Harete Hipango

Harete Hipango
Hipango in 2023
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for National Party list
In office
11 June 2021 – 14 October 2023
Preceded byNick Smith
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Whanganui
In office
23 September 2017 – 17 October 2020
Preceded byChester Borrows
Succeeded bySteph Lewis
Personal details
Born1964 or 1965 (age 60–61)
Putiki, New Zealand
PartyNew Zealand First (2024-current)
Other political
affiliations
National (2017-2024)
SpouseDean MacFater
Children3
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Harete Makere Hipango (born 1964 or 1965) is a New Zealand politician. She was a member of parliament in the House of Representatives for the National Party and sat on the Māori Affairs Committee.

Hipango served as MP for the Whanganui electorate from 2017 to 2020 but was defeated in the 2020 general election. However, after National MP Nick Smith resigned in May 2021, she re-entered Parliament in June 2021 as a list MP. She failed to be re-elected at the 2023 election.