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Kiri Allan

Former Labour Party Minister·NZ Herald·

24 Oct, 2026 07:00 PM7 mins to read

Kiri Allan is a former Labour Party Minister who held the portfolios of Justice, Regional Development, Conservation and Emergency Management. She was the lead minister for the Cyclone Gabrielle response in Tairāwhiti. She is the founder of renewable energy company Four Directions Fund and runs KLA consultancy firm.

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National leader Christopher Luxon, former Prime Minister Dame Jacinda Ardern and Labour leader Chris Hipkins.

Close to midnight on December 9, 2019, hours after Whakaari erupted, Jacinda Ardern walked into the Civil Defence centre in Whakatāne. She arrived well briefed and prepared, then sat down and listened to every piece of advice from the local responders. She took it all in and worked with the

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Source: New Zealand Herald · Kiri Allan

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