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, 2020, 2017 and 2014 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
2022 Hamilton West Byelection • December 10, 2022 General
Offices held
  • MP for Hamilton West
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National
    Dec 2022 – present
In the News
Emergency housing motels end in Rotorua - but has it just shifted the problem elsewhere?
NZ Herald — November 19, 2025

Tama Potaka says the city’s turnaround shows 'deliberate, co-ordinated action'.

McAnulty grills minister over homelessness response
The Post — October 16, 2025

Labour list MP Kieran McAnulty has taken the Associate Housing Minister Tama Potaka to task on the treatment of pregnant women in the emergency housing system.

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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