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Vanushi Walters

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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…

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01 Positions

• Committee Member — Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade

03 Pecuniary interests Methodology →

None recorded.

04 Directorships Methodology →

None recorded.

08 Recent meetings (as minister) Methodology →

No meetings recorded.

09 Recent Hansard speeches

• Debates — Handling of Documents Under Official Information Act—Prime Minister’s Office
  2026-05-26
• Bills — Legislation (Definitions of Woman and Man) Amendment Bill
  2026-05-20

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.

RNZ 6

• New Zealand weighs options for Gaza support, but not Board of Peace - for now

  Our only liaison officer was given approval to stay in Israel until early May, but withdrew in late March.
  2026-05-14
• US invites NZ to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz

  The United States has invited New Zealand to join forces with a number of other countries to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
  2026-05-01
• Urgent debates in parliament go into wee hours of the morning
  2025-12-14
• Government passes adoption bill under urgency
  2025-09-21
• Decoding non answers on palestine
  2025-08-13
• What you need to know about regulations review committee and the new law undermining it
  2025-08-11

The Spinoff 4

• 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
• All the times Jack Tame has shamed out politicians for not going on Q+A, ranked

  Jack Tame is an excellent political interviewer. But his greatest talent is hassling Christopher Luxon for not appearing on his show. There’s a reason politicians are scared of Jack Tame. Q+A’s presenter has a habit of asking for an…
  2026-05-08
• One mp one pint yes act mp todd stephenson can read
  2025-12-18
• Government considering ban on virginity testing
  2025-12-17

NZ Herald 1

• Premium
  2026-03-26

Stuff 1

• Bill to legally define 'man' and 'woman' passes first reading

  A new bill defining gender has been advanced to the Select Committee, following rigorous debate in the House on Wednesday night.
  2026-05-20

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.

15 Mar26 Apr3 May

Coalition Instability

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Official Information Act Misuse

3

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 Mar26 Apr3 May17 May

Anti-Woman Legislation

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Coalition Government Transparency

1

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