Claudette Hauiti was born on 8 May 1961 and is a New Zealand journalist, broadcaster and political commentator.
16 Facts About Claudette Hauiti
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Claudette Hauiti was the producer of the award winning programme Children of the Revolution.
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Claudette Hauiti was born on 8 May 1961 in the St Helens Hospital in Auckland.
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Claudette Hauiti received a Bachelor of Arts from the Canberra College of Advanced Education.
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Claudette Hauiti's father died when she was 16 years old.
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In 1993 Claudette Hauiti founded Front of the Box, a television production company specialising in Maori and Pasifika programming.
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Claudette Hauiti produced the documentary Children of the Revolution, which won the Best Maori Language Programme award at the 2008 Qantas Film and Television Awards.
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Claudette Hauiti is a journalist for Radio Waatea and is the station's Parliamentary Press Gallery reporter.
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In 2022 Claudette Hauiti was a competition judge for the New Zealand International Film Festival.
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Claudette Hauiti stood in the Mangere electorate during the 2011 general election representing National, losing to Labour's William Sio.
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Claudette Hauiti said she was unaware of the rule and immediately terminated the employment after being made aware.
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Claudette Hauiti announced her resignation from politics on 22 July 2014, after having already been selected as the candidate for Kelston in the upcoming election.
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Claudette Hauiti was replaced by Chris Penk as National's Kelston candidate.
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In December 2014 and again in January 2015 Claudette Hauiti re-appeared in media when she was found to have spent approximately $23,000 on MP's expenses despite her known decision to stand down.
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Claudette Hauiti is Maori, of Ngati Porou, Te Whanau-a-Apanui, Ngapuhi, Ngati Kuta and Ngati Ruanui descent.
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Claudette Hauiti is a lesbian and entered a civil union with her partner Nadine Mau in 2007.