Biography
Arena Hinekura Sherburd Williams is a New Zealand Labour Party politician. She has been a Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for the Manurewa electorate since 2020.
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54th Parliament · since the 2023 general election
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Policies they shape — and why
Bills they’ve worked on
Voting record
Most votes in Parliament are party votes — MPs vote as a block with their party, so on the large majority of votes Arena Williams voted the same way as Labour. The votes that reveal an MP’s own view are conscience (personal) votes, where MPs vote individually.
Arena Williams’s conscience votes and key divisions this term are being added from the official record (Hansard / parliamentary divisions).
Declared interests
What Arena Williams has declared in the official register — directorships, property, trusts, debts and gifts. Registers actual and potential conflicts of interest; it is not a measure of wealth.
1 Company directorships and controlling interests Te Manu Rewa o Tamapahore Trustee Limited – trustee services 4 Beneficial interests in, and trusteeships of, trusts Jacqueline Allan Family Trust (beneficiary) 6 Real property Family home (jointly owned) – Manurewa, Auckland Family home (jointly owned) – Te Aro, Wellington 7 Retirement schemes Te Manu Rewa o Tamapahore Superannuation Scheme – Te Manu Rewa o Tamapahore Trust Medical Assurance Society KiwiSaver Scheme – Medical Funds Management Limited 10 Debts owed by you ANZ Bank – mortgage 11 Overseas travel costs Philippines and Malaysia – Professional development and policy discussion with Asia-Pacific experts. Contributor to travel and accommodation: Freidrich Ebert Stiftung (FES). Belgium and France – European Union visitors programme. Contributor to travel and accommodation: European Union visitors programme. Hon Nicola
Register of Pecuniary Interests (parliament.nz) · as at 31 January 2025Taxpayer-funded expenses
Travel and accommodation paid by Parliamentary Service for 1 October – 31 December 2025. Ministers’ expenses are disclosed separately.
Roles & responsibilities
Details sourced from parliament.nz and the public record. Bills, written questions, speeches and voting records are being added from Parliament’s official register and Hansard. Photo: New Zealand Labour Party, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source ).