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Mike Tana
5th Mayor of Porirua
In office
26 October 2016 – 30 October 2019
DeputyIzzy Ford
Preceded byNick Leggett
Succeeded byAnita Baker
Personal details
BornMatakohe
SpouseToni
Children6

Mike Tana is a New Zealand politician and trade union leader. He was mayor of Porirua from 2016 to 2019.

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 six children with his wife Toni.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Meet Mike Tana". The New Zealand Public Service Association - Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "'It's a great day for Porirua' as Mike Tana takes mayoral win". Stuff. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Porirua City Council - 2016 Triennial Elections" (PDF). poriruacity.govt.nz. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Mike Tana - Porirua's first Māori mayor". Māori Television. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Porirua Mayor Mike Tana called 'a man of tint'". Stuff. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Porirua
2016–2019
Succeeded by