Hana-Rawhiti Kareariki Maipi-Clarke is a New Zealand politician associated with the Maori Party who serves as a Member of Parliament. She is known as New Zealand’s youngest Member of Parliament since 1853. James Stuart-Wortley was elected as the youngest candidate at the 1853 election, aged 20 years and 7 months.
Wiki/Biography
Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke was born in September 2002 in Huntly, New Zealand (21 years old; as of 2023). Her zodiac sign is Libra. She completed her education at Te Wharekura o Rākaumangamanga in Huntley. In 2022, she gained admission to Oxford University.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′ 5″
Weight (approximately): 60kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
Body measurements (approximately): 32-28-34
family
Parents and siblings
Her father, Potaka Maipi, is a television broadcaster.
Maipi Potaka pictures
Mother of Hana-Laverty Mapee-Clark
husband
McPee-Clark is unmarried.
other relatives
Her grandfather, Taitimu Maipi, was associated with Nga Tamatoa, an organization fighting for indigenous rights in New Zealand.
Taitim Mapee
Her grandmother Hana Te Hemara was a Māori language activist.
Hana Te Hemara, Māori language activist
Her great-great-grandfather, Wi Katene, was the first Māori member of Parliament appointed to the Executive Committee of the New Zealand Parliament.
V. Catene
Relationships/Affairs
Maipi-Clarke is in a relationship with Kerei.
Hana Laverty Mapee Clark and boyfriend
Race
Maipi-Clark belongs to the Māori community. She is a descendant of Nga Puhi, Waikato, Taranaki, Ngati Porou and Ngai Tahu.
Profession
During the 2023 New Zealand general election, Maipi-Clark ran for and won the Hauraki-Waikato constituency to become an MP. She defeated veteran MP Nanaia Mahuta, who has represented the Hauraki-Waikato region since 2008, by 2,911 votes.
literary works
At 17, Maipi-Clark published a book called Hina, about Maramataka, the Māori lunar calendar.
The cover of Sheena’s book
tattoo
- McPee-Clark has a tattoo on her back.
Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke’s back tattoo
- She has tattoos on both wrists.
Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke tattoo on wrist
Facts/Trivia
- She volunteers at the New Zealand Maori Community Garden. She taught the children about gardening. She aspires to be a representative of the younger generation in the community.
- Hana-Rawhiti Kareariki Maipi-Clarke regularly participates in plays and stage performances organized by Maori communities in New Zealand.
Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke performs on stage for her community in 2019
- Inspired by a lecture given by New Zealand scholar Rangi Mātāmua, she became interested in Matariki research.
- In 2023, Hana-Rawhiti Kareariki Maipi-Clarke taught Maramataka and Matariki to the people of New Zealand while campaigning for politics.
Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke interacts with community residents and children
- Shortly after becoming a member of the New Zealand Parliament, Mapi-Clark gave a speech in the New Zealand Parliament that went viral. In her speech, she spoke up for her community and criticized the New Zealand government’s policies that unfairly treat the country’s indigenous people. She gave a speech in her native language for the first time. Addressing the community, she said:
I will die for you…but I will also live for you. “
Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke in the New Zealand Parliament
- After Hana-Rawhiti Kareariki Maipi-Clarke gave a speech at New Zealand’s Parliament House, she was contacted by several political parties to join them.
- Te Pāti Māori (Māori Party) considers both Maipi-Clarke and her father to be potential candidates for the Hauraki-Waikato electorate ahead of the election. However, the party sought a younger perspective and ultimately selected her for the 2023 election. She is fourth on the party list.
Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke campaigned for the Maori Party
- Maipi-Clarke believes the voting age in New Zealand should be 16. She supported a new law proposed by the sixth Labor government in August 2023, following the 2022 Supreme Court case of Make It 16 Incorporated v Attorney General. The law will allow children as young as 16 to vote in local elections.
- In December 2023, Mapi-Clark claimed that she had differences with the National Party-led coalition government on issues such as health, environment, water, land, natural resources and children.
- She believes the community’s ancient traditions can be kept alive in the modern world by focusing on Maara Kai (food sovereignty), Taatai Arorangi (Māori astronomy) and Maramataka Maaori (Māori moon cycles).
Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke in traditional dress
- She is a trained boxer and competed in various national level boxing competitions during college.
Hana-Laviti Mapee-Clark boxing
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