Tory Whanau

Tory Whanau
A head and shoulders image of Tory Whanau
37th Mayor of Wellington
Assumed office
15 October 2022
DeputyLaurie Foon
Preceded byAndy Foster
Parliamentary chief of staff for the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
In office
2017–2021
Preceded byDeborah Morris-Travers
Succeeded byRobin Campbell
Personal details
Born1983 (age 40–41)
Porirua, New Zealand
Political partyGreen
Alma mater

Tory Awatere Whanau[1] (born 1983) is a New Zealand politician. She was elected mayor of Wellington at the 2022 election.[2] Previously she served as the parliamentary chief of staff for the Green Party.

Whanau is the first person of Māori descent to be mayor of Wellington.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference vuw was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Fallon, Virginia. "Tory Whanau takes Wellington mayoralty from Andy Foster". Stuff. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  3. ^ Manhire, Toby (1 September 2022). "'Who dictated what a mayor has to look like?' The Tory Whanau pitch to Wellington". The Spinoff. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.

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