Tangi Utikere

Tangi William Edward Utikere JP (born c. 1981) is a New Zealand politician. He has been the deputy mayor of Palmerston North since 2016, and is the first non-European to serve in that role.[1][2][2] He is the Labour Party candidate for the Palmerston North electorate in the 2020 general election, replacing Iain Lees-Galloway.[3][4]

Tangi Utikere
5th Deputy Mayor of Palmerston North
Assumed office
2016
Preceded byDuncan McCann
Personal details
Political partyLabour

Biography

Utikere was born and educated in Palmerston North and is of Cook Islands descent.[3] He worked at Freyberg High School as a history teacher, and is also a Justice of the peace and marriage celebrant.[3] He unsuccessfully contested the Labour nomination for the Palmerston North electorate following the retirement of Steve Maharey, losing to Iain Lees-Galloway.[5] He was first elected to the Palmerston North City Council in 2010, and was re-elected in 2013.[6] In 2015 he unsuccessfully ran for Mayor, coming second behind Grant Smith.[7] He was re-elected to the City Council in 2016[8] and 2019[9].

On 2 June 2020, Utikere was appointed as a member of the New Zealand Criminal Cases Review Commission.[10][11]

On 26 July 2020 Utikere was selected as Labour's candidate for the Palmerston North electorate following the announcement that Iain Lees-Galloway would not be standing.[4]

References
  1. "Tangi Utikere - Palmerston North Deputy Mayor". Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  2. "Utikere becomes Palmerston North's deputy mayor". Stuff. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  3. "Mayoral hopeful Tangi Utikere pitches values over promises". Manawatu Standard. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  4. Walls, Jason (26 July 2020). "Labour selects new Palmerston North candidate after Iain Lees-Galloway's sacking by Ardern". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  5. "Electorate chairman joins Labour race". Manawatu Standard. 18 February 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  6. "Palmerston North Preliminary Election Results". Scoop. 13 October 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  7. "Grant Smith elected mayor of Palmerston North". Manawatu Standard. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  8. "Palmerston North City Council elections". Scoop. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  9. "Palmerston North keeps Grant Smith as mayor". Stuff. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  10. "Criminal Cases Review Commission Board Appointments Announced". Scoop Media. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  11. Jimmy Ellingham (24 July 2020). "Palmerston North deputy mayor relishes new justice role". Stuff. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
Political offices
Preceded by
Duncan McCann		 Deputy Mayor of Palmerston North
2016–present		 Incumbent
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