Vanushi Walters is a New Zealand Labour Party politician who, according to a secondary source, has served as a Labour list MP from 12 May 2025 [15].
Walters is a confirmed qualified lawyer [7], and according to single reputable secondary sources, she studied at Auckland University [12] and Oxford [13]. Her legal career is reported to have spanned community law, human rights, and international work, with roles described variously as an international human rights solicitor [5], a human rights lawyer [4], and a human rights advocate [3]. She is also reported to have worked at Amnesty International [8] and at the Human Rights Commission [9], and to have served as a member of the New Zealand Board of Amnesty International [10].
According to a single reputable secondary source, Walters served as general manager of Youth Law Aotearoa from 2017 [2]. She is also reported to have been a director of The Current Limited, a consulting company listed as not actively trading [11], and a Trustee of Foundation North [20].
Walters is reported to have first entered Parliament as the Member of Parliament for Upper Harbour from 17 October 2020 [18][17]. She is a confirmed member of the Labour Party [25]. According to single reputable secondary sources, she has held the roles of Labour's spokesperson for associate foreign affairs [16] and shadow attorney-general [23].
From 12 May 2025, according to a single reputable secondary source, Walters is reported to hold the positions of Labour Party shadow attorney-general [14], associate spokesperson on foreign affairs [21], and member of the Justice Select Committee [22].