#Hana Rawhiti Maipi Clarke

#Tautoko 🖤💙 Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke is a 21-year-old MP in Aotearoa. She performed a haka in her first speech in parliament and is the youngest MP to be elected to New Zealand’s parliament in 170 years. #WahineToa #politics #MaoriParty #MāoriParty #TePātiMāori #Parliament #Maori #haka

Te Pati Māori MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke has been named in the BBC’s list of the top 100 most inspiring and influential women of 2024. Started in 2013, the BBC 100 Women list is compiled every year to celebrate women who have achieved great things in public life over the previous 12 months. In October 2023, the 22-year-old, Maipi-Clarke became the youngest Māori woman ever elected to New Zealand’s Parliament. At 21 years of age, she was also the youngest member of Parliament since 1853.

I’m going to tell my kids this is Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke 😂😭🔥 (via @jahhdana)

This is New Zealand’s youngest member of Parliament, 21-year-old Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke. In December, she honored the nation’s indigenous people by performing a traditional haka, or war cry, as part of her maiden speech. It was delivered as concerns for Māori rights grow, and new government was elected into office in October. New Prime Minister, Christopher Luxon, intends to repeal several policies related to the Māori people, who make up 17% of New Zealand’s population. Not only does Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke want to face these challenges head on, but she aims to be a guardian for the Māori language, a voice for the younger generation, and an advocate for using indigenous practices and knowledge to address #climatechange. Through her powerful demonstration, she hopes to encourage young voters to fully embrace and defend their #Māori identify.

Meet Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, New Zealand's youngest parliamentarian in its nearly two-century history. At just 22 years old, Maipi-Clarke represents the Hauraki-Waikato electorate for Te Pāti Māori. She’s a passionate advocate for Māori rights. #maori #maorirights #haka #MaipiClarke #newzealand #kiwi #Indigenouspeoples #Indigenouspeople #Indigenousrights

Te Pāti Māori MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke was only two years old when she walked alongside her ruruhi and koroheke during the 2004 hīkoi mō te takutai moana. Over 20 years after that hīkoi, Maipi-Clarke expresses her disappointment to hear a similar bill be reintroduced into law following last night’s third and final reading. Be sure to watch the full interview on our Facebook page. #tekarere #tvnz #tōrangapū #takutaimoana #māori

So why did TIME100 NEXT name Hana-Rawhiti Maipi Clarke as one of the most influential rising political stars of the world? Anei…Exhibit A ⬆️

📣✊🏽🔥😝💥 In November, Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke (@hana_rawhiti), a member of Te Pāti Māori (the Māori Party), broke out into a powerful haka on the floor of New Zealand’s Parliament amid a reading of a controversial piece of legislation known as the Treaty Principles Bill. On that November day, another lawmaker was supposed to tear the bill in half and start the haka, a traditional Māori dance, but 22-year-old Maipi-Clarke was incidentally handed the paper instead. The lawmakers’ protest went viral, lighting up social media and making global headlines. Months later, after mass protests, the legislation was defeated. But now Maipi-Clarke faces censure from their own colleagues. A committee found Maipi-Clarke and two other Māori lawmakers in contempt of Parliament for intimidating their opponents, and recommended record suspensions and unpaid leave — the harshest penalties ever assigned to New Zealand parliamentarians. Repost @teenvogue kacedubb spoke to Maipi-Clarke about standing up for Māori rights, authentic representation, and the work that’s yet to come. Read more at the link in bio. 🖊️: kacedubb 📸: @apelabell art director @emilyzirimis designer @lizcoulbourn associate visuals editor @snapsbybea politics director Allegra Kirkland politics editor @leximcmenamin assoc. director of audience development @mandyvel senior social editor @honesteezy social editor @jennifercruznguyen 📹: video footage courtesy of ThePrint & The Mirror * 🖊Let us know what you think about that video🎥 in the comment section🖊 * 🔥Check out our daily stories @wrz_ntz🔥 [Tag a friend in the comment section] 📲Save and share📨 * #MaoriCulture #TeAoMaori #Aotearoa #TikangaMaori #MaoriLanguage #TeReoMaori #Whanau #Manaakitanga #KapaHaka #Waiata #Haka #TangataWhenua #MaoriTraditions #MaoriArt #MaoriHistory #IndigenousCulture #TaMoko #MaoriDesign #MaoriLegends #MaoriHeritage

#HeAtaata Wellington Central MP and Green Party member Tamatha Paul has publicly backed Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, confirming that the two will be "announcing some joint policy mahi this year". Paul, who hails from Tokoroa in the Waikato, referred to Maipi-Clarke as a "good friend," a "good sister", and an "incredible MP". #AukahaNews & #Tuia will bring you more.

Is this the most iconic video of last year, 2024? Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke is a New Zealand politician and a member of Te Pāti Māori. She became the Member of Parliament for Hauraki-Waikato in the 2023 general election, making her one of the youngest MPs in New Zealand’s history. She unseated long-serving MP Nanaia Mahuta to win the seat. Maipi-Clarke comes from a strong Māori activist background and has whakapapa from Waikato, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Porou, Te Āti Awa, and Ngāi Tahu. Her family has been deeply involved in Māori rights and cultural advocacy, and her grandfather, Taitimu Maipi, was an activist. Her father, Potaka Maipi, is a well-known broadcaster, and her grand-aunt, Hana Te Hemara, was a Māori language advocate. Before entering politics, she attended Te Wharekura o Rākaumangamanga in Huntly. She has been actively involved in Māori language and cultural preservation, and she published a book on maramataka (the Māori lunar calendar). She has also provided training on maramataka, including to the New Zealand Warriors rugby players. Since becoming an MP, Maipi-Clarke has focused on advocating for Māori rights, youth engagement, environmental issues, and the promotion of Māori culture. She gained attention in 2024 after performing a haka in Parliament in protest against the controversial Treaty Principles Bill. Maipi-Clarke is part of a new generation of Māori leaders and is known for her outspoken and passionate approach to policy, particularly regarding Indigenous rights.#

A Day In the Life of @hana_rawhiti. Unseen and unlimited access to Hana as she marches through the capital. An inside look into what challenges face a young Māori women inside the walls of The Bee Hive. Watch the full video on our YouTube, link in bio.