Jo Hayes Explained

Jo Hayes
Constituency Mp:National Party List
Parliament:New Zealand
Term Start:22 January 2014
Term End:17 October 2020
Predecessor:Katrina Shanks
Nationality:New Zealand
Party:National Party
Children:2
Profession:Member of Parliament

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

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

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

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.

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

In the 52nd New Zealand Parliament, National was in Opposition and Hayes served as her party's spokesperson for Māori development and Whānau Ora. 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.

During the 2020 election, she lost to Labour's candidate Barbara Edmonds by a margin of 16,224 votes.[22] She also failed to get in on the party list due to National's landslide defeat.[23]

Post-parliamentary career

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.[24] [25]

Hayes was a unsuccessful candidate in the 2022 Masterton mayoral election.[26]

Personal life

Hayes is of Ngāti Porou, Ati Haunui A Paparangi, and Rangitane ki Wairarapa descent. She is married, and has two sons and three grandchildren.[27]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Roll of members of the New Zealand House of Representatives, 1854 onwards . 24 May 2019 . . 3 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200903095934/https://www.parliament.nz/media/6305/roll-of-members-of-the-new-zealand-house-of-representatives-1854-onwards.pdf. 3 September 2020. live.
  2. Web site: Hayes walks away after electorate snub. 20 October 2020. Waatea News. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201021231814/https://www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjMyNTI/Paakiwaha/Hayes-walks-away-after-electorate-snub. 21 October 2020.
  3. News: 19 October 2020. Labour's red tide sees its parliamentary diversity increase. 20 October 2020. Radio New Zealand. en-nz.
  4. Web site: Hayes to enter Parliament . . . 11 December 2013 . 22 May 2014 . Grocott, Mathew. https://web.archive.org/web/20160204190934/http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/9502835/Hayes-to-enter-Parliament. 4 February 2016. live.
  5. Web site: Joanna Hayes . vote.co.nz . 2011 . 18 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140202105628/http://elections2014.co.nz/2011/candidates/profile/joanne-hayes . 2 February 2014 . dead .
  6. Web site: National Party Releases 2011 Party List. 21 January 2021. Scoop News.
  7. Web site: Official Count Results – Dunedin South . . 26 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200122162702/http://archive.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2011/electorate-9.html . 22 January 2020 . 10 December 2011 . live.
  8. Web site: 10 December 2013. Joanne Hayes to enter Parliament on National List. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140202104856/http://www.national.org.nz/Article.aspx?articleId=42772. 2 February 2014. 23 January 2014. New Zealand National Party.
  9. Web site: Declaration by Electoral Commission That Joanne Kowhai Hayes is Elected a Member of Parliament . gazette.govt.nz . . 26 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190201232519/https://www.gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2014-au401 . 1 February 2019 . 22 January 2014 . live.
  10. Web site: Members Sworn . . 26 October 2020 . 28 January 2014 . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201026022438/https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansard-debates/rhr/document/50HansD_20140128_00000016/members-sworn. 26 October 2020.
  11. News: 30 September 2020. Labour candidate facing 'outright' racism while campaigning. 20 October 2020. Star News Canterbury. Otago Daily Times. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20201023144453/https://www.odt.co.nz/star-news/star-national/labour-candidate-facing-outright-racism-while-campaigning. 23 October 2020. live.
  12. Web site: Official Count Results – Christchurch East . . 26 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200117213722/http://archive.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2014/electorate-5.html . 17 January 2020 . live.
  13. Web site: Joanne Hayes . . 26 October 2020 . 20 October 2020 .
  14. Web site: Minors (Court Consent to Relationships) Legislation Bill – New Zealand Parliament. 23 October 2020. New Zealand Parliament. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20201026031753/https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/bills-and-laws/bills-proposed-laws/document/BILL_73911/tab/hansard. 26 October 2020. live.
  15. News: 8 August 2018. Flahile. Brad. Walters. Laura. Courts to get the final say over whether young teenagers can marry. 23 October 2020. Stuff. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20181125083843/https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/106107404/Courts-to-get-the-final-say-over-whether-young-teenagers-can-marry. 25 November 2018. live.
  16. Web site: Christchurch East – Official Result . . 26 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200117212521/http://archive.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2017/electorate-details-05.html . 17 January 2020 . live.
  17. Web site: 2017 General Election – Official Result Successful Candidates . . 26 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200117212450/http://archive.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2017/successful-candidates.html . 17 January 2020 . live.
  18. News: How Members of Parliament voted in the first reading of the Abortion Legislation Bill. 20 October 2020. The New Zealand Herald. en-NZ. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201022101213/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/how-members-of-parliament-voted-in-the-first-reading-of-the-abortion-legislation-bill/Y37R2I52TJQ5NM2LX2T6VV4VPY/. 22 October 2020.
  19. Web site: 13 November 2019. End of Life Choice Bill — Third Reading. 15 November 2019. New Zealand Parliament. https://web.archive.org/web/20201021072045/https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansard-debates/rhr/combined/HansDeb_20191113_20191113_16. 21 October 2020. live.
  20. News: 24 November 2019. National Party selects 17-year-old William Wood as Palmerston North candidate for 2020 election. 20 October 2020. Stuff. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20201021041826/https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/117668485/national-selects-17yearold-william-wood-as-palmerston-north-candidate-for-2020-election. 21 October 2020.
  21. News: 17 July 2020. National's Jo Hayes: Time for a 'voice' in Māori seats. 20 October 2020. Radio New Zealand. en-nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20201020204629/https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/421444/national-s-jo-hayes-time-for-a-voice-in-maori-seats. 20 October 2020. live.
  22. Web site: Mana – Official Result . . 11 November 2020 .
  23. News: Whyte. Anna. 18 October 2020. Analysis: The winners, losers, new faces and goodbyes of election 2020. 1 News. live. 22 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201022090204/https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/analysis-winners-losers-new-faces-and-goodbyes-election-2020. 22 October 2020.
  24. Web site: Rangitāne Tū Mai Rā Trust Board. 19 October 2020. Press Release – New GM announced to strengthen momentum at Rangitāne. live. 20 October 2020. Rangitāne Tū Mai Rā Trust. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20201021041828/https://tumaira.iwi.nz/new-gm-announced-to-strengthen-momentum-at-rangitane/. 21 October 2020.
  25. News: Ousted National MP Jo Hayes takes on role with Wairarapa iwi . 26 October 2020 . . 20 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201022213931/https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/428773/ousted-national-mp-jo-hayes-takes-on-role-with-wairarapa-iwi . 22 October 2020. live.
  26. Web site: Wellington.Scoop » Former MP wants to reinvigorate Masterton as its new mayor . 2 August 2022 . en.
  27. Web site: Jo Hayes National's Candidate In Mana . 6 March 2020. New Zealand National Party. New Zealand National Party. Scoop. https://web.archive.org/web/20201006033500/https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA2003/S00058/jo-hayes-nationals-candidate-in-mana.htm. 6 October 2020. live.

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