Cushla Tangaere-Manuel
New ZealandpoliticianFemale8.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Cushla Tangaere-Manuel is a member of the New Zealand Labour Party, serving as the party's spokesperson for tourism. She has been vocal about the need for balanced tourism development, and recently commented on the government's latest tourism campaign, arguing that the slogan 'Everyone must go!' was insensitive amidst significant public sector job reductions and rising emigration.
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Cushla Tangaere-Manuel secured Ikaroa-Rawhiti for Labour in the 2023 election.
Election 2026: New enrolments from Māori more than doubleNew Zealand· 2026-08-10
Cushla Tangaere-Manuel is emerging as a key Māori voice in Parliament and is regarded as the next generation of Māori leadership within Labour.
Labour’s Cushla Tangaere-Manuel emerging as key Māori voice in ParliamentNew Zealand· 2026-07-09
Tangaere-Manuel laid out an ambitious platform for retaking all seven Māori electorates at the next election.
Labour promises loan scheme for family GPs and nurse practitionersNew Zealand· 2025-11-30
Labour Party tourism spokeswoman Cushla Tangaere-Manuel at the time said the new campaign slogan sounded like a clearance sale.
Overseas visitor arrivals down in February but US tourists break recordNew Zealand· 2025-04-14
From Labour, Cushla Tangaere-Manuel and Duncan Webb spoke well.
With a whimper rather than a bang, Treaty Principles Bill is buried – for now: Thomas CoughlanNew Zealand· 2025-04-10
Cushla Tangaere-Manuel is an Ikaroa-Rawhiti MP who also attended the Inter-Parliamentary Union conference in Mexico.
Christopher Luxon and Winston Peters take very different styles to world stage – Audrey YoungNew Zealand· 2025-03-19
Cushla Tangaere-Manuel criticized the new slogan as tone-deaf.
New Zealand's tourism drive draws ire
United Kingdom· 2025-02-18
Cushla Tangaere-Manuel is the Labour’s tourism spokesperson who criticized the campaign for potential infrastructure issues.
‘Everyone must go!’: New Zealand’s latest tourism campaign sparks ridicule
United States· 2025-02-17Cushla Tangaere-Manuel, Labour’s tourism spokesperson, expressed that the tagline was tone-deaf given the current public sector job cuts.
New Zealand’s ‘Everyone must go!’ tourism campaign ridiculed as emigration hits record high | New ZealandUnited Kingdom· 2025-02-17