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Arena WILLIAMS

Manurewa · New Zealand Labour Party

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Pecuniary interests

9 items

Directorships

3 declared

Recent meetings

0 logged

Bg Background Methodology →

Arena Williams is a Member of Parliament representing the Manurewa electorate, affiliated with the Labour Party [8] [10] . Williams has held the Manurewa seat since 2020 [8] . According to a single reputable secondary source, she is also…

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01 Positions

• Committee Chair — Regulations Review
• Committee Member — Economic Development, Science and Innovation

03 Pecuniary interests (2025) Methodology →

as of 2026-05-27 02:27

Beneficial interests in, and trusteeships of, trusts

Jacqueline Allan Family Trust (beneficiary) — Jacqueline Allan Family Trust (Beneficiary)

Company directorships and controlling interests

Te Manu Rewa o Tamapahore Trustee Limited – trustee services — Te Manu Rewa o Tamapahore Trustee Limited (Trustee)

Debts owed by you

ANZ Bank – mortgage — ANZ Bank

Overseas travel costs

Belgium and France – European Union visitors programme. Contributor to travel and accommodation: European Union visitors programme. — European Union visitors programme

Philippines and Malaysia – Professional development and policy discussion with Asia-Pacific experts. Contributor to travel and accommodation: Freidrich Ebert Stiftung (FES). — Freidrich Ebert Stiftung

Real property

Family home (jointly owned) – Manurewa, Auckland

Family home (jointly owned) – Te Aro, Wellington

Retirement schemes

Medical Assurance Society KiwiSaver Scheme – Medical Funds Management Limited — Medical Assurance Society KiwiSaver Scheme

Te Manu Rewa o Tamapahore Superannuation Scheme – Te Manu Rewa o Tamapahore Trust — Te Manu Rewa o Tamapahore Superannuation Scheme

04 Directorships Methodology →

as of 2026-05-30 17:18

• Te Manu Rewa o Tamapahore Trustee Limited

  Director
  active

06 Trusteeships & beneficial trust interests

• Te Manu Rewa o Tamapahore Trustee Limited

  Trustee
  active
• Jacqueline Allan Family Trust

  Beneficiary
  active

08 Recent meetings (as minister) Methodology →

No meetings recorded.

09 Recent Hansard speeches

• Motions — Regulatory Standards (Excluded Legislation) Notice 2026—Approval and Regulations Review Committee Report
  2026-05-26
• Bills — Deepfake Digital Harm and Exploitation Bill
  2026-05-20
• Bills — Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Amendment Bill
  2026-05-14
• Oral Question 9: Commerce and Consumer Affairs
  2026-05-13

12 In the news Methodology →

18 articles

Coverage from RNZ, Stuff, NZ Herald, ODT, 1News, Newsroom and The Spinoff that mentions this person. Click any source to expand. Article body markdown is captured separately and used for AI summarisation downstream.

The Spinoff 9

• From Herbs to Head Like a Hole: MPs on their favourite local albums

  On the final day of New Zealand Music Month, MPs from across the political spectrum tell The Spinoff about their most beloved homegrown records. Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick: Successor by Anthonie Tonnon  “It’s hard not to choose…
  2026-05-30
• Echo chamber act gets a big win and everything is ka pai for winston
  2025-11-14
• One mp one pint steve abel on writing a new album and the joy of a sub 10 beer
  2025-11-12
• One mp one pint laura mcclure on deepfakes and risking an act party pr disaster
  2025-11-04
• One mp one pint arena williams when did you get hot
  2025-10-23
• Echo chamber never mind te pati maori heres a bollocks bill
  2025-10-17
• One mp one pint making wishes come true with scott simpson
  2025-10-16
• Echo chamber luxon flubs his lines and labour gets an economics lesson
  2025-10-09
• One mp one pint star signs and being woke with chris penk
  2025-08-27

RNZ 8

• National insists coalition is stable, even as cracks begin to show

  Analysis - Fractures between the coalition parties have been slowly expanding .
  2026-04-30
• Legislation to make international money transfers cheaper passes first reading

  New Zealanders currently pay more for transfers than those in Australia, the UK and the United States, with banks charging more in hidden fees.
  2026-04-29
• Opposition mps community groups call for proposed auckland homelessness ban to be binned
  2025-11-25
• From combative words to first words as new mp gives maiden statement
  2025-11-11
• Classroom building work now far more affordable david seymour
  2025-09-23
• Te pati maori apologises over takuta ferris social media post
  2025-09-04
• Banking inquiry acknowledges it s no silver bullet for competition
  2025-08-22
• What you need to know about regulations review committee and the new law undermining it
  2025-08-11

NZ Herald 1

• Budget 2024 no meaningful help for auckland from this government labour mp arena williams
  2024-05-28

13 Commentary topics Methodology →

Topics where op-eds, blogs and press releases mentioned this MP — preview of the top 2 over the last 12 weeks. Each row deep-links to the discourse lens.

26 Apr31 May

Supermarket Duopoly

5

Cost Of Living

4

14 Press topics Methodology →

Topics where major news outlets reported on this MP — preview of the top 2. Each row deep-links to the press lens; compare with commentary to spot convergence vs. divergence.

26 Apr24 May

Banking Code Reform

1

Coalition Instability

1

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