Maungakiekie electorate
Maungakiekie covers the suburbs of Royal Oak, Ellerslie, Mount Wellington and Onehunga and part of Greenlane. It is currently held by Labour's Priyanca Radhakrishnan, who won by a narrow margin of 635 – one of the smallest margins in the country. In 2020, Labour won the greatest share of party votes in Maungakiekie – 50% to National's 26%. Since its creation in 1996, the seat has been held by successive National and Labour MPs.
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Sapna Samant
Why I'm standing
However flawed the concept might seem, I believe in democracy and how we use it to create a just, equitable and inclusive world. For that I must act and participate in the process. Not by merely voting but having dialogue with communities, exchange ideas, address fears, collaborate and work towards solutions. Using democracy to vitalise it and keep it moving because the world changes all the time. Also to represent Indian/South Asian progressive values.
About me
My primary drivers, not in any particular order: Stand up against and resist the scourge of Hindutva, a global threat to democracy coming out of India with a presence across the diaspora including Aotearoa. I have been an activist since 2006. I am a GP Fellow working in low cost care across diverse communities and want an equitable, accessible and sustainable primary care health system. As a filmmaker/creative, I want a system that sustains artists.
My priorities
- Develop an equitable, accessible, inclusive, sustainable and free primary health care system.
- Work towards an arts sector that sustains individual artists supporting our storytellers to shine.
- Have better pathways for migrant whanau towards residency that offers amnesty to overstayers.
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