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Cushla Tangaere-Manuel

Ikaroa-Rāwhiti · New Zealand Labour Party

New Zealand Labour Party Ikaroa-Rāwhiti Candidate 2026 · Ikaroa-Rāwhiti › Candidate 2023 · Ikaroa-Rāwhiti ›

Pecuniary interests

10 items

Directorships

5 declared

Recent meetings

0 logged

Bg Background Methodology →

Cushla Tangaere-Manuel is a Labour Party Member of Parliament representing the Ikaroa-Rāwhiti electorate [22] [27] . She attended Ngata Memorial College, where she served as head girl [13] [17] . Before entering politics, according to a…

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01 Positions

• Committee Member — Economic Development, Science and Innovation
• Committee Member — Officers of Parliament

03 Pecuniary interests (2025) Methodology →

as of 2026-05-27 02:25

Beneficial interests in, and trusteeships of, trusts

Tangaere-Manuel Trust (trustee and beneficiary) — Tangaere-Manuel Trust (Trustee)

Waikawa Forest Trust (beneficiary) — Waikawa Forest Trust (Beneficiary)

Company directorships and controlling interests

Putaanga Marae – marae — Putaanga Marae

Radio Ngati Porou – iwi radio station — Radio Ngati Porou

Te Kura Kaupapa Maori O Taperenui a Whatonga – kura kaupapa Māori — Te Kura Kaupapa Maori O Taperenui a Whatonga

Debts owed by you

UDC Finance – vehicle loan — UDC Finance

Payment for activities

Board sitting fee – Radio Ngati Porou — Radio Ngati Porou

Real property

Family home – East Coast

Interest in one land block – Rangitukia, East Coast

Retirement schemes

ASB KiwiSaver — ASB KiwiSaver

04 Directorships Methodology →

as of 2026-05-30 17:17

• Putaanga Marae

  Director
  active
• Te Kura Kaupapa Maori O Taperenui a Whatonga

  Director
  ended 2026-05-30
• Radio Ngati Porou Charitable Trust

  Director
  ended 2026-05-30

06 Trusteeships & beneficial trust interests

• Tangaere-Manuel Trust

  Trustee
  active
• Waikawa Forest Trust

  Beneficiary
  active

08 Recent meetings (as minister) Methodology →

No meetings recorded.

09 Recent Hansard speeches

• Bills — Taxation (Budget Measures) Bill (No 3)
  2026-05-28
• Bills — Taxation (Budget Measures) Bill (No 3)
  2026-05-28
• Bills — Taxation (Budget Measures) Bill (No 3)
  2026-05-28
• Bills — Taxation (Budget Measures) Bill (No 3)
  2026-05-28
• Bills — Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Amendment Bill
  2026-05-14

12 In the news Methodology →

12 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 7

• Māori politics just got even more interesting

  With Te Pāti Māori splintering, a new party in the north and the possible reappearance of a familiar face, the battle for the Māori seats is set to be one for the ages. At the end of last year, I wrote that the time was ripe for a second…
  2026-05-12
• With his move to nz first alfred ngaro joins the party hopper hall of fame
  2026-03-26
• One mp one pint nicola willis on being a mum a meme and a minister
  2026-02-25
• From peeni to the protest that wasnt the five political fires burning at waitangi
  2026-02-06
• Echo chamber schools out for summer
  2025-12-19
• Labour wants its 2020 mojo back can it convince voters it still has the recipe
  2025-12-01
• Reintroducing ken laban the man who could be lower hutts first pasifika mayor
  2025-08-11

RNZ 3

• The House: The constitutional shift you may have missed this week

  A seemingly dry procedural motion in Parliament this week quietly marked a significant constitutional shift: how Parliament is funded.
  2026-05-15
• Labour Party announces Te Pūoho Katene as final candidate for Māori seats

  Te Pūoho Katene, a Fulbright scholar from Stanford's Graduate School of Business, says it's a privilege to be selected to contest Te Tai Hauāuru.
  2026-05-06
• Labour absolutely comfortable if te pati maori does not return to parliament
  2025-11-11

NZ Herald 2

• Another labour mp suggests party will work with te pati maori once issues resolved
  2026-02-09
• Mana motuhake maori maori sovereignty labour sets out ambitious pitch to win back maori seats
  2025-11-29

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 Apr10 May17 May24 May

Cost Of Living

2

Mana Motuhake Māori

2

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.

22 Mar3 May10 May

Constitutional Change

1

Māori Economic Agency

1

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