Jo Hayes

New Zealand politician

Jo Hayes

Hayes in 2018

Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for National Party List
In office
22 January 2014 – 17 October 2020
Preceded by| Katrina Shanks[n 1]
Personal details
Born| 1959 (age 65-66)
Nationality| New Zealand
Political party| National Party
Children| 2
Profession| Member of Parliament
Website| www.johayes.co.nz

Joanne Kowhai Hayes (born 1959)[1] is a former New Zealand politician who served as a New Zealand National Party List MP in the New Zealand House of Representatives from 2014 to 2020.

## Early life and career

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Hayes' whakapapa is to the Whanganui-Rangitikei area.[2] She was raised in the farming sector.[3] Before being elected to Parliament, she worked in the health industry, as well as at Māori development organisation Ngā Tai O te Awa.[4]

## Political career

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New Zealand Parliament Years  | Term  | Electorate  | List  | Party

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2014  | 50th | List | 64  |  | National
2014-2017  | 51st | List  | 47  |  | National
2017-2020  | 52nd | List  | 36  |  | National

During the 2011 general election, Hayes ran for National in Dunedin South,[5] and was ranked 64th place on the party list.[6] Hayes was defeated by Labour incumbent Clare Curran by a margin of 4,175 votes.[7]

### In Government, 2014–2017

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In December 2013, National Party President Peter Goodfellow announced that Hayes would enter Parliament on the party list following the resignation of National MP Katrina Shanks,[8] which took place on 22 January 2014.[9] She was sworn in as a Member of the New Zealand House of Representatives on 28 January 2014.[10]

During the 2014 general election, Hayes sought to be National's Wairarapa candidate but lost to Alastair Scott.[11] Instead she was selected to contest Christchurch East against Labour's Poto Williams. Hayes lost to Williams by a margin of 4,073 votes but was re-elected as a list MP.[12]

During the 51st New Zealand Parliament, under the Fifth National Government, Hayes served as the National Party's Third Whip, as a member of the Māori Affairs and Local Government and Environment Committees, and as the Chair of the Social Services Committee.[13]

In April 2017, a private members' bill in Hayes' name was introduced into Parliament.[14] The Minors (Court Consent to Relationships) Legislation Bill sought to prevent 16- and 17-year-olds from being pressured or coerced into legal and cultural marriages by amending the Marriage Act 1955 to require the marriage be approved by a Family Court judge.[15] The Bill was supported by all parties represented in Parliament and completed its final reading in August 2018.[15]

During the 2017 general election, Hayes contested Christchurch East against incumbent Poto Williams and was defeated by a margin of 7,480 votes.[16] However, she was re-elected on the National Party list.[17]

### In Opposition, 2017–2020

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In the 52nd New Zealand Parliament, National was in Opposition and Hayes served as her party's spokesperson for Māori development and Whānau Ora.[13] During her second term in Parliament, Hayes also voted against the Abortion Legislation Act 2020[18] and the End of Life Choice Act 2019.[19]

During the lead up to the 2020 general election, Hayes unsuccessfully sought to stand as National's candidate in both Palmerston North (which she lost to 17-year-old William Wood)[20] and in Te Tai Hauāuru (the party did not stand candidates in Māori electorates).[21] Ultimately, Hayes was selected as National's candidate for Mana.[22]

During the 2020 election, she lost to Labour's candidate Barbara Edmonds by a margin of 16,224 votes.[23] She also failed to get in on the party list due to National's landslide defeat.[3][24]

## Post-parliamentary career

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Three days after the 2020 election, Hayes was announced as the general manager of the Rangitāne Tū Mai Rā Trust, a post-settlement governance entity for the Rangitāne o Wairarapa and Rangitāne o Tamaki nui-ā-Rua iwi.[25][26]

Hayes was an unsuccessful candidate in the 2022 Masterton mayoral election.[27]

## Personal life

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Hayes is of Ngāti Porou, Ati Haunui A Paparangi, and Rangitane ki Wairarapa descent. She is married, and has two sons and three grandchildren.[22]

## Notes

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1. ^ Normally, list MPs do not have individual predecessors or successors, but Shanks resigned during a sitting parliament and therefore was succeeded by Hayes.

## References

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1. ^ "Roll of members of the New Zealand House of Representatives, 1854 onwards" (PDF). New Zealand Parliament. 24 May 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 September 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
2. ^ "Hayes walks away after electorate snub". Waatea News. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
3. ^ a b "Labour's red tide sees its parliamentary diversity increase". Radio New Zealand. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
4. ^ Grocott, Mathew (11 December 2013). "Hayes to enter Parliament". Manawatu Standard. Stuff. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
5. ^ "Joanna Hayes". vote.co.nz. 2011. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
6. ^ "National Party Releases 2011 Party List". Scoop News. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
7. ^ "Official Count Results – Dunedin South". Electoral Commission. 10 December 2011. Archived from the original on 22 January 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
8. ^ "Joanne Hayes to enter Parliament on National List". New Zealand National Party. 10 December 2013. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
9. ^ "Declaration by Electoral Commission That Joanne Kowhai Hayes is Elected a Member of Parliament". gazette.govt.nz. New Zealand Gazette Office. 22 January 2014. Archived from the original on 1 February 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
10. ^ "Members Sworn". New Zealand Parliament. 28 January 2014. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
11. ^ "Labour candidate facing 'outright' racism while campaigning". Star News Canterbury. Otago Daily Times. 30 September 2020. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
12. ^ "Official Count Results – Christchurch East". Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 17 January 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
13. ^ a b "Joanne Hayes". New Zealand Parliament. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
14. ^ "Minors (Court Consent to Relationships) Legislation Bill – New Zealand Parliament". New Zealand Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
15. ^ a b Flahile, Brad; Walters, Laura (8 August 2018). "Courts to get the final say over whether young teenagers can marry". Stuff. Archived from the original on 25 November 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
16. ^ "Christchurch East – Official Result". Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 17 January 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
17. ^ "2017 General Election – Official Result Successful Candidates". Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 17 January 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
18. ^ "How Members of Parliament voted in the first reading of the Abortion Legislation Bill". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
19. ^ "End of Life Choice Bill — Third Reading". New Zealand Parliament. 13 November 2019. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
20. ^ "National Party selects 17-year-old William Wood as Palmerston North candidate for 2020 election". Stuff. 24 November 2019. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
21. ^ "National's Jo Hayes: Time for a 'voice' in Māori seats". Radio New Zealand. 17 July 2020. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
22. ^ a b New Zealand National Party (6 March 2020). "Jo Hayes National's Candidate In Mana". Scoop. Archived from the original on 6 October 2020.
23. ^ "Mana – Official Result". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
24. ^ Whyte, Anna (18 October 2020). "Analysis: The winners, losers, new faces and goodbyes of election 2020". 1News. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
25. ^ Rangitāne Tū Mai Rā Trust Board (19 October 2020). "Press Release – New GM announced to strengthen momentum at Rangitāne". Rangitāne Tū Mai Rā Trust. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
26. ^ "Ousted National MP Jo Hayes takes on role with Wairarapa iwi". Radio New Zealand. 20 October 2020. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
27. ^ "Wellington.Scoop » Former MP wants to reinvigorate Masterton as its new mayor". Retrieved 2 August 2022.

## External links

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Portals:

* Politics
* New Zealand

Jo Hayes at Wikipedia's sister projects:

* Media from Commons
* Data from Wikidata

* www.johayes.co.nz
* Profile on the New Zealand Parliament website
* Profile on the National Party website