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December 8, 2025 | Paakiwaha
Mike King | On stepping up and stepping down
Prominent mental health advocate Mike King has announced he is stepping down from several of his public-facing roles, marking the […]
March 10, 2026
October 20, 2025 | Featured News
Ron Mark | Life, politics, being a Mayor & getting out of politics
After nearly three decades in public service, Carterton Mayor Ron Mark is stepping away from elected office. First elected to Parliament in 1996 as part of New Zealand First’s MMP debut, Mark has since served as an MP, Defence Minister, and twice as Carterton’s mayor.
May 8, 2025 | Paakiwaha
Diana Puketapu-Lyndon | First Wahine Māori to Chair The NZ Olympic Committee
Diana Puketapu-Lyndon has stepped down as Chair at The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) General Assembly this week . As the first Māori woman to chair the organisation, she advanced the inclusion of te ao Māori at the NZOC, supporting Māori advisory committee - Te Urunga Tū - and the appointment of the NZOC first Pouwhiringa.
February 1, 2024 | Paakiwaha
Kelvin Davis | Former Minister of Children and Corrections
On Waitangi Day Kelvin Davis steps down as a member of Parliament since 2008.
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