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{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = [[The Honourable]]
| name = Lianne Dalziel
| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=NZL|CNZM|size=100%}}
| image = File:Lianne Dalziel
| caption = Dalziel in September
| office = 46th [[Mayor of Christchurch]]
| deputy = Andrew Turner
|order = 46th▼
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| predecessor = [[Bob Parker (mayor)|Bob Parker]]
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| order3 = 6th [[Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs|Minister of Commerce]]▼
| primeminister3 = [[Helen Clark]]▼
| term_start3 = 15 August 2002▼
▲| order3 = 6th [[Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs|Minister of Commerce]]
| term_end3 = 21 February 2004
▲| primeminister3 = [[Helen Clark]]
▲| term_start3 = 15 August 2002
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| order5 = 6th [[Accident Compensation Corporation#List of ministers|Minister for ACC]]▼
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| term_start5 = 28 March 2001
| term_end5 = 15 August 2002▼
▲| order5 = 6th [[Accident Compensation Corporation#List of ministers|Minister for ACC]]
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| primeminister5 = [[Helen Clark]]▼
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| order6 = 49th [[Minister of Immigration (New Zealand)|Minister of Immigration]]▼
▲| term_end5 = 15 August 2002
▲| predecessor5 = [[Michael Cullen (politician)|Michael Cullen]]
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| term_end6 = 21 February 2004
| predecessor6 = [[Tuariki Delamere]]<br />[[Wyatt Creech]] (Acting)▼
▲| order6 = 49th [[Minister of Immigration (New Zealand)|Minister of Immigration]]
| successor6 = [[Paul Swain (politician)|Paul Swain]]
| constituency_MP7 = [[Christchurch Central]]▼
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▲| predecessor6 = [[Tuariki Delamere]]<br />[[Wyatt Creech]] (Acting)
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| successor7 = [[Tim Barnett (politician)|Tim Barnett]]
▲| constituency_MP7 = [[Christchurch Central]]
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| constituency_MP8 = [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] [[List MP|List]]▼
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▲| predecessor7 = [[Geoffrey Palmer (politician)|Geoffrey Palmer]]
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▲| term_end7 = 12 October 1996
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▲| constituency_MP8 = [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] [[List MP|List]]
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| term_end9 = 11 October 2013
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▲| constituency_MP9 = [[Christchurch East]]
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| spouse = {{marriage|Rob Davidson|2000|2020|end=d.}}
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'''Lianne Audrey Dalziel''' {{post-nominals|country=NZL|CNZM|size=85%}} ({{IPAc-en|d|æ|l|ˈ|z|ɛ|l}}; born 7 June 1960) is a New Zealand politician and
== Early life ==
Dalziel was born in 1960,<ref>{{cite web | publisher=[[New Zealand Parliament]] | url= http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/MPP/MPs/MPs/f/5/1/50MP621-Dalziel-Lianne.htm | title= Hon Lianne Dalziel |
== Member of Parliament ==
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Dalziel entered Parliament as a [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour Party]] MP for [[Christchurch Central]] in [[1990 New Zealand general election|1990]], replacing outgoing former Prime Minister [[Geoffrey Palmer (politician)|Geoffrey Palmer]].<ref name="Point of Principle" /> She held this seat until the [[1996 New Zealand general election|1996 election]] (being replaced by [[Tim Barnett (politician)|Tim Barnett]]), when she became a list MP under the new [[Mixed-member proportional representation|MMP]] electoral system. In the [[1999 New Zealand general election|1999 election]], she chose to contest an electorate again, and won the [[Christchurch East]] seat. She held the seat in the 2002, 2005, 2008 and 2011 elections. In 2011 she opted not to go on the Labour list.
In November 1990 she was appointed as Labour's spokesperson for the Audit Department and Customs by Labour leader [[Mike Moore (New Zealand politician)|Mike Moore]].<ref>{{cite news |work=[[Otago Daily Times]] |title=All Labour's 29 MPs get areas of responsibility |date=28 November 1990 |page=4 }}</ref> After [[Helen Clark]] replaced Moore as leader in December 1993 Dalziel was promoted and given the Health portfolio.<ref>{{cite news |work=[[The Dominion (Wellington)|The Dominion]] |title=The Labour Shadow Cabinet |date=14 December 1993 |page=2 }}</ref> ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine picked her as a future leader in its December 1994 edition.<ref name="Point of Principle" />
In August 1997 Dalziel was replaced in the Health portfolio by [[Annette King]] due to perceived ineffectiveness against Minister of Health [[Bill English]], media believing [[Alliance (New Zealand political party)|Alliance]] Health spokesperson [[Phillida Bunkle]] was performing better. Instead she was made Shadow Attorney-General and given the portfolios of immigration, youth affairs and statistics. Dalziel expressed enthusiasm for the chance to utilise her law degree in politics as Shadow Attorney-General.<ref>{{Cite news |first1=Nick |last1=Venter |first2=Frances |last2=Ross |title=Dalziel dumped from health job |date=9 August 1997 |work=[[The Dominion (Wellington)|The Dominion]] }}</ref>
=== Cabinet minister ===
In the new government formed by [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]], Dalziel became [[Minister of Immigration (New Zealand)|Minister of Immigration]], [[Minister for Seniors|Minister for Senior Citizens]], and Minister for Disability Issues. When Labour won re-election in the [[2002 New Zealand general election|2002 election]], Dalziel also became [[Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs|Minister of Commerce]] (while ceasing to be Minister for Disability Issues). In 2003, she ceased to be Minister for Senior Citizens. As Minister of Immigration, Dalziel was often in the spotlight. In particular, she often clashed with [[Winston Peters]], leader of the anti-immigration [[New Zealand First]] party.
