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Elections / 2023 / Wellington Central / Tamatha Paul
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2023 general election Sitting MP
Defending Wellington Central

Tamatha Paul

Kind
Electorate only
Source
elections-wikipedia
As of
4 May 2026

Background

Research run #159 · 6 May 2026
Every claim below traces to a verbatim quote in the cited source. Click any footnote [1] in the prose, or expand the citation index below, to see where the fact came from.

Tamatha Paul is the confirmed Member of Parliament for Wellington Central, having held that seat since 2023 [13].

Paul is affiliated with the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand [18][20]. Prior to entering Parliament, she is reported to have served on Wellington City Council, according to a single reputable secondary source [14]. She is further reported to have represented the Pukehīnau/Lambton Ward on that council from 2019 [16][17].

Paul was educated at Victoria University of Wellington [3]. According to a single reputable secondary source, she studied towards a Master of Resource and Environmental Planning while also working as a student [1][2].

According to a single reputable secondary source, Paul held the role of Green MP for Wellington Central [5]. She is reported, from the same category of source, to have served as Green Party spokesperson across a range of portfolios, including Housing [8][15], Police [9], Corrections [6], Youth [11], Youth Justice [12], Wellington Issues [10], and Government Response to March 15th [7].

A single reputable secondary source also notes that Paul sought Green Party selection for the Pukehīnau-Lambton ward prior to her confirmed council roles [19], while another such source suggests she may have stood as an Independent at some stage [21].

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AI-generated biography. Assembled by an LLM from public sources (Wikipedia, parliament register, Beehive, news archives). Every claim is backed by a verbatim quote in one of the cited sources below and tagged confirmed, unverified, or disputed by corroboration. Use as a starting reference, not a final source — cross-check anything load-bearing.
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Education

Career

Political offices

Party affiliation

Looked for, not found

  • Unable to confirm outcome of Tamatha Paul's 2022 Wellington City Council re-election bid (whether elected or defeated) from fetched sources within budget.
  • No public record found for any pre-university employment or specific secondary school attended by Tamatha Paul.

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.

Pecuniary interests

2025 register · as of 27 May 2026

As a sitting MP, this candidate files an annual Register of Pecuniary and Other Specified Interests. Items below are the most recent declarations from the Register.

Managed investment schemes
Growth Investment Fund – Simplicity Growth Investment Fund – Simplicity
Retirement schemes
Simplicity KiwiSaver Simplicity KiwiSaver