Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke
New Zealand politician (born 2002)
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- Hana-Rawhiti Kareariki Maipi-Clarke (born 2002) is a New Zealand politician, representing Te Pāti Māori as a Member of Parliament since the 2023 New Zealand general election.
- Early life and family Maipi-Clarke has ancestry in Waikato, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Porou, Te Āti Awa, and Ngāi Tahu.
- She is the grand-niece of Māori language activist Hana Te Hemara.
- Wi Katene, the first Māori MP to be appointed to the Executive Council, was her fourth great-grandfather.
- Aged 17, she published a book Maahina about maramataka – the Māori lunar calendar.
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WikipediaHana-Rawhiti Kareariki Maipi-Clarke (born 2002) is a New Zealand politician, representing Te Pāti Māori as a Member of Parliament since the 2023 New Zealand general election. She is the youngest MP since James Stuart-Wortley.
Maipi-Clarke has ancestry in Waikato, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Porou, Te Āti Awa, and Ngāi Tahu. The broadcaster Potaka Maipi is her father. She is the grand-niece of Māori language activist Hana Te Hemara. Taitimu Maipi, whose activism contributed to the removal of the Captain Hamilton statue in 2020, is her grandfather. Wi Katene, the first Māori MP to be appointed to the Executive Council, was her fourth great-grandfather.
Maipi-Clarke received her education at Te Wharekura o Rākaumangamanga in Huntly. Aged 17, she published a book Maahina about maramataka – the Māori lunar calendar. She was inspired by Rangi Mātāmua to research the topic when he lectured about Matariki. In 2023, she gave a training course to the New Zealand Warriors about maramataka and Matariki.
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