Tama Potaka

Candidate for Hamilton West
Currently serving: MP for Hamilton West, Parliament of New Zealand National
Party National
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Tama Potaka’s Elections & Candidacies

Note: This database contains data from the 2023, 2022 and 2017 general elections, the 2025 local government election and is gradually being backfilled with other election data.

Contested 2 races — 2 elected

2023 NZ General Election • October 14, 2023 General
  • MP for Hamilton West
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Final Elected
2022 Hamilton West Byelection • December 10, 2022 General
  • MP for Hamilton West
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Final Elected
Offices held
  • MP for Hamilton West
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National
    Dec 2022 – present
In the News
New leaders announced for Māori entities
RNZ — October 1, 2025

Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka made the announcement.

Could we be saying ‘ka kite’ to our conservation estate?
The Spinoff — August 20, 2025

A new government proposal could open up millions of hectares of public land for sale or disposal

Ministers urged to visit troubled Wellington suburb of Newtown
RNZ — August 18, 2025

An open letter calls on Chris Bishop, Tama Potaka and Wellington City Council to do more.

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