Heather Te Au-Skipworth is a New Zealand community figure and politician, most recently associated with candidacy for the Ikaroa-Rāwhiti electorate [8][16].
According to single secondary sources, she is credited as the founder of IronMāori, a kaupapa established from 2009 [9][10], and has also been described as its creator and CEO [5][6][7]. The event is referenced across multiple claims under the founding date of 2009 [1][9].
Te Au-Skipworth has held elected office at the local government level, according to a single reputable secondary source, serving as a councillor on the Hastings District Council for the Tākitimu Māori Ward [13][18]. That ward role is also reported as having been held from October 2025 [17].
Her parliamentary candidacy history spans more than one party. She is confirmed as having been affiliated with Te Pāti Māori [22], and according to single secondary sources she stood as a Te Pāti Māori candidate for the Ikaroa-Rāwhiti electorate [2][8] and on the general roll for the party in 2023 [4], as well as for the Tukituki electorate from 2 June 2023 [12]. A party affiliation with the Māori Party is also noted from 2020 [21].
More recently, according to single secondary sources, she has been associated with the Green Party of Aotearoa [19][20], with claims indicating she stood as a Green Party candidate for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti at the 2026 General Election [14][16] and was ranked 19 on the Green Party Delegate List for that election [15].