Meka Whaitiri
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| Gender | Female |
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| Age | 59 |
| Date of birth | January 11,1965 |
| Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
| Born | Manutuke |
| New Zealand | |
| Previous office | Minister of Customs of New Zealand (2017–2018) |
| Job | Politician |
| Position | Minister of Customs of New Zealand since 2020 |
| Party | New Zealand Labour Party |
| Previous position | Minister of Customs of New Zealand (2017–2018) |
| Education | Karamu High School |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
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| ID | 506486 |
Meka Whaitiri Life story
Melissa Heni Mekameka Whaitiri is a New Zealand Labour Party politician and Member of the New Zealand House of Representatives. She was elected to Parliament in the 2013 Ikaroa-Rāwhiti by-election and is currently Minister of Customs, Minister for Veterans and Minister for Food Safety.
New Zealand: Minister quits after drink driving crash
By Derek CaiBBC News, Singapore
New Zealand's Justice Minister has resigned with immediate effect, after failing an alcohol breath test in The Wake of a car crash.
39-year old Kiri Allan was charged with careless driving and resisting arrest.
She is The Fourth minister from Prime Minister Chris Hipkins ' cabinet to leave since March, ahead of an election in October.
No casualties were reported from The Crash , which took place in Wellington on Sunday Night local time.
Following her arrest, the former minister was detained at a Police Station for four hours before being released. She is due to appear In Court at a later date.
Ms Allan, whom Mr Hipkins said had been suffering from " extreme emotional distress" will remain as a member of parliament for now.
" She understood that retaining her ministerial warrant was untenable, especially for a Justice Minister to be charged with criminal offending, " said the Prime Minister in a press conference.
Ms Allan, who was also minister for regional development, conservation, and emergency management, had recently taken Time Off due to " personal difficulties" only returning to work last Monday.
She confirmed her separation from her partner last month and is also facing accusations of poor working relationships with her staffers.
In a statement, Ms Allan said that she had returned to parliament believing she could juggle personal challenges with Her Job .
" My actions yesterday show I wasn't okay, " She Said , adding that she will consider her future in politics.
Ms Allan was once seen as the darling of the Labour Party . She was even tipped to succeed former Prime Minister Jacinda Arden, who earlier this year before Mr Hipkins took over.
Her resignation is the latest development in what Mr Hipkins admitted has been a " messy" Time In his own party.
Transport and immigration minister Michael Wood resigned in June over his failure to disclose a possible conflict of interest in stock ownership. A month earlier, customs minister Meka Whaitiri switched sides to join another party.
Four months ago, police minister Stuart Nash in March was also fired after it was revealed he had given confidential information to donors.
An April predicted a close contest in the upcoming election between the centre-left Labour Party and its main opposition the National Party .
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
