Tama Potaka

Tama Potaka

politician New Zealand

Tama Potaka is the Associate Housing Minister of New Zealand, known for his commitment to addressing the homelessness crisis in the country. He recently celebrated the government's achievement in reducing the number of households in emergency housing motels by 75%, highlighting the failures of past policies that left many New Zealanders in prolonged motel accommodations. Potaka advocates for permanent housing solutions and criticizes the tightening of emergency housing access, which he believes contributes to rising street homelessness.

Global Media Ratings
Dominance
0.00%
Persistence
0 wks
Reach
4,469
Power
195$
Sentiment
6.00
Countries Mentioned
Country Mentions Sentiment Dominance + Persistence x Population = Reach x GDP (millions) = Power
New Zealand 1 6.00 0.09% +0% 4,822,233 4,469 $210,000 195$
Totals 1 4,822,233 4,469 $210,000 195$
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Recent Mentions

New Zealand New Zealand: Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka was urged to review transport funding allocations. 6

Gerry Brownlee Moko Tepania Shane Jones Ben Dalton Julia Gabel
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863: Waitangi 2026: How a dusty Gerry Brownlee led to a road to Waitangi being sealed

New Zealand New Zealand: Māori Crown Relations Minister Tama Potaka said the report showed encouraging progress but 'there was still work to do' to improve the Crown’s Treaty relationships. 7

Julia Gabel
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863: Iwi forced into legal action over Treaty settlements to make Crown uphold commitments – report

New Zealand New Zealand: Associate Housing Minister Tama Potaka said he was proud of the Government’s work to move people out of 'dank and dark' emergency housing motels. 7

Suresh Chatly Seema Chatly Kieran Mcanulty
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863: One of NZ’s largest emergency housing providers sells up $6m in Auckland motels as Government grants dip

United Kingdom United Kingdom: The conservation minister, Tama Potaka, announced the addition of feral cats to the world-leading Predator-Free 2050 strategy. 7

Gareth Morgan Christine Sumner
The Guardian: ‘Stone-cold killers’: New Zealand to eradicate feral cats by 2050 | New Zealand

New Zealand New Zealand: Four more National MPs follow Parmar: Nicola Willis, Andrew Bayly, Simon Watts and Tama Potaka. 5

David Seymour Suze Redmayne Christopher Luxon Andrew Hoggard Barbara Kuriger Winston Peters Willie Jackson Celia Wade Brown Debbie Ngarewa Packer Hana Rawhiti Maipi Clarke Parmjeet Parmar Nicola Willis Andrew Bayly Simon Watts Judith Collins Sir Maarten Wevers
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863: MP property rich list: Our MPs have stakes in a combined $379 million of property - who owns the most?

New Zealand New Zealand: Tama Potaka is one of the ministers participating in Movember. 6

Chris Bishop Jacinda Ardern Chris Hipkins Toni Grace Ayesha Verrall Greg O Connor Toby Moore Ibrahim Omer Tamatha Paul Craig Renney Gary Payinda Sophie Handford Farzana Yaqubi Leonie Morris Ginny Anderson Paul Goldsmith Andrew Bayly Brooke Van Velden Sonya Rockhouse Anna Osborne Qiulae Wong Ingrid Leary Mariameno Kapa Kingi Takuta Ferris Winston Peters Shane Reti Chris Penk
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863: Target on Chris Bishop’s back as National’s poll slide continues; Labour set for big selection weekend – Audrey Young

New Zealand New Zealand: Tama Potaka is the minister overseeing the emergency housing system in New Zealand. 6

Kieran Mcanulty Aaron Hendry Julia Gabel
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863: Labour criticises Tama Potaka as new data shows a majority of emergency housing applications in urban Auckland are being declined

New Zealand New Zealand: Tama Potaka is a housing and social sector minister attending meetings on public disorder. 5

Christopher Luxon Paul Goldsmith Judith Collins Mark Mitchell Nicole Mckee Casey Costello Karen Chhour Matt Doocey Chris Bishop Louise Upston Kieran Mcanulty Wayne Brown Viv Beck Derek Cheng Sir Keir Starmer Sir John Key Sir Bill English
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863: ‘Move-on’ orders for homeless come as public disorder hits 10-year low

New Zealand New Zealand: Conservation Minister Tama Potaka is travelling to the Central Plateau Emergency Management Centre to support response efforts. 7

Mark Mitchell Sam Clarkson Wendy Smit
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863: Tongariro National Park wildfire: Evacuations begin as blaze spreads to cover 1600 hectares

New Zealand New Zealand: Hamilton West MP Tama Potaka said it would help advance this project toward construction. 7

Ross Hunt Chris Bishop Ryan Hamilton Tim Macindoe Mike Pettit Danielle Zollickhofer
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863: Canterbury police seek public help to find wanted man Ross Hunt