On her first day in New Zealand’s parliament, Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, the country’s youngest politician, made a beeline to a wall of photographs to seek an image of her ancestor – the first Māori minister to the crown.
“I felt so relieved after seeing that picture,” Maipi-Clarke told the Guardian. “[Parliament] house is very overwhelming for women, for Māori and especially for young people – there is a lot on the line for us. His photograph was a good sign – I said, you gotta have my back
