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Hon Priyanca Radhakrishnan

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Priyanca Radhakrishnan is a New Zealand Labour Party politician and Member of Parliament associated with the Maungakiekie electorate in Auckland [35] [23] . According to a single secondary source, Radhakrishnan was educated at a school in…

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01 Positions

• Committee Member — Environment
• Committee Member — Intelligence and Security Committee

03 Pecuniary interests (2025) Methodology →

as of 2026-05-27 02:23

Debts owed by you

ANZ Bank – mortgage — ANZ Bank

Debts owed to you

DBS Bank, Singapore – joint bank account — DBS Bank

Gifts

Box of gifts from each state in India – IIMUN (India's International Movement to Unite Nations) — IIMUN (India's International Movement to Unite Nations)

Overseas travel costs

India – Youth conference. Contributor to travel and accommodation: IIMUN (India's International Movement to Unite Nations). — IIMUN (India's International Movement to Unite Nations)

Samoa – Commonwealth Heads of Government side events on disability. Contributor to travel and accommodation: Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA). — Commonwealth Parliamentary Association

Real property

Family home (jointly owned) – Onehunga, Auckland

Retirement schemes

ANZ KiwiSaver – ANZ New Zealand Investments Limited — ANZ New Zealand Investments Limited

04 Directorships Methodology →

None recorded.

08 Recent meetings (as minister) Methodology →

No meetings recorded.

09 Recent Hansard speeches

• Bills — Disability Support Services Bill
  2026-05-21
• Bills — Disability Support Services Bill
  2026-05-21
• Oral Question 10: Disability Issues
  2026-05-20
• Bills — Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Amendment Bill
  2026-05-14

12 In the news Methodology →

17 articles

Coverage from RNZ, Stuff, NZ Herald, ODT, 1News, Newsroom and The Spinoff that mentions this person. Click any source to expand. Article body markdown is captured separately and used for AI summarisation downstream.

RNZ 10

• Concerns loom around conservation funding under new Reform Bill

  There are concerns the Minister will have sole responsibility to decide what land is deemed high value.
  2026-05-13
• 'Practical change' or 'paradigm shift'? MPs debate conservation reform

  The Government says it's cutting conservation red (or rather green) tape. The Opposition say the Government is redefining what conservation even means.
  2026-05-13
• Opposition warns reforms open up conservation estate to sale as government pushes on

  The government is pushing on with changes it says cut red tape and let it charge foreign tourists.
  2026-05-12
• Virginity testing ban bill drawn from ballot

  Labour list MP Priyanca Radhakrishnan's bill would make both virginity testing and hymenoplasty criminal offences, addressing what she says is a gap in current law.
  2026-04-30
• Virginity testing ban bill drawn from ballot

  Parliament has drawn Labour MP Priyanca Radhakrishnan's bill to ban virginity testing in New Zealand from the ballot.
  2026-04-30
• Transport subsidies for elderly and disabled people reduced
  2025-12-17
• Greens say application denials for advanced benefit payments skyrocketed last year
  2025-12-04
• Virginity testing harming women in new zealand researcher
  2025-12-02
• From combative words to first words as new mp gives maiden statement
  2025-11-11
• Bill to protect hauraki gulf passes
  2025-10-07

The Spinoff 3

• International visitor fees incoming as conservation reform bill passes first hurdle

  The same week 13,500 people queued to book the Milford Track, parliament debated how to manage New Zealand’s most popular natural places – and who pays, writes Catherine McGregor in today’s excerpt from The Bulletin. To receive The…
  2026-05-13
• Opposition warns reforms open up conservation estate to sale as government pushes on

  Lauded by the government as a modernisation that will cut red tape, the Conservation Amendment Bill has passed its first reading – to claims of ‘commercialisation over conservation’ from opponents. The government is pushing on with…
  2026-05-13
• Government considering ban on virginity testing
  2025-12-17

NZ Herald 2

• Opposition warns reforms open up conservation estate to sale as Government pushes on

  Conservation Minister Tama Potaka. Photo / Mark Mitchell
  2026-05-12
• Meet the minister priyanca radhakrishnan on why she moved to palmerston north
  2021-01-14

Otago Daily Times 1

• 'Sneaky' bill: Profit over environment, Opposition says

  Conservation Minister Tama Potaka says the bill will support economic growth. Photo: RNZ Russell Palmer of RNZ The government is pushing on with conservation reforms it says cuts red tape and enables fees for foreign tourists visiting New…
  2026-05-12

Stuff 1

• Government to reform ‘loosey goosey’ conservation law, with fees for international visitors

  Through an amendment bill, announced today, the Government will provide clearer rules for granting concessions and introduce access fees for international visitors, among other changes.
  2026-05-07

13 Commentary topics Methodology →

Topics where op-eds, blogs and press releases mentioned this MP — preview of the top 2 over the last 12 weeks. Each row deep-links to the discourse lens.

26 Apr10 May

Flexible Funding Cuts

7

Disability Services Reduction

3

14 Press topics Methodology →

Topics where major news outlets reported on this MP — preview of the top 2. Each row deep-links to the press lens; compare with commentary to spot convergence vs. divergence.

26 Apr3 May10 May

Access Fees For International Visitors

6

Conservation Estate Sales

3

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