Tangi Utikere

Tangi William Edward Utikere is the Deputy Mayor of Palmerston North.[1][2] He is the first non-European deputy mayor the city has had.[2] He is a member of the New Zealand Labour Party.[3]

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 was first elected to the Palmerston North City Council in 2010, and was re-elected in 2013.[4] In 2015 he unsuccessfully ran for Mayor, coming second behind Grant Smith.[5] He was re-elected to the City Council in 2016[6] and 2019[7].

On 2 June 2020, Utikere was appointed as a member of the New Zealand Criminal Cases Review Commission.[8]

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. "Palmerston North Preliminary Election Results". Scoop. 13 October 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  5. "Grant Smith elected mayor of Palmerston North". Manawatu Standard. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  6. "Palmerston North City Council elections". Scoop. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  7. "Palmerston North keeps Grant Smith as mayor". Stuff. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  8. "Criminal Cases Review Commission Board Appointments Announced". Scoop Media. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
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