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Research run #87 · 5 May 2026
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Rata Jamieson is a New Zealand Labour Party candidate who stood for the Ilam electorate from 2026 [9][13].
Jamieson attended Lytton High School for her secondary education [7]. She subsequently studied at the University of Canterbury's Ilam School of Fine Arts [8]. According to a single reputable secondary source, she pursued a Certificate of Arts covering Māori and Indigenous studies, Te Reo, creative writing, and Political Communication [6], before going on to study a Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours specialising in Moving Image [1][5].
Prior to her candidacy, Jamieson worked as a gallery assistant at a local gallery [4] and as an administrative assistant in the Wigram Electorate office [2]. According to a single reputable secondary source, she was also awarded a UC Blues Award during her time at university [10].
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Career
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Prior career: administrative assistant in the Wigram Electorate office.
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Prior career: gallery assistant at a local gallery.
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Prior career: Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours student specialising in Moving Image.
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Prior career: fine arts student.
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Prior career: student studying Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours specialising in Moving Image.
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Prior career: student studying Certificate of Arts (Māori and Indigenous studies, Te Reo, creative writing, and Political Communication).
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Party affiliation
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Affiliated with New Zealand Labour Party.
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Affiliated with Labour Party.
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Affiliated with Labour.
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Looked for, not found
- No public record of Rata Jamieson's specific Māori iwi/tribal affiliations, birthplace, or detailed pre-university work history (e.g. Gisborne Pak'n Save reference from Scoop article could not be verified verbatim from the source).
- Rata Jamieson's role as Canta Feature Writer (January–March 2026) was identified via LinkedIn snippet and canta.co.nz meet-the-team page, but verbatim quote extraction was unsuccessful from those pages; the claim could not be persisted with full provenance.
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fact out — it just means no journalist-accessible source
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