Megan Woods

New Zealand politician

The Honourable

Megan Woods

Woods in 2023

17th Minister of Energy and Resources
In office
26 October 2017 – 27 November 2023
Prime Minister| Jacinda Ardern
Chris Hipkins
Preceded by| Judith Collins
Succeeded by| Simeon Brown
28th Minister of Housing
In office
27 June 2019 – 27 November 2023
Prime Minister| Jacinda Ardern
Chris Hipkins
Preceded by| Phil Twyford
Succeeded by| Chris Bishop
9th Minister for Building and Construction
In office
14 June 2022 – 27 November 2023
Prime Minister| Jacinda Ardern
Chris Hipkins
Preceded by| Poto Williams
Succeeded by| Chris Penk
5th Minister for Infrastructure
In office
1 February 2023 – 27 November 2023
Prime Minister| Chris Hipkins
Preceded by| Grant Robertson
Succeeded by| Chris Bishop
Minister for Economic Development (Acting)
In office
28 March 2023 – 12 April 2023
Prime Minister| Chris Hipkins
Preceded by| Stuart Nash
Succeeded by| Barbara Edmonds
Minister of Forestry (Acting)
In office
28 March 2023 – 12 April 2023
Prime Minister| Chris Hipkins
Preceded by| Stuart Nash
Succeeded by| Peeni Henare
Minister of Police (Acting)
In office
15 March 2023 – 20 March 2023
Prime Minister| Chris Hipkins
Preceded by| Stuart Nash
Succeeded by| Ginny Andersen
26th Minister for Research, Science and Innovation
In office
26 October 2017 – 14 June 2022
Prime Minister| Jacinda Ardern
Preceded by| Paul Goldsmith
Succeeded by| Ayesha Verrall
Minister for Greater Christchurch Regeneration
In office
26 October 2017 – 6 November 2020
Prime Minister| Jacinda Ardern
Preceded by| Nicky Wagner
Succeeded by| Office abolished
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Wigram

Incumbent

Assumed office
26 November 2011
Preceded by| Jim Anderton
Majority| 14,770
Personal details
Born|  (1973-11-04) 4 November 1973 (age 50)
Political party| Labour (since 2007)
Other political
affiliations| Progressive Party (1999–2007)
Website| Profile on Labour website
Academic background
Alma mater| University of Canterbury
Thesis| Integrating the nation: Gendering Maori urbanisation and integration, 1942–1969 (2002)
Doctoral advisor| Katie Pickles

Megan Cherie Woods (born 4 November 1973) is a New Zealand Labour Party politician who served as a Cabinet Minister in the Sixth Labour Government and has served as Member of Parliament for Wigram since 2011.

## Early life[edit]

Woods was born and grew up in Wigram, Christchurch.[1] She attended high school at Catholic Cathedral College. She obtained a master's degree from the University of Canterbury with her thesis being titled Re/producing the nation : women making identity in New Zealand, 1906–1925.[2] She went on to obtain a PhD in history again at the University of Canterbury[3] with a thesis titled Integrating the nation: Gendering Maori urbanisation and integration, 1942–1969.[4]

## Professional life[edit]

Woods was a business manager for Crop & Food Research (2005–08) and its successor organisation Plant and Food Research (2008), based at Lincoln.[1]

## Political career[edit]

Woods and Anderton at the Riccarton Market

Woods was a member of the Alliance Party from 1999 until 2002, when she joined the breakaway Progressive Party. She was involved in several of Jim Anderton's re-election campaigns.[5] She contested the Christchurch Central electorate in the 2005 general election and came fourth, receiving 1077 votes (3.2% of the electorate votes).[6] She was placed fourth on the Progressive party list. As the party obtained only 1.2% of the party vote, she did not enter Parliament that year.

