Peeni Henare
New Zealand politician
Peeni Henare is a New Zealander politician who currently serves as the 41st Minister of Defence since 6 November 2020 and Minister for Whānau Ora since 26 October 2017. He previously served as the Minister for Youth in 2017–2020, Minister of Civil Defence in 2019–2020 and Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector in 2017–2019.
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Quotes
edit- You imagine Pacific islands, the tropical nature of the place and the bright colour of the sands and beaches. It's all very grey and dull because of the ash that just blankets the entire land (Tonga).
- Peeni Henare (2022) cited in: "Tonga airport runway being cleared of ash as Australian planes ready to depart" in The Guardian, 19 January 2022.
