11 Facts About Kahurangi Carter

Kahurangi Carter was born on 1983 or 1984 and is a New Zealand politician, representing the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand as a Member of Parliament since the 2023 New Zealand general election.

Kahurangi Carter was born and lived in rural Waikato until she was twelve, when her family moved to Auckland's North Shore.

Kahurangi Carter studied psychology and philosophy at the University of Auckland.

Kahurangi Carter is a zero-waste advocate, who worked for the Ministry for the Environment.

Kahurangi Carter trained as an actor in New York, and appeared in a controversial promotional video as part of the Chorus Gigatown competition.

Kahurangi Carter was inspired by her son's concerns about climate change and property ownership.

Kahurangi Carter said she wasn't running an electorate campaign, planning to do so in 2026 instead, but "Christchurch Central just embraced" her.

Kahurangi Carter entered Parliament on the list when the Green Party picked up a larger share of the party vote than predicted in the preliminary results.

In late November 2023, Kahurangi Carter assumed the Green Party's Zero Waste, Children, Disability Issues, Rainbow Communities, Community and Voluntary Sector, Arts, Culture and Heritage, Christchurch Issues spokesperson portfolios.

In November 2024, Kahurangi Carter became the sponsor of the Green Party's Copyright Amendment Bill, which proposed allowing copyrighted works to be used for parody, satire and memes.

Issues Kahurangi Carter sees as important for Christchurch include protections for people in rental housing, wage increases, affordable city living, public transport, and waste minimisation.