Sir Mark Wiremu Solomon (born c. 1954) is a New Zealand Māori leader from the Ngāi Tahu and Ngāti Kurī (Kaikōura) iwi. He served as kaiwhakahaere (chairperson) of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, the tribal council of Ngāi Tahu, for approximately 18 years,...
Mark Solomon may refer to: Mark Solomon (American politician), a politician from Seattle, Washington Mark Solomon (Māori leader) (born c.
Māori are the indigenous Polynesian people of mainland New Zealand. Māori are descended from East Polynesian settlers who arrived in New Zealand in several waves of canoe voyages between roughly 1320 and 1350. Over several centuries in isolation,...
The Sixth National Government is a coalition government comprising the National Party, ACT New Zealand and New Zealand First that has governed New Zealand since November 2023. The government is headed by Christopher Luxon, the National Party leader...
The 2008 New Zealand general election was held on 8 November 2008 to determine the membership of the 49th New Zealand Parliament. The liberal-conservative National Party, headed by its parliamentary leader John Key, won the largest share of votes...
Winston Raymond Peters (born 11 April 1945) is a New Zealand politician. He has led the political party New Zealand First since he founded it in 1993, and since November 2023 has served as the 25th minister of foreign affairs. A long-serving member...
Kaikōura (; Māori pronunciation: [kaiˈkoːuɾa] ) is a town on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand, located on State Highway 1, 180 kilometres (110 mi) north of Christchurch. The town has an estimated permanent resident population of...
He Puapua ('A Break') is a 2019 report commissioned by the New Zealand Government to inquire into and report on appropriate measures to achieve the goals set out by the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The report was...
The National Iwi Chairs Forum is an entity founded in 2005 made up of the chairpersons of 71 iwi groups in New Zealand, facilitating the sharing of information among iwi leaders. The Forum holds meetings four times a year at different marae...
The 2005 New Zealand general election was held on 17 September 2005 to determine the membership of the 48th New Zealand Parliament. Voters elected 121 MPs to the New Zealand House of Representatives – 69 from single-member electorates and 52 from...