She was a member of the Spreydon-Heathcote community board in Christchurch from 2004 to 2007.[1]

Woods joined the Labour Party in 2007.[5] In the same year, she contested the Christchurch mayoralty for the centre-left Christchurch 2021 group, receiving 32,821 votes and coming second against Bob Parker (47,033 votes), but beating Jo Giles (14,454 votes) in the election contested by ten candidates.[7][8] She did not contest the 2008 general election or the 2010 mayoral election.

Woods was selected as the Labour candidate for the 2011 election in the Wigram electorate.[1][5] She succeeded Jim Anderton, who had announced that he would retire either after winning the Christchurch mayoralty (he was unsuccessful) or at the end of the term of the 49th Parliament in November 2011. Woods was a key member of Anderton's campaign committee, along with key Progressive Party members like Jeanette Lawrence and Liz Maunsell, and Labour activists such as campaign manager Tony Milne, Ben Ross and Liana Foster.[9] Until the 2010 Canterbury earthquake, Anderton was leading in the opinion polls, and winning the mayoralty would have caused a by-election in the Wigram electorate.[10] The earthquake resulted in a mood swing in Christchurch, and Anderton lost against Bob Parker.[11] Anderton remained an MP until the end of the term of the 49th Parliament, and Woods won in the 2011 general election in the Wigram electorate.[5]

### Member of Parliament[edit]

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

|
|
|
|

2011-2014  | 50th | Wigram | 47  |  | Labour
2014-2017  | 51st | Wigram  | 20  |  | Labour
2017-2020  | 52nd | Wigram  | 6  |  | Labour
2020-present  | 53rd | Wigram  | 5  |  | Labour

### In opposition: 2011–2017[edit]

Woods's candidacy, which began in late 2010, was centred on job creation in her electorate. She stated in her Labour selection speech that "Growing up here in the 1980s, I watched people lose their jobs. I saw workplaces like the Addington Workshops shut their doors forever. Now I am 36 years old and am watching jobs disappear from our communities again."[5] Woods also cited the rising cost of living for everyday people as a major concern.

During the 2011 election, Woods won the seat with 45.11% of the vote and a majority of 1,500 votes.[12] Woods won re-election in the 2014 election with an increased majority.[13]

Woods was previously Labour Party's spokesperson for the Environment and Climate Change and has served prior as the Party's spokesperson for Tertiary Education and associate spokesperson for Science and Innovation.[14][15]

During the 2017 general election, Woods retained Wigram for Labour by a margin of 4,594 votes.[16]

### In government: 2017–2023[edit]

Woods was elected as a Cabinet Minister by the Labour Party caucus following Labour's formation of a coalition government with New Zealand First and the Greens.[17] As of 2017, Woods is the Minister of Energy and Resources. On 12 April, Woods announced that the Government would halt future gas and oil exploration but clarified that the existing 22 contracts would be allowed to continue.[18]

On 27 June 2019, in Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's first major reshuffle of the coalition government, Woods was appointed Minister of Housing, replacing Phil Twyford.[19]

On 19 June 2020, Woods was given joint responsibility with Air Commodore Darryn Webb for overseeing isolation and quarantine facilities for travellers entering New Zealand, as part of the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[20][21]

During the 2020 general election, Woods served as the Labour Party's campaign chairperson.[22] She retained her seat of Wigram by a final margin of 14,770 votes.[23] In early November 2020, she retained her ministerial portfolios of Housing, Energy and Resources, and Research, Science and Innovation, while picking up the position of Associate Minister of Finance.[24]

In late February 2021, Woods defended the Government's Progressive Home Ownership Scheme, which had cost NZ$17 million but only resettled 12 families in the last seven months. In response, National's housing spokesperson Nicola Willis described the programme as a failure and contended that Woods was out of touch.[25]

During the 2023 general election campaign, Woods served as Labour's campaign chairperson for a second time.[22] In early June 2023, she attracted media attention after publishing a Twitter post likening the opposition National Party's proposal to bring back the NZ$5 prescription fee to the dsytopian novel and TV show The Handmaid's Tale. In response, National's deputy leader Willis stated she was offended by Woods' post and accused the Labour Government of "going into the gutter" and making "ridicolous, baseless attacks."[26]

