Winston Raymond Peters is a New Zealand politician serving as the leader of New Zealand First since its foundation in 1993. Peters served as the 13th deputy prime minister of New Zealand from 1996 to 1998 and 2017 to 2020,the minister of Foreign Affairs from 2005 to 2008 and 2017 to 2020,and the treasurer of New Zealand from 1996 to 1998. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1979 to 1981,1984 to 2008 and 2011 to 2020.
New Zealand First,commonly abbreviated to NZ First,is a nationalist and populist political party in New Zealand. The party formed in July 1993 following the resignation on 19 March 1993 of its leader and founder,Winston Peters,from the then-governing National Party. Peters had been the sitting Member of Parliament for Tauranga since 1984 and would use the electorate as the base for New Zealand First until consecutive defeats by National Party candidates in 2005 and 2008. His party has formed coalition governments with both major political parties in New Zealand:first with the National Party from 1996 to 1998 and then with the Labour Party from 2005 to 2008 and from 2017 to 2020. Peters has served on two occasions as deputy prime minister.
James Brendan Bolger is a New Zealand retired politician of the National Party who was the 35th prime minister of New Zealand,serving from 1990 to 1997.
The 1999 New Zealand general election was held on 27 November 1999 to determine the composition of the 46th New Zealand Parliament. The governing National Party,led by Prime Minister Jenny Shipley,was defeated,being replaced by a coalition of Helen Clark's Labour Party and the smaller Alliance. This marked an end to nine years of the Fourth National Government,and the beginning of the Fifth Labour Government which would govern for nine years in turn,until its loss to the National Party in the 2008 general election. It was the first New Zealand election where both major parties had female leaders.
The 1996 New Zealand general election was held on 12 October 1996 to determine the composition of the 45th New Zealand Parliament. It was notable for being the first election to be held under the new mixed-member proportional (MMP) electoral system,and produced a parliament considerably more diverse than previous elections. It saw the National Party,led by Jim Bolger,retain its position in government,but only after protracted negotiations with the smaller New Zealand First party to form a coalition. New Zealand First won a large number of seats—including every Māori electorate,traditionally held by Labour. Its position as "kingmaker",able to place either of the two major parties into government,was a significant election outcome.
Sir Howard Leslie Morrison was a New Zealand entertainer. From 1964 until his death in 2009,he was one of New Zealand's leading television and concert performers.
Mita Michael Ririnui is a former New Zealand politician and a member of the Labour Party. He was a member of parliament from 1999 to 2011.
Sir Douglas Lorimer Kidd is a former New Zealand politician. He was an MP from 1978 to 2002,representing the National Party. He served for three years as Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Tuariki John Edward Delamere is a former New Zealand politician. He served as a member of the New Zealand Parliament from 1996 to 1999,and was a member of Cabinet for the duration of his term.
Raymond Tau Henare is a former New Zealand Māori parliamentarian. In representing three different political parties in parliament—New Zealand First,Mauri Pacific and the National Party—Henare served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1993 to 1999 and from 2005 to 2014.
Koro Tainui Wētere was a New Zealand politician. He was an MP from 1969 to 1996,representing the Labour Party. He served as Minister of Māori Affairs in the Fourth Labour Government (1984–1990).
The Tight Five was a nickname given to the five Māori MPs elected to the New Zealand Parliament in 1996 from the centrist/populist New Zealand First party.
The 2008 New Zealand general election was held on 8 November 2008 to determine the composition of the 49th New Zealand Parliament. The liberal-conservative National Party,headed by its parliamentary leader John Key,won the largest share of votes and seats,ending nine years of government by the social-democratic Labour Party,led by Helen Clark. Key announced a week later that he would lead a National minority government with confidence-and-supply support from the ACT,United Future and Māori parties. The Governor-General swore Key in as New Zealand's 38th Prime Minister on 19 November 2008. This marked the beginning of the Fifth National Government which governed for the next nine years,until the 2017 general election,when a government was formed between the Labour and New Zealand First parties,with support on confidence and supply by the Green Party.
The Fourth National Government of New Zealand was the government of New Zealand from 2 November 1990 to 27 November 1999. Following electoral reforms in the 1996 election,Jim Bolger formed a coalition with New Zealand First. Following Bolger's resignation,the government was led by Jenny Shipley,the country's first female Prime Minister,for the final two years.
Rotorua is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate,returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives. It was first established in 1919,and has existed continuously since 1954. The current MP for Rotorua is Todd McClay of the National Party,who won the electorate in the 2008 general election from incumbent Labour MP Steve Chadwick.
Patricia Hekia Parata is a former New Zealand politician and former member of the New Zealand House of Representatives,having been elected to parliament in the 2008 general election as a member of the New Zealand National Party. She served as the Minister of Education in the Fifth National Government.
The Māori loan affair of 1986 and 1987 in New Zealand was an unauthorised attempt by the Department of Māori Affairs to raise money overseas for Māori development. The affair was first raised in Parliament on 16 December 1986 with a question from opposition National MP Winston Peters about loan negotiations;the revelations dumbfounded ministers;and the House adjourned on 18 December. Peters was reluctant to share all his information with the State Services Commission chairman Roderick Deane or Peters' National Party leader Jim Bolger,and Bolger then downplayed the affair. Peters was getting information from an informant in Koro Wētere's office and from Rotorua businessman Rocky Cribb. Peters was first advised of the affair by Edwin Perry an associate of Cribb and like Cribb a National Party member. The affair helped Peters' promotion to the frontbench after the 1987 election.
Fletcher Hoporona Tabuteau is a New Zealand politician and former deputy leader of the New Zealand First party. He was a list Member of Parliament from 2014 to 2020.
Tania Tapsell is a New Zealand politician. She has served on the Rotorua Lakes District Council since 2013 and was elected mayor of Rotorua at the 2022 local elections. She is the first woman of Māori descent to hold the role.
The 2022 Tauranga by-election was a New Zealand by-election held on 18 June 2022 in Tauranga when the seat became vacant due to the resignation of former National Party leader Simon Bridges. In a landslide result,the by-election was won by National's Sam Uffindell.
