(1959-02-11) 11 February 1959 (age 65) Auckland, New Zealand[1]
Political party
Labour (1978–89; 2013–)
Other political affiliations
NewLabour (1989–91) Alliance (1991–2004)
Matthew McCarten (born 11 February 1959)[1] is a New Zealand political organiser and trade unionist, of Ngāpuhi descent. McCarten was active with several trade unions including the Hotel and Hospital Workers' Union, the Unite Union, and the One Union; the latter two of which he co-founded.
Union; the latter two of which he co-founded. MattMcCarten is the youngest child of John and Rehina McCarten. He had two older brothers named Mike and John...
footballer John McCarten (1911–1974), American writer, film critic and theatre critic MattMcCarten (born 1959), New Zealand politician Vincent McCarten (1913–1993)...
critical of the party's new leader, MattMcCarten, for his close associations with the Māori Party, with McCarten organising the 2004 Te Tai Hauauru by-election...
Kirkness Weekends editor: Stuart Dye Deborah Coddington, Herald on Sunday MattMcCarten, Herald on Sunday Brian Rudman Colin James is a past columnist "NZME...
party before the next election, with advice from Alliance president MattMcCarten. (Audrey Young, New Zealand Herald 13 Oct 2002) Mana Motuhake was deregistered...
leaving the Alliance. Party leader Jim Anderton and party president MattMcCarten sought a meeting to address Kopu's concerns, wishing her to remain in...
National Party president and personal friend Michelle Boag and activist MattMcCarten. He vowed to halt any development of light rail in Auckland. He is in...
into the disaster, to be led by Justice Graham Panckhurst. Unionist MattMcCarten criticised the composition of the commission on the grounds that it...
ACT Party leader David Seymour, former Labour Party Chief of Staff MattMcCarten, formerly left-leaning journalist Chris Trotter, Auckland University...
bonus of $67,500. Left-wing political organiser MattMcCarten criticised his appointment, arguing McKay's previous tenure in the liquor industry was marked...
into conflict with the Alliance's administrative wing. Party president MattMcCarten and his allies claimed that the Alliance had become too close to Labour...
Work Law Explained | 3 Factors". BuckettLaw. Retrieved 14 June 2022. MattMcCarten: Rearranging the deck chairs may be enough for the voters, NZ Herald...
candidate for the McGillicuddy Serious Party in the 1993 election, for the Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party in the 1996 election and for McGillicuddy Serious...
Alliance collapsed, Gordon sided with the faction led by Laila Harré and MattMcCarten, and remained with the Alliance when Jim Anderton left to form a breakaway...
concerned with the actions of "some clowns." New Zealand Herald columnist MattMcCarten saw the raids as being over the top; "Some of the young people I know...
president Annette Sykes and former Alliance organiser and party chairman MattMcCarten. Harawira stated that he hoped that five Mana MPs would enter the 50th...
Hongi Hika, chief and war leader Jack Marshall, former Prime Minister MattMcCarten, political organiser Winston Peters, politician, deputy Prime Minister...
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