### In Opposition, 2023-present[edit]

During the 2023 election held on 14 October, Woods was re-elected in Wigram by a margin of 1,179 votes.[27] On 5 December 2023, she was granted retention of the title The Honourable, in recognition of her term as a member of the Executive Council.[28]

In late November 2023, Woods became spokesperson for climate change, energy, resources and associate finance in the Shadow Cabinet of Chris Hipkins.[29]

## References[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Megan Woods.

1. ^ a b c d Conway, Glenn (20 September 2010). "Anderton follower chosen for Wigram". The Press. Archived from the original on 21 September 2010. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
2. ^ Woods, Megan (1997). Re/producing the nation : women making identity in New Zealand, 1906–1925 (Masters thesis). UC Research Repository, University of Canterbury. doi:10.26021/3628. hdl:10092/4827.
3. ^ "Dr Megan Woods". Plant & Food Research. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
4. ^ Woods, Megan (2002). Integrating the nation: Gendering Maori urbanisation and integration, 1942–1969 (Doctoral thesis). UC Research Repository, University of Canterbury. doi:10.26021/4042. hdl:10092/4352.
5. ^ a b c d e "Megan Woods to stand for Labour in Wigram". Newshub. 19 September 2010. Archived from the original on 20 June 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
6. ^ "Official Count Results – Christchurch Central". Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
7. ^ Gay, Edward; Ihaka, James (13 October 2007). "New faces aplenty in local government shake-ups". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
8. ^ "Christchurch City Mayor". Local Elections 2010. Archived from the original on 27 August 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
9. ^ The People's Mayor Announces. 18 July 2010. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
10. ^ Booker, Jarrod (12 September 2010). "Anderton presses on with mayoral bid". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 28 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
11. ^ "Parker re-elected in Christchurch". The Dominion Post. 9 October 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
12. ^ "Official Count Results – Wigram". Electoral Commission. 10 December 2011. Archived from the original on 19 January 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
13. ^ "Official Count Results – Wigram". Electoral Commission. 20 September 2014. Archived from the original on 21 January 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
14. ^ "About Megan". Megan Wood's website. Archived from the original on 20 October 2017.
15. ^ "Megan Woods". New Zealand Labour Party. Archived from the original on 26 November 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
16. ^ "Wigram – Official Result". Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 17 January 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
17. ^ "Who's in? Who's out?". Radio New Zealand. 20 October 2017. Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
18. ^ "Oil, gas exploration move a 'kick in the guts' for Taranaki – mayor". Radio New Zealand. 11 April 2018. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
19. ^ Cooke, Henry (27 June 2019). "PM takes housing off Phil Twyford in first major reshuffle". Stuff. Archived from the original on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
20. ^ Cooke, Henry (19 June 2020). "Housing Minister Megan Woods taking on responsibility for border management". Stuff. Archived from the original on 20 June 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
21. ^ "Housing Minister Megan Woods to oversee managed isolation and quarantine facilities". Radio New Zealand. 19 June 2020. Archived from the original on 20 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
22. ^ a b Malpass, Luke (27 May 2023). "Professionals, true believers and mad men: the teams behind the election campaigns". The Post. Archived from the original on 26 May 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
23. ^ "Wigram – Official Result". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
24. ^ "Ministerial List for Announcement on Monday" (PDF). Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 2 November 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 November 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
25. ^ "Progressive Home Ownership Scheme houses just 12 families in seven months". Radio New Zealand. 24 February 2021. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
26. ^ Palmer, Russell (1 June 2023). "National brands Labour's Handmaid's Tale tweet as 'appalling'". Radio New Zealand. Archived from the original on 13 June 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
27. ^ "Wigram - Official Result". Electoral Commission. 3 November 2023. Archived from the original on 23 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
28. ^ "Retention of the title "The Honourable"". New Zealand Gazette. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
29. ^ "Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins reveals new shadow Cabinet". Radio New Zealand. 30 November 2023. Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.

