Tamatha Paul

Candidate for Wellington North
Currently serving: MP for Wellington Central, Parliament of New Zealand Green
Party Green
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Tamatha Paul’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
  • MP for Wellington Central
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Green Party
    Final Elected
2022 NZ Local Government • October 8, 2022 Local
  • Pukehīnau/Lambton General Ward
    Wellington City Council
    Affiliation: Green Party
    Final Elected
Offices held
  • MP for Wellington Central
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Green
    Oct 2023 – present
  • Pukehīnau/Lambton General Ward
    Wellington City Council
    Affiliation: Green
    Oct 2019 – Oct 2023
In the News
Council trumpets global safety award despite rising crime
The Post — November 5, 2025

Wellington City Council is being lauded for “outstanding problem-solving initiatives” but local MP Tamatha Paul says success should be based on significant reduction in harm, not just awards.

Where to from here, with the country’s new crop of young councillors
The Spinoff — October 29, 2025

Winning is the first step. The next is keeping up the hype. With local elections done and dusted, a number of baby-faced representatives will have their chance to carve out a youth voice in a slowly de-ageing arena.

Green Party MP Tamatha Paul undergoes cardiac procedure in Wellington Hospital
NZ Herald — October 16, 2025

'My whole life I have learnt to mask the impact of my disabilities.'

Windbag: Key takeaways from Wellington’s red wave local election
The Spinoff — October 13, 2025

Andrew Little won the largest mayoral victory in 142 years, and Labour and the Greens grew their governing majority at the council table.

One MP, One Pint: Benjamin Doyle on going out on your own terms
The Spinoff — September 23, 2025

The outgoing Green MP is wondering if you might have time to read their CV. It’s Benjamin Doyle’s first and last time in parliament’s Pint of Order bar, twirling the straw of their soda with glittering pink nails while I’m trying not to make it obvious that this is not my first pint.

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