Mike Tana
Mike Tana | |
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5th Mayor of Porirua | |
In office 2016 – current | |
Preceded by | Nick Leggett |
Mike Tana is the current Mayor of Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand, since being elected in 2016.
Early life
Tana is from Matakohe, near Ruawai in the Northland region.[1]
He has an agricultural science degree from Massey University.[1]
Career
He has been senior biosecurity adviser at the Ministry for Primary Industries, and the president of the 62,000-strong Public Service Association.[2]
Career in politics
He announced in August 2016 that he would be running for Mayor of Porirua and he ran a cheap campaign.[2] He won the campaign, receiving 5,887 votes (after other candidates were knocked out).[3] He is the first Maori mayor of Porirua, and one of only a small number of Maori mayors in New Zealand history.[4]
He grew up with racism, and when Mayor he joined Porirua City up to an anti-racism campaign.[5]
Personal life
Tana has five children with his wife Toni.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Meet Mike Tana". The New Zealand Public Service Association - Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
- 1 2 3 "'It's a great day for Porirua' as Mike Tana takes mayoral win". Stuff. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
- ↑ "Porirua City Council - 2016 Triennial Elections" (PDF). poriruacity.govt.nz. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ↑ "Mike Tana - Porirua's first Māori mayor". Māori Television. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
- ↑ "Porirua Mayor Mike Tana called 'a man of tint'". Stuff. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
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