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Elections / 2020 / Waikato / Kerrin Leoni
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2020 general election
Standing for Waikato

Kerrin Leoni

Labour Party // List #66
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Electorate & list
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elections-wikipedia
As of
4 May 2026

Background

Research run #109 · 5 May 2026
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Kerrin Leoni is a Labour-affiliated [30][31] Auckland politician, according to a single reputable secondary source a candidate for the Tāmaki Makaurau electorate in 2026 [20].

Leoni is a confirmed qualified economist [10] and property investor [9]. According to a single reputable secondary source, she has operated as a business owner and consultancy operator in the United Kingdom [3][5][6][7], and has also owned a property investment business in New Zealand [8]. She has held a role as a Funding Manager [2], according to the same category of source.

In local government, according to a single reputable secondary source, Leoni became a Member of the Waitematā Local Board of Auckland Council from October 2019 [24], and served as its Deputy Chair from 2019 [19]. She is also described, from a single reputable secondary source, as having served as Whau Ward Councillor on Auckland Council from October 2022 [26], and as having held the role of deputy chair of the council-controlled organisation committee [28]. She has been identified as a confirmed community leader [12].

According to a single reputable secondary source, Leoni is the founder of the charitable organisation Mana Aroha [14][15], and has served as co-chair of Violent Free Communities [11]. She has also been described, from a single reputable secondary source, as a candidate for the Mayor of Auckland [27][16][1], and as a candidate for the Waikato electorate in 2020 [4].

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Career

Political offices

  • [16]
    Held the office of Auckland Mayoral candidate. unverified
  • [17]
    Held the office of Auckland councillor. unverified
  • [18]
    Held the office of Candidate for Tāmaki Makaurau (from 2026). unverified
  • [19]
    Held the office of Deputy Chair of the Waitematā Local Board (from 2019). unverified
  • [20]
    Held the office of Labour candidate for Tāmaki Makaurau (from 2026). unverified
  • [21]
    Held the office of Local Board Deputy Chair, Auckland Council. unverified
  • [22]
    Held the office of Member of Auckland Council Waitematā. unverified
  • [23]
    Held the office of Member of the Waitematā Local Board (from 2019). unverified
  • [24]
    Held the office of Waitematā Local Board Member, Auckland Council (from October 2019). unverified
  • [26]
    Held the office of Whau Ward Councillor, Auckland Council (from October 2022). unverified
  • [25]
    Held the office of Whau Ward Councillor. unverified
  • [27]
    Held the office of candidate for Mayor of Auckland. unverified
  • [28]
    Held the office of deputy chair of the council-controlled organisation committee. unverified
  • [29]
    Held the office of local board deputy chair. unverified

Party affiliation

Civic roles & honours

Looked for, not found

  • No public record found for Kerrin Leoni's specific thesis topic or institution where she completed her master's degrees, beyond references to "youth development" and "international politics and economics" from a LinkedIn post (paywalled/blocked).

The agent checked these topics across the allowed public sources but could not find verbatim-quotable evidence. Absence doesn't rule the fact out — it just means no journalist-accessible source covered it at run time.