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Hon Willow-Jean Prime

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Willow-Jean Prime is a New Zealand Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Northland [25] [30] . According to a single reputable secondary source, Prime attended Bay of Islands College [7] before going on to…

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01 Positions

• Committee Member — Social Services and Community

03 Pecuniary interests (2025) Methodology →

as of 2026-05-27 02:23

Debts owed by you

ASB Bank – mortgage — ASB Bank

Organisations and trusts seeking Government funding

Waitangi National Trust Board – manages the operations of the Waitangi Treaty Grounds and wider estate — Waitangi National Trust Board

Other companies and business entities

Turoa Holdings – farming — Turoa Holdings

Real property

Family home (jointly owned) – Pakaraka, Northland

Retirement schemes

AMP KiwiSaver — AMP KiwiSaver

04 Directorships Methodology →

None recorded.

08 Recent meetings (as minister) Methodology →

No meetings recorded.

09 Recent Hansard speeches

• Oral Question 9: Social Development and Employment
  2026-05-21
• Bills — Social Security (Jobseeker Support and Accommodation Supplement) Amendment Bill
  2026-05-19
• Bills — Social Security (Jobseeker Support and Accommodation Supplement) Amendment Bill
  2026-05-19
• Oral Question 6: Education
  2026-05-14
• Debates — Report of the Education and Workforce Committee on the Inquiry into the Harm Young New Zealanders Encounter Online, and the Roles That Government, Business, and Society Should Play in Addressing Those Harms
  2026-05-13
• Oral Question 4: Social Development and Employment
  2026-05-12

12 In the news Methodology →

41 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.

RNZ 19

• Who are the candidates in the running for Te Tai Tokerau?

  Te Pāti Māori is the latest to confirm its candidate in the hotly contested seat.
  2026-05-27
• Aperahama Edwards to run for Te Pāti Māori in Te Tai Tokerau

  It follows the departure of MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi who split from Te Pāti Māori to set up her own party.
  2026-05-27
• Labour criticise government changes to Temporary Additional Support

  The party's Social Development and Employment spokesperson Willow-Jean Prime says the government changes amounted to a quiet but significant cut.
  2026-05-23
• The House: Welfare debate shifts from policy to process

  The government's proposed new welfare legislation is now open for submissions following a divisive debate in two halves: policy, and process.
  2026-05-20
• The fight for the Māori vote

  Te Tai Tokerau is becoming the new ground zero in a fierce battle for Māori political power.
  2026-05-17
• New Te Tai Tokerau Party may not be able to contest election under that name, Bishop says

  Mariameno Kapa-Kingi's Te Tai Tokerau Party may not be able to contest the election under that moniker, Chris Bishop has suggested.
  2026-05-12
• Te Pāti Māori splits as MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi announces new Te Tai Tokerau Party

  Labour leader says Mariameno Kapa-Kingi faces an uphill battle, with NZ First's Jones labelling the move a 'stunt'.
  2026-05-11
• Jobseeker numbers rise, but govt sticks with target

  The government pledged to slash the number of people on the JobSeeker benefit by 50,000, but by the end of December the number had risen by more than 33,000.
  2026-05-11
• 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
• Parliament adjourns for the year with barbed words
  2025-12-17
• Oranga tamariki aims to use new design for young offenders boot camp in march
  2025-12-07
• New primary english maths curriculum results exceeding expectations ministry says
  2025-12-04
• Lessons from boot camp trial oranga tamariki says but earlier reviews showed same themes
  2025-11-25
• Heavily criticised compass group not included in 2026 school lunches contract
  2025-11-08
• State abuse redress carve out for criminals decried by opposition
  2025-10-21
• High school principal worries new curriculum may privatise education system
  2025-09-11
• New push for ai as education minister erica stanford announces curriculum changes
  2025-09-11
• Mixed up my messages collins corrects 147k teacher pay claim
  2025-08-19
• Labour s education spokesperson defiant after ignoring stanford s ncea meeting requests
  2025-08-10

1News 6

• Te Pātī Māori confirm candidate for Te Tai Tokerau

  Aperahama Edwards of Ngātiwai will contest the Te Tai Tokerau seat with the incumbent Mariameno Kapa-Kingi, Labour's Willow-Jean Prime and the Greens' Hūhana Lyndon.
  2026-05-26
• Hone Harawira rules out a tilt at return to Parliament

  On Saturday night, Harawira ruled out standing as a candidate "after much reflection with my wife Hilda".
  2026-05-23
• Hone Harawira awaits wife's approval to stand for Te Pāti Māori

  Veteran politician signals a tilt at a return after more than a decade away from Parliament.
  2026-05-13
• Kapa-Kingi talks plan for new party after Te Pāti Māori split

  The MP said it was "amazing what we can do with nearly nothing" when asked about how she would fund the new party.
  2026-05-12
• Kapa-Kingi splits from Te Pāti Māori, launches new party

  Te Tai Tokerau Party will contest the election on "kaupapa grounded in tino rangatiratanga, local decision-making and mana mokopuna".
  2026-05-11
• Kapa-Kingi splits from Te Pāti Māori, launches new party

  Te Tai Tokerau Party will contest the election on "kaupapa grounded in tino rangatiratanga, local decision-making and mana mokopuna".
  2026-05-11

NZ Herald 5

• Election 2026 labour party announces caucus reshuffle
  2026-03-10
• Ncea changes labours willow jean prime finally meets education minister erica stanford over proposal but still no position
  2025-09-11
• Labour mp says ministers error over secondary school teachers pay will be harmful
  2025-08-19
• Labour mp willow jean primes claims of fight clubs meth in youth justice facilities not substantiated by officials
  2025-08-12
• Ncea changes chris hipkins says willow jean prime has learned a lot from ncea emails affair
  2025-08-10

The Spinoff 5

• 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
• One mp one pint green mp kahurangi carter wants you to make more memes
  2025-12-11
• Echo chamber under more scrutiny act more stupidly
  2025-12-05
• From jerks to dicks to tables the political debate is really on one
  2025-12-04
• An evening with the four men vying to replace the trump of the north
  2025-08-25

Stuff 3

• Aperahama Edwards to run for Te Pāti Māori in Te Tai Tokerau

  It follows the departure of MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi who split from Te Pāti Māori to set up her own party, named after the electorate.
  2026-05-26
• Temporary hardship payment cut to save nearly $200m in a move branded 'nasty' by one critic

  Tucked alongside the Government’s social housing announcement was another Budget cut set to impact an even larger group of low-income New Zealanders.
  2026-05-23
• Te Pāti Māori MP's supporters explored her joining Labour, Willie Jackson claims

  The senior Labour MP says Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke’s people explored the potential of her joining the party in 2025.
  2026-05-18

Newsroom 2

• The secret diary of … Louise Upston

  Social development minister Louise Upston is 'comfortable' with claiming a weekly accommodation allowance of $1000 on top of her $326,000 salary The post The secret diary of … Louise Upston appeared first on Newsroom .
  2026-05-29
• The fight for the Māori vote

  From The Detail: Māori politics has erupted as Mariameno Kapa-Kingi launched a rival party, Te Pāti Māori fractures deepen, and the battle for the Māori vote heats up The post The fight for the Māori vote appeared first on Newsroom .
  2026-05-17

Otago Daily Times 1

• The secret diary of ... Louise Upston

  One has to watch one’s pennies on $320,600 a year. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH Monday
  2026-05-29

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 Apr17 May

Ministerial Accountability For Children

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Treaty Of Waitangi Reinterpretation

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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.

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Māori Political Representation

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Tino Rangatiratanga

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