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Elections / 2026 / Mount Maunganui / Rhieve Grey
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2026 general election
Standing for Mount Maunganui

Rhieve Grey

Labour Party // List #65
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Electorate & list
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elections-wikipedia
As of
9 Jun 2026

Background

Research run #198 · 10 Jun 2026
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Rhieve Grey is a New Zealand public figure affiliated with the Labour Party [21], known for a range of civic, academic, and media roles.

Grey attended Tauhara College, where, according to a single reputable secondary source, he served as Head Boy [15][12]. He subsequently studied at the University of Auckland [13] and, from 2021, at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford [10], where he is confirmed to have pursued his studies [14]. According to a single reputable secondary source, he undertook a master's degree in evidence-based social intervention and policy evaluation at the University of Oxford [7].

Grey was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship in 2020 [18], which supports his study at Oxford. According to a single reputable secondary source, this was specifically a 2021 Rhodes Scholarship announced on 6 November 2020 [19]. He was also reportedly awarded the Kupe Leadership Scholarship in 2020 [17] and the Heartland Kupe Leadership Scholarship in the same year [16], and the University of Auckland Mātariki Rising Stars Award in 2018 [20], though each of these is drawn from a single reputable secondary source.

In addition to his academic pursuits, Grey has held several civic and professional roles. According to a single reputable secondary source, he has worked as a diplomat [5], served as a facilitator for a Māori and Pasifika leadership programme [8], and volunteered at Mount Eden Corrections Facility [9]. He is also reported to have worked as a Tuākana teaching mentor [3].

Grey has been involved in media and writing. According to a single reputable secondary source, he is the creator and host of the podcast Hard Yarns [4] and has contributed as a guest writer at The Spinoff [2].

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  • Rhieve Grey's specific Labour party list ranking number for the 2026 election could not be confirmed from fetched sources.
  • Details of Rhieve Grey's post-Oxford employment or policy roles before Labour candidacy not confirmed from fetched sources (Te Kuaka NZ Alternative page yielded no verbatim claims).
  • LinkedIn profile for Rhieve Grey could not be fetched (budget exhausted).

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