About Louisa Wall

020312 Louisa at Tainui College for her MBA Lecture2About Louisa Wall

Member for Manurewa, Labour Party

Current parliamentary roles

    · Member, Social Services Committee

    · Spokesperson, Community and Voluntary Sector

    · Spokesperson, Youth Affairs

    · Associate Spokesperson, Auckland Issues (South Auckland)

    · Associate Spokesperson, Social Development

    · Associate Spokesperson, Sport and Recreation

Additional parliamentary activities

    · Co-captain Parliamentary Netball team
    · Co-chair Aotearoa Equality Group

    · Co-chair Commonwealth Women’s Parliamentary Group

    · Member of New Zealand Parliamentary Delegation to the 126th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly, Kampala, Uganda

    · Member of New Zealand Parliamentary Delegation to the 128th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly, Quito, Ecuador

Former parliamentary roles

    · Member, Health Committee 8 March 2008-3 October 2008

    · Member, Justice and Electoral Committee 8 March 2008-3 October 2008

    · Member, Law and Order Committee 18 May 2011-20 October 2011

    · Member, Regulations Review Committee 22 June 2011-20 Oct 2011

    · Spokesperson, Sport and Recreation 19 December 2011-25 February 2013

    · Member, Maori Affairs Committee 21 December 2011-27 February 2013

    · Associate Spokesperson, Health (Inequalities) 25 February 2013-23 September 2013

    · Associate Spokesperson, Civil Defence and Emergency 11 July 2013-23 September 2013

    · Member, Health Committee 27 February 2013-25 September 2013

Education/qualifications

    · Diploma in Sport and Recreation, Waikato Polytechnic/University of Waikato 1990-1991

    · Bachelor of Social Policy and Social Work, Massey University, Albany 1995-1999

    · MPhil (Social Policy), Massey University, Albany 2000-2002

Career

    · Recreation Consultant and Support Worker, Rakau Ora Trust, Hamilton

    · Youth Action Tutor, Relief Tutor and Receptionist, Te Rapunga o Poutama Work and Education Trust

    · Tuhono Ratonga/Care Co-ordinator, MOKO Services, Waitemata Health

    · Member of the Silver Ferns, New Zealand Women’s Netball team 1989-1992

    · Member, Hillary Commission August 2000-June 2001

    · Member of the Black Ferns, New Zealand Women’s Rugby team 1994-2002

    · Manager, Maori Health Research, Health Research Council of New Zealand July 2001-March 2004

    · Member, Land Transport Safety Authority Board September 2001-December 2004

    · Member, Te Roopu Manawa Mai (external Maori advisory group), ACC November 2002-November 2007

    · Policy Advisor/Analyst, Race and Ethnic Affairs Team, Human Rights Commission July 2004-June 2006

    · Weekly Column Contributor, New Zealand Herald July 2004-December 2005

    · Member, Te Roopu Manaaki, Sport New Zealand December 2004-March 2008

    · Weekly Newstalk ZB Contributor February 2005-December 2005

    · Column Contributor, SPASIFIK magazine and Tu Mai magazine (various editions) 2005-2010

    · Equity Advisor, AUT University June 2006-Oct 2006

    · Member, Health Sponsorship Council August 2006-March 2008

    · Programme Manager, Te Kahui Ora, Counties Manukau District Health Board October 2006-February 2008

    · List member of Parliament 29 February 2008-8 November 2008

    . Community Engagement Advisor, Families Commission February 2008-June 2008

    . Principal Advisor (Health), Office of the Children’s Commissioner June 2008-April 2011

    · List member of Parliament 6 April 2011-26 November 2011

Awards

    · New Zealand University Sportsperson of the Year 1997

    · Massey University Sportsperson of the Year 1997

    · New Zealand Women’s Rugby Player of the Year 1997

    · Karahipi Wahine Maori scholarship, Ministry of Women’s Affairs 1999

    · Inducted Taupo Sports Hall of Fame 2008

Community activities

    · Te Rapunga o Poutama Work and Educational Trust (various roles) November 1999-January 2008

    · Member, National Maori Sports Awards Committee April 2003-March 2008

    · Member, Northern ‘X’ Ethics Committee December 2004-March 2008

    · Member, Maori Women’s Welfare League 2007-

    · Member, AUT (Auckland University of Technology) Ethics Committee May 2009

Party activities

    · Chair of the Rainbow Labour Caucus

    · Member of Policy Council representing Te Kaunihera Maori

Other

    · In 2004 I represented Auckland Rotary District 9920 in a Group Study Exchange to District 6190 to Louisiana, USA

    · In 2006 I participated in the Commomwealth Study Conferences inaugural Emerging Pacific Leaders’ Dialogue.