Current parliamentary roles

• Member, Local Government and Environment Committee
• Spokesperson, Climate Change
• Spokesperson, Energy and Resources

Former parliamentary roles

• Member, Health select committee 30 July 2003-8 October 2003
• Member, Justice and electoral select committee 8 October 2003-11 August 2005
• Member, Social services select committee 8 October 2003-11 August 2005
• Deputy-Chairperson, Education and science select committee 9 November 2005-7 November 2007
• Member, Primary production select committee 9 November 2005-7 November 2007
• Member, Finance and Expenditure Committee 7 November 2007-3 October 2008
• Chairperson, Local Government and Environment Committee 7 November 2007-3 October 2008
• Spokesperson, Rural Affairs 20 November 2008-5 May 2009
• Member, Primary Production Committee 9 December 2008-6 May 2009
• Spokesperson, Research and Development 5 May 2009-5 August 2009
• Spokesperson, Science and Technology 5 May 2009-5 August 2009
• Member, Emissions Trading Scheme Review Committee 9 December 2008-31 August 2009
• Member, Regulations Review Committee 6 May 2009-9 February 2011
• Member, Transport and Industrial Relations Committee 6 May 2009-9 February 2011
• Spokesperson, Housing 5 May 2009-19 December 2011
• Associate Spokesperson, Research and Development 5 August 2009-19 December 2011
• Associate Spokesperson, Science and Technology 5 August 2009-19 December 2011
• Member, Primary Production Committee 9 February 2011-20 October 2011

Personal details

Born 1974. Iwi affiliations : Ngati Porou. Part of first mother-daughter team in Parliament with mother, former MP Janet Mackey

Education/qualifications

• Lytton High School 1987-1992
• BSc in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Genetics, Victoria University 1993-1995
• BSc (Hons1) in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Victoria University 1996

Career

• Analyst, Technical Services Laboratory, Mobil Oil NZ 1996-1999
• Data Analyst, UltraTrace environmental laboratory, AgriQuality NZ 1999-2001
• Workplace delegate, Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union
• Team leader, UltraTrace environmental laboratory, AgriQuality NZ 2001-2002
• Member, Petone Community Board 2001-2004
• Advisor, Office of Hon Phil Goff 2002-2003

Party activities

• Member, New Zealand Labour Party 1990-
• Chairperson, Gisborne Youth Branch 1991-1993
• Gisborne electorate campaign team 1993
• Victoria University Branch LEC delegate 1994
• Victoria University Branch Women’s Representative 1995
• Mahia electorate campaign team 1996
• Women’s Representative, New Zealand Young Labour 1996-1997
• Vice-President, New Zealand Young Labour 1997-1999
• East Coast electorate campaign team 1999
• President, New Zealand Young Labour 1999-2000
• Campaign manager, Ohariu-Belmont 2002
• Candidate, East Coast electorate 2005

Leisure activities

Netball, music, movies, friends