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Teanau Tuiono was born on 25 December, 1972 in Auckland, New Zealand, is a New Zealand politician. Discover Teanau Tuiono's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 51 years old?
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51 years old |
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Capricorn |
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25 December 1972 |
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25 December |
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Auckland, New Zealand |
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New Zealand
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Teanau Tuiono Height, Weight & Measurements
At 51 years old, Teanau Tuiono height not available right now. We will update Teanau Tuiono's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Teanau Tuiono Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Teanau Tuiono worth at the age of 51 years old? Teanau Tuiono’s income source is mostly from being a successful politician. He is from New Zealand. We have estimated Teanau Tuiono's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
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Under Review |
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Teanau Tuiono (born 25 December 1972) is a New Zealand politician.
Tuiono was born on 25 December 1972.
He is both Cook Islands Māori (Atiu) and New Zealand Māori (Ngāpuhi and Ngāi Takoto); he is tangata whenua, and also belongs to the Pasifika/Moananui diaspora.
Tuiono 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 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.
In 2020 he became a Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives as a representative of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand.
During the 2020 general election, Tuiono stood as the 8th ranked list candidate for the Green Party and as the party's candidate for.
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.
During the 2023 New Zealand general election, Tuiono was re-elected to Parliament on the Greens' party list.
In late November 2023, Tuiono assumed the Green Party's Pacific Region, education, workplace relations and safety, space, national security and intelligence, and overseas development assistance spokesperson portfolios.
On 7 December 2023, Tuiono was appointed as the third assistant speaker, the first Green Party MP to become a member on the speaker team and the second MP, after Peter Hilt in 1996, from a party other than National or Labour to become an assistant speaker.
In December 2020, Tuiono joined fellow Green MP Golriz Ghahraman and Labour MP Ibrahim Omer in pledging to form a new parliamentary Palestine friendship group to "raise the voices of Palestinian peoples in the New Zealand Parliament" during an event organised by the Wellington Palestine advocacy group to mark the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people.
Tuiono serves as his party's agriculture spokesperson.
He supports regenerative agriculture and a move away from intensive dairy farming.
He considers it appropriate for MPs to be able to pledge allegiance to Te Tiriti O Waitangi instead of to the King.