New Zealand Parliament

Preceded by

Jim Anderton

|  Member of Parliament for Wigram
2011–present  | Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by

Nicky Wagner

|  Minister for Greater Canterbury Regeneration
2017–2020  | Ministerial post abolished
Preceded by

Paul Goldsmith

|  Minister for Research, Science and Innovation
2017–2022  | Succeeded by

Ayesha Verrall

Preceded by

Judith Collins

|  Minister of Energy and Resources
2017–2023  | Succeeded by

Simeon Brown

Preceded by

Phil Twyford

|  Minister of Housing
2019–2023  | Succeeded by

Chris Bishop

Preceded by

Poto Williams

|  Minister for Building and Construction
2022–2023  | Succeeded by

Chris Penk

Preceded by

Grant Robertson

|  Minister for Infrastructure
2023  | Succeeded by

Chris Bishop

* v
* t
* e

Sixth Labour Government of New Zealand

Leadership|

| Prime Minister|

* Jacinda Ardern (2017–2023)
* Chris Hipkins (2023)

|

Deputy Prime Minister|

* Winston Peters (2017–2020)
* Grant Robertson (2020–2023)
* Carmel Sepuloni (2023)

Political parties|

| First term|

* Labour Party (main)
* New Zealand First (coalition)
* Green Party (confidence and supply)

|

Second term|

* Labour Party (main)
* Green Party (cooperation agreement)

Ministers|

| Cabinet|

| Labour Party|

* Chris Hipkins
* Carmel Sepuloni
* Kelvin Davis
* Grant Robertson
* Megan Woods
* Jan Tinetti
* Michael Wood
* Ayesha Verrall
* Willie Jackson
* Kiri Allan
* Damien O'Connor
* Jo Luxton
* Andrew Little
* David Parker
* Peeni Henare
* Nanaia Mahuta
* Priyanca Radhakrishnan
* Kieran McAnulty
* Ginny Andersen
* Barbara Edmonds
* Willow-Jean Prime

|

Non-
Cabinet|

| Labour Party|

* Duncan Webb
* Rino Tirikatene
* Deborah Russell
* Rachel Brooking

|

Green Party|

* James Shaw
* Marama Davidson

Former|

| Labour Party|

* Jacinda Ardern
* Clare Curran
* Iain Lees-Galloway
* Jenny Salesa
* Kris Faafoi
* David Clark
* William Sio
* Phil Twyford
* Poto Williams
* Stuart Nash
* Meka Whaitiri

|

New Zealand
First|

* Winston Peters
* Ron Mark
* Tracey Martin
* Shane Jones

Green Party|

* Julie Anne Genter
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Parliamentary
leadership|

| Speaker of the House|

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* Adrian Rurawhe (2022–2023)

|

Leader of the House|

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* Grant Robertson (2023)

Chief Government Whip|

* Ruth Dyson (2017–2019)
* Michael Wood (2019–2020)
* Kieran McAnulty (2020–2022)
* Duncan Webb (2022–2023)
* Tangi Utikere (2023)

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(parliaments)|

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* ← Fifth National Government
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Names in bold served
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* * *

Senior Whips|

* Andrew Walker (1916–19)
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* Ruth Dyson (2017–19)
* Michael Wood (2019–20)
* Kieran McAnulty (2020–22)
* Duncan Webb (2022–23)
* Tangi Utikere (2023–present)

Organisation

| Current members
of parliament
Names without
electorates are list MPs
(List of former MPs)|

* Leader: Chris Hipkins (Remutaka)
* Deputy Leader: Carmel Sepuloni (Kelston)

