Te Pāti Māori MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke has been named in the BBC’s list of the top 100 most inspiring and influential women of 2024.
Started in 2013, the BBC 100 Women list is compiled every year to celebrate women who have achieved great things in public life over the previous 12 months.
In October 2023, the 22-year-old, Maipi-Clarke became the youngest Māori woman ever elected to New Zealand’s parliament.
At 21 years of age, she was also the youngest member of parliament since 1853.
Since being elected she has become known internationally thanks to the haka she led at parliament in November, the video of which made headlines around the world.
Maipi-Clarke and several other opposition party MPs performed the Ka Mate haka in opposition to the controversial Treaty Principles Bill, a move that landed her a 24 hour suspension from the debating chamber.
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Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke has been named in the BBC’s list of the top 100 most inspiring and influential women of 2024.
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