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Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan

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Pecuniary interests

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Directorships

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Lawrence Xu-Nan is a Green Party member of Parliament in New Zealand, affiliated with the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand [26] . According to a single reputable secondary source, Xu-Nan was educated at Pakuranga Intermediate [15] and…

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01 Positions

• Committee Member — Education and Workforce
• Committee Member — Justice

03 Pecuniary interests (2025) Methodology →

as of 2026-05-27 02:27

Payment for activities

Payment for delivering a community course on ancient Egyptian history through Selwyn Community Education — Selwyn Community Education

Real property

Family home (jointly owned) – Mt Wellington, Auckland

Rental property – Richmond, Christchurch

Retirement schemes

Pathfinder KiwiSaver Growth Fund — Pathfinder KiwiSaver Growth Fund

04 Directorships Methodology →

None recorded.

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 — 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 — Taxation (Budget Measures) Bill (No 3)
  2026-05-28
• Bills — Taxation (Budget Measures) Bill (No 3)
  2026-05-28

12 In the news Methodology →

33 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 16

• One MP, One Pint: Ricardo Menéndez March on why he’s grateful to Winston Peters

  ‘If I hadn’t heard politicians like him scapegoating migrants, I may have never cared about New Zealand politics in the same way that I do.’ My pub date with second-term MP Ricardo Menéndez March has been waylaid in the most Green Party…
  2026-06-03
• Government MPs acquired 25 extra investment properties after passing pro-landlord reforms

  From new rentals to redevelopments, some coalition MPs have been upping their ownership of residential properties. MPs from National, New Zealand First and Act have purchased or built at least 25 new rentals, investment properties or…
  2026-05-26
• One MP, One Pint: Camilla Belich on getting duped by a fake John Campbell

  Labour’s justice spokesperson was once interviewed by a teddy bear posing as one of our best-known broadcasters. Having passed three member’s bills over three years, you could say Labour MP Camilla Belich has luck on her side. But that…
  2026-05-26
• Introducing Democrasee, the political board game tested by MPs

  A new board game seeks to teach young people the power of politics, without all the boring stuff. And it’s already approved by parliamentarians. Would you make a good politician? Do you have what it takes to gain influence, pass policies…
  2026-05-22
• One mp one pint acts nicole mckee is the guns booze and dirty money minister
  2026-03-19
• One mp one pint lawrence xu nan on being everyones favourite pub quiz pick
  2026-02-12
• One mp one pint tama potaka on surviving waitangi and being a wife guy
  2026-02-04
• One mp one pint hamish campbell on circus tricks and christchurch coolness
  2026-01-19
• One mp one pint judith collins on leadership regrets and writing a murder mystery novel 2
  2026-01-08
• Winston peters is right about parliaments declining standards 2
  2026-01-06
• One mp one pint yes act mp todd stephenson can read
  2025-12-18
• Echo chamber act gets a big win and everything is ka pai for winston
  2025-11-14
• One mp one pint laura mcclure on deepfakes and risking an act party pr disaster
  2025-11-04
• One mp one pint benjamin doyle on going out on your own terms
  2025-09-23
• One mp one pint the julie anne genter guide to surviving wellington as a cyclist
  2025-09-03
• One mp one pint judith collins on leadership regrets and writing a murder mystery novel
  2025-08-21

RNZ 9

• Government backs down on last-minute homeschooling law change

  Erica Stanford faced community backlash about new requirements on parents homeschooling their children.
  2026-05-27
• Move-on orders bill passes first reading following heated debate

  The justice minister says the bill won't criminalise homelessness but Labour's Carmel Sepuloni says it's "purely ideological" and insists it will.
  2026-05-21
• Chamber blowback: The third law of political motion

  In the interplay between government and Parliament actions spark reactions, like a political version of Newton's third law of motion.
  2026-05-21
• Green Party says National's education law changes undermine teaching council

  Erica Stanford recently unveiled the changes to the Education and Training (System Reform) Amendment Bill
  2026-05-19
• 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
• Thirteen bills get urgency treatment in penultimate sitting block of 2025
  2025-11-19
• Government passes adoption bill under urgency
  2025-09-21
• Experts say government should revisit rewrite of breaking up laws
  2025-08-26
• What you need to know about regulations review committee and the new law undermining it
  2025-08-11

Otago Daily Times 3

• Heated debate for move-on orders bill

  A person’s belongings lie next to a bench in George St, central Dunedin. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH/ODT Giles Dexter of RNZ The move-on orders legislation has passed its first reading, following a heated debate at Parliament.
  2026-05-21
• Move-on orders bill sparks heated debate

  A person’s belongings lie next to a bench in George St, central Dunedin. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH/ODT Giles Dexter of RNZ The move-on orders legislation has passed its first reading, following a heated debate at Parliament.
  2026-05-21
• Late law change could put Teaching Council under ministerial control

  File photo: RNZ By Russell Palmer of RNZ
  2026-05-19

NZ Herald 2

• Green Party says National’s education law changes undermine teaching council

  Green Party Education spokesperson Lawrence Xu-nan. Photo / VNP, Phil Smith
  2026-05-19
• Parliaments year by the numbers including the most talkative mps and leaders
  2025-12-20

Stuff 2

• A ‘humiliating day’ for minister, Labour says, as she U-turns on bill a day after introducing it

  “I very seldom see a minister having to eat humble pie that fast,” Labour leader Chris Hipkins said.
  2026-05-27
• NCEA replacement ‘not going to suit our young people’ says teachers’ union

  Education Minister Erica Stanford has announced the new programme that will include a grading scale from A+ to E, and how school subjects will be assessed.
  2026-05-16

1News 1

• Government reveals structure for post-NCEA school qualifications

  From A+ grading to compulsory literacy benchmarks and five-subject study, the Education Minister's detailed the structure of the system set to replace NCEA.
  2026-05-16

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.

19 Apr24 May

Mp Property Disclosure

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Candidate Seat Movements

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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.

10 May17 May24 May31 May

Children's Safety In Education

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Teaching Council Independence

3

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