* Ginny Andersen
* Camilla Belich
* Rachel Boyack (Nelson)
* Rachel Brooking (Dunedin)
* Reuben Davidson (Christchurch East)
* Barbara Edmonds (Mana)
* Shanan Halbert
* Peeni Henare
* Willie Jackson
* Ingrid Leary (Taieri)
* Jo Luxton
* Kieran McAnulty
* Tracey McLellan
* Damien O'Connor
* Greg O'Connor (Ōhāriu)
* David Parker
* Willow-Jean Prime
* Priyanca Radhakrishnan
* Grant Robertson
* Adrian Rurawhe
* Deborah Russell
* Jenny Salesa (Panmure-Ōtāhuhu)
* Lemauga Lydia Sosene (Māngere)
* Cushla Tangaere-Manuel (Ikaroa-Rāwhiti)
* Jan Tinetti
* Phil Twyford (Te Atatū)
* Tangi Utikere (Palmerston North)
* Ayesha Verrall
* Duncan Webb (Christchurch Central)
* Helen White (Mount Albert)
* Arena Williams (Manurewa)
* Megan Woods (Wigram)

* * *

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Related organisations|

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* Kirk
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* Moore
* Clark
* Goff
* Shearer
* Cunliffe
* Little
* Ardern
* Hipkins

* * *

Predecessor parties|

* New Zealand Liberal Party
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* Independent Political Labour League
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* United Labour Party
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Labour Party

Hipkins

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2023 general election

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COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand

People|

| Cabinet|

* Jacinda Ardern
* David Clark
* Chris Hipkins
* Winston Peters
* Grant Robertson
* Ayesha Verrall
* Megan Woods

|

Epidemic Response Committee|

* Simon Bridges
* Kiri Allan
* Paula Bennett
* Marama Davidson
* Ruth Dyson
* Paul Goldsmith
* Shane Reti
* David Seymour
* Fletcher Tabuteau
* Michael Wood
* Michael Woodhouse

Officials|

* Jim Bliss
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* Sarah Stuart-Black
* Ian Town
* Darryn Webb

Scientists|

* Michael Baker
* Jemma Geoghegan
* Matire Harwood
* David Hayman
* Shaun Hendy
* Rod Jackson
* David Murdoch
* Dion O'Neale
* Helen Petousis-Harris
* Michael Plank
* Papaarangi Reid
* David Skegg
* Simon Thornley
* Collin Tukuitonga
* Nikki Turner
* Ayesha Verrall
* Siouxsie Wiles
* Anne Wyllie

Others|

* Suzy Cato
* Claire Deeks
* Rob Fyfe
* Sue Grey
* Hone Harawira
* Toby Morris
* Anna Mowbray
* Graham Philip
* Paul Reid
* Jami-Lee Ross
* Brian Tamaki
* Billy Te Kahika

Government|

* Alert levels
* COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020
* COVID-19 Response (Vaccinations) Legislation Act 2021
* COVID-19 Response Recognition Award
* District health boards
* Managed isolation
* Ministry of Health
* My Vaccine Pass
* New Zealand Microbiology Network
* NZ COVID Tracer
* NZ Pass Verifier
* Traffic light system
* Vaccination
* Zero-COVID
* Royal Commission of Inquiry into COVID-19 Lessons Learned

Organisations|

* Counterspin Media
* Samoan Assemblies of God in New Zealand
* Te Pūnaha Matatini
* The Freedoms & Rights Coalition
* Voices for Freedom
* The Disinformation Project

Impact|

| Economy|

* 2degrees
* Air New Zealand
* Allied Press
* ASB Bank
* Bank of New Zealand
* Bauer Media Group
* Bunnings Warehouse
* Dunedin Railways
* Fletcher Building
* Flight Centre
* H & J Smith
* Hermitage Hotel
* Jetstar
* Le Lapérouse
* MediaWorks
* Millennium & Copthorne Hotels
* Ngāi Tahu Tourism
* NZME
* Te Papa
* SkyCity Entertainment Group
* Smiths City
* Steel & Tube
* TAB
* Virgin Australia
* Warehouse Group

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Disease clusters|

* Marist College (Auckland)
* Papatoetoe High School
* Ruby Princess (Hawke's Bay)

Social|

* Protests
* 2022 Wellington protest
* Social impact

Timeline|

* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Associated states and dependencies|

* Cook Islands
* Niue
* Tokelau

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States

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