Angee Nicholas

Angee Nicholas
Nicholas in 2023
Personal details
Born1993 or 1994 (age 31–32)
Rarotonga, Cook Islands
PartyNational
Alma materAuckland University of Technology

Angee Ngatokoono Nicholas[1] (born 1993 or 1994) is a New Zealand lawyer and politician.

Early life and career

Nicholas was born in Rarotonga in 1993 or 1994.[2] She moved to New Zealand as a child, growing up in Te Atatū and attending Ranui Primary School and St Dominic's Catholic College.[3] She went on to receive a Bachelor of Laws from the Auckland University of Technology, and worked for some National Party politicians in their non-Parliament offices, including Nikki Kaye.[4][5] Nicholas then worked as an in-house lawyer for the Pacific investigation portion of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care.[4] Nicholas has also worked as a company director, and as owner/operator of her family's Auckland-based security firm.[2][4]

Political career

On 11 December 2022, Nicholas was announced as the National Party candidate for Te Atatū in the 2023 New Zealand general election.[2] The preliminary result on election night showed Nicholas to have received 11,171 votes, ahead of incumbent Labour MP Phil Twyford by 30.[6] If elected, Nicholas would have been National's only Pasifika MP and she expressed interest in holding the position of Minister for Pacific Peoples.[5] The official result showed that Twyford retained the electorate by 131 votes.[7][8] Nicholas had been placed at 39th on the party list, too low to be returned as a list MP.

Nicholas was selected as National's candidate for the new electorate of Henderson in the 2026 general election.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Angee Ngatokoono Nicholas". www.lawsociety.org.nz. July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Angee Nicholas Selected As National's Candidate In Te Atatū" (Press release). New Zealand National Party. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Election candidate Angee Nicholas 'loves National's values'". Pacific Media Network. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "Angee Nicholas – AUT student profiles". Auckland University of Technology. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  5. ^ a b Strong, Khalia (20 October 2023). "Who could be the next Minister for Pacific Peoples?". Pacific Media Network. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  6. ^ Mase, Vaimoana (18 October 2023). "Election 2023: New Pasifika MPs say they will stand up for Pacific communities". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  7. ^ Mase, Vaimoana (3 November 2023). "Election 2023 special votes: Te Atatū seat flip removes sole Pacific MP from Government". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Te Atatū – Official Result". Electoral Commission. 3 November 2023. Archived from the original on 23 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Angee Nicholas Selected As National's Candidate In Henderson". Scoop News. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
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