Tune in to hear Haley Rachel Rolls and Harita Gandhi-Kashyap interview Soraya Peke-Mason MP Labour MP for Rangitikei
28/08/2023
Soraya has her roots planted in the Rangitīkei electorate. It has been her home for over two decades after working in Australia during the 1990s where she established businesses in construction, tourism and hospitality. She is uri o Te Awa Tupua o Whanganui, has iwi connections to Ngā Wairiki Ngāti Apa in Marton, Ngatī Haua in Taumarunui and Uenuku in Raetihi. She chaired her tribe Ngāti Rangi in Ohakune through its Post Settlement Governance process in 2018. Soraya has never forgotten her humble beginnings; coming from a whānau who worked in meat processing, cleaning and factory work. Her current business portfolios are in land utilisation, forestry, Māori tourism and honey. She is a JP, former member of Whanganui DHB and completed Executive Master Business of Administration at Massey University.
