MP
Electorate
LA
Cushla Tangaere-Manuel
Cushla Tangaere-Manuel
Electorate MP
LabourParty
ElectorateRole
Ikaroa-RāwhitiElectorate
ActiveStatus
2023Entered
Majority
Active MP Ikaroa-Rāwhiti electorate

Biography

Cushla Tangaere-Manuel is a New Zealand politician and Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for the Labour Party. She represents the Ikaroa-Rāwhiti electorate and was first elected at the 2023 general election. Prior to entering parliament, Tangaere-Manuel worked as a broadcaster for TVNZ and Whakaata Māori, and as a sports administrator.

Source: Wikipedia

Impact this term

54th Parliament · since the 2023 general election

5
Roles & spokesperson areas
2
Select committees
1
Members’ bills in the ballot
1142
Written questions
Speeches in the House
Being added

These are factual counts from the public record, not a score. MPs do different jobs: list and electorate MPs, ministers and backbenchers all contribute differently, and MPs first elected in 2023 have a shorter record. We show the facts so you can decide what counts as doing enough.

Policies they shape, and why

Bills they’ve worked on

Members’ bill in the ballot (awaiting a first-reading draw)
Fair Trading (Cancellation of Subscription Contracts) Amendment Bill
In ballot
NZ Parliament — Bills · as at 28 August 2026

Voting record

Most votes in Parliament are party votes, where MPs vote as a block with their party. So on the large majority of votes Cushla Tangaere-Manuel voted the same way as Labour. The votes that show an MP’s own view are conscience (personal) votes, where MPs vote individually.

No conscience (personal) votes are recorded for Cushla Tangaere-Manuel this term. These votes are rare, because Parliament decides most matters by party vote. We record them from Hansard as they occur.

Declared interests

What Cushla Tangaere-Manuel 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 Kura Kaupapa Maori O Taperenui a Whatonga – kura kaupapa Māori Radio Ngati Porou – iwi radio station 4 Beneficial interests in, and trusteeships of, trusts Tangaere-Manuel Trust (trustee and beneficiary) Waikawa Forest Trust (beneficiary) 6 Real property Family home – East Coast Interest in one land block – Rangitukia, East Coast 7 Retirement schemes ASB KiwiSaver 10 Debts owed by you UDC Finance – vehicle loan 12 Gifts Tickets (x2) and hospitality to the All Blacks v South Africa rugby match (September 2025) – AIA Tickets (x2) and hospitality to the Black Caps v West Indies Cricket test match (December 2025) – New Zealand Cricket Tickets (x2) and hospitality to the ASB Classic 2026 - Women’s Finals Day (January 2026) – Tennis Auckland 14 Payment for activities Board sitting fee – Radio Ngati Porou ANNUAL RETURNS AS AT 31 JANUARY 2026 56 Hon Jan

Register of Pecuniary Interests (parliament.nz) · as at 31 January 2026

Taxpayer-funded expenses

Travel and accommodation paid by Parliamentary Service for 1 January – 31 March 2026. Ministers’ expenses are disclosed separately.

$22,505
Total this quarter
$9,988
Accommodation
$12,517
Travel
Members' expense disclosure (parliament.nz)

Roles & responsibilities

Spokesperson — Emergency Management
Spokesperson — Forestry
Spokesperson — Māori Economy
Spokesperson — Sport and Recreation
Labour Whip
At a glance
Electorate
Ikaroa-Rāwhiti
Role
Electorate MP
Entered Parliament
2023

Committees

Economic Development Science and InnovationOfficers of Parliament
Participation
Members’ bills (ballot)
1
Written questions
1142
Speeches Being added
Official links
Profile on parliament.nz

Latest coverage

News and video mentioning Cushla Tangaere-Manuel, from the sources on our coverage page.

Sources

Details sourced from parliament.nz and the public record. Bills, written questions, declared interests and expenses refresh automatically from Parliament’s official sources; conscience votes are recorded from Hansard as they occur. Photo: New Zealand Labour Party, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source ).