeanette Fitzsimons, as turning him into environmental activism. He followed his BA with a law degree, also from the University of Auckland.
By profession, Tuiono is an education consultant who has previously worked at both the United Nations and was the activist in residence at Massey University.
Tuiono attended the protests at the anti-Springbok tour protests in 1981. Prior to entering parliament, he organised protests for subjects such as GCSB laws, the TPPA, and support for Australian Aboriginal rights. He was also involved in translating Facebook into Māori. In 2021, during a debate on new anti-terrorism laws he recalled how his home had been raided by police during the 2007 New Zealand police raids.
Tuiono stood for the Green Party at the 2017 election and was 16th on the party list. This was not high enough for Tuiono to be elected to parliament, as the party won only 8 seats.
At the 2019 local-body elections, Tuiono stood for Mayor of Palmerston North as the Green Party candidate, running a campaign focusing on the local effects of climate change. He finished a distant second to incumbent Grant Smith.
During the 2020 general election, Tuiono stood as the 8th ranked list candidate for the Green Party and as the party's candidate for Palmerston North. He came third place in Palmerston North, with 2,039 votes. With the Greens winning 10 seats, he became a list Member of Parliament. Tuiono is the Green Party's first Pasifika MP.
During his campaign, Tuiono pledged to tackle wealth inequality in New Zealand.
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Teanau Tuiono
Teanau Tuiono (born 25 December 1972) is a New Zealand politician. In 2020 he became a Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives as a representative of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand.
Tuiono was born in Henderson, West Auckland, New Zealand, on 25 December 1972. His mother Iris is a New Zealand Māori of the Ngāpuhi and Ngāi Takoto iwi from Northland, New Zealand. His father, also named Teanau, was Cook Islands Māori, born in Atiu. His grandfather, Teariki Tuiono, was a railways trade unionist and an Atiuan community leader in Auckland. Tuiono is tangata whenua, and also belongs to the Pasifika/Moananui diaspora. He grew up in Te Atatū and Ōtāhuhu, with a two-year period in Rarotonga. He initially enrolled for an engineering certificate but partway through changed to a BA in Māori Studies at the University of Auckland. He credits an environmental paper he took there, taught by Jeanette Fitzsimons, as turning him into environmental activism. He followed his BA with a law degree, also from the University of Auckland.
By profession, Tuiono is an education consultant who has previously worked at both the United Nations and was the activist in residence at Massey University.
Tuiono attended the protests at the anti-Springbok tour protests in 1981. Prior to entering parliament, he organised protests for subjects such as GCSB laws, the TPPA, and support for Australian Aboriginal rights. He was also involved in translating Facebook into Māori. In 2021, during a debate on new anti-terrorism laws he recalled how his home had been raided by police during the 2007 New Zealand police raids.
Tuiono stood for the Green Party at the 2017 election and was 16th on the party list. This was not high enough for Tuiono to be elected to parliament, as the party won only 8 seats.
At the 2019 local-body elections, Tuiono stood for Mayor of Palmerston North as the Green Party candidate, running a campaign focusing on the local effects of climate change. He finished a distant second to incumbent Grant Smith.
During the 2020 general election, Tuiono stood as the 8th ranked list candidate for the Green Party and as the party's candidate for Palmerston North. He came third place in Palmerston North, with 2,039 votes. With the Greens winning 10 seats, he became a list Member of Parliament. Tuiono is the Green Party's first Pasifika MP.
During his campaign, Tuiono pledged to tackle wealth inequality in New Zealand.
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