After the [[2005 New Zealand general election|2005 election]], Dalziel was re-elected by her caucus colleagues to [[Cabinet of New Zealand|Cabinet]] and was given the portfolios of Commerce, Small Business, and Women's Affairs.
[[Mike Williams (New Zealand politician)|Mike Williams]], President of the Labour Party from 2000 to 2009, states that he was surprised by Clark appointing Dalziel Minister of Commerce and thought of it as an "odd choice". But she worked herself into the portfolio, paid attention to detail, and within a year had "proved herself". Williams believes this is due to her high intelligence and her ability to listen.<ref name="Point of Principle" /> [[Tim Barnett (politician)|Tim Barnett]], MP for [[Christchurch Central]] from 1996 to 2008
=== Controversies ===
Dalziel's position became difficult after she was accused of giving certain documents to the press to bolster the case for a decision her Associate Minister had made. The decision, concerning the deportation of a [[Sri Lanka]]n teenager who was seeking asylum but who had originally lied about the reasons, was controversial, and Dalziel leaked the notes of the teenager's lawyer to [[TV3 (New Zealand)|TV3]], attempting to discredit the teenager's case for asylum.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dalziel loses job over leak |url= http://tvnz.co.nz/content/256921/2591754/article.html |
=== Opposition and mayoral ambitions===
After Labour was defeated in the [[2008 New Zealand general election|2008 general election]], Dalziel became the Opposition spokesperson on Justice and Commerce and, from [[2011 New Zealand general election|2011]], the spokesperson for the [[2011 Christchurch earthquake|Christchurch Earthquake Recovery]], Civil Defence & Emergence Management, Consumer Rights & Standards, and associate spokesperson for Justice.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lianne Dalziel |url=http://www.labour.org.nz/liannedalziel |
Rumours of Dalziel standing as [[Mayor of Christchurch]] go back to at least 2009.<ref name="Point of Principle">{{cite news |last=Matthews |first=Philip |title=A Point of Principle |work=[[The Press]] |date=21 September 2013 |pages=C1–C3}}</ref> Since the February 2011 earthquake, the rumours that Dalziel would contest the [[2013 Christchurch mayoral election|2013 Christchurch mayoralty]] became more consistent. In May 2012, Dalziel tried to put an end to these rumours by announcing: "The job I really want is [[Gerry Brownlee]]'s, rather than [[Bob Parker (mayor)|Bob Parker]]'s."<ref name="Brownlee's job">{{cite news |last=Gorman |first=Paul |title=Dalziel won't run for mayor |url= http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/6908427/Dalziel-won-t-run-for-mayor |
<blockquote>The demotion is bound to concentrate Dalziel's mind on whether she should run for the [[Mayor of Christchurch|Christchurch mayoralty]]. As things stand, a place for her in a Labour cabinet as minister for the earthquake recovery looks unlikely, but she would be a strong candidate for mayor.</blockquote>
Following months of speculation, ''The Press'' reported on 20 April 2013 that Lianne Dalziel would challenge Parker for the mayoralty, and that she had asked 24-year-old Student Volunteer Army organiser [[Sam Johnson (activist)|Sam Johnson]] to be her running mate, with a view of Johnson becoming deputy mayor. The newspaper expressed surprise by this pairing, given that Dalziel was a Labour Party member, and Johnson a member of the [[New Zealand Young Nationals|Young Nats]], the youth arm of the [[New Zealand National Party|National Party]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Dalziel invites Johnson to join mayoral race |url= http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/8574677/Dalziel-seeks-running-mate-in-mayoral-race |
Although some expressed concerns about Dalziel's Labour Party background, including [[Christchurch Central City|central city]] property developer [[Antony Gough]], who talked of her "red apron strings" getting in the way of working with local business owners,<ref name="Point of Principle" /> she also nevertheless open support from the political right for her mayoral ambitions:<ref name="Point of Principle" /> [[Christchurch City Council]]lor Tim Carter, son of Christchurch property developer Philip Carter and nephew of [[Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives|Speaker]] [[David Carter (politician)|David Carter]], encouraged her to stand for the mayoralty;<ref>{{cite news |last=Cairns |first=Lois |url= http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/8593994/Tim-Carter-out-backs-Lianne-Dalziel |title=Carter out, backs Dalziel<!-- this is the title in the printed version; the online title is slightly longer --> |work=[[The Press]] |date=25 April 2013 |location=[[Christchurch]] |page=A1}}</ref> former [[New Zealand National Party|National Party]] cabinet minister [[Philip Burdon]] was one of her nominees when she lodged her nomination for the mayoralty with the returning officer;<ref>{{cite news |last=Cairns |first=Lois |title=Dalziel formally enters mayoralty race |url= http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/local-elections-2013/8940226/Dalziel-formally-enters-mayoralty-race |
<blockquote>Christchurch needs a uniter, not a divider, and the word is that National would far rather deal with Lianne and the competent councillors she is bringing with her than Bob Parker.</blockquote>
Dalziel's Earthquake Recovery portfolio in Labour's shadow cabinet was split and given to [[Ruth Dyson]] and [[Clayton Cosgrove]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Cairns |first=Lois |title=Two MPs to take over Dalziel's portfolio |url= http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/8907042/Two-MPs-to-take-over-Dalziels-portfolio |
==Mayor of Christchurch==
[[File:Christchurch Tram Launch 412.jpg|thumb|Launch of a tramway extension on 12 February 2015 by Prime Minister [[John Key]] and Dalziel]]
Dalziel was elected [[Mayor of Christchurch]] in the [[2013 Christchurch mayoral election|October 2013 mayoral election]], with a margin of almost 50,000 votes over the next candidate, businessman Paul Lonsdale.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Elections 2013: Final declaration of results |url=http://ccc.govt.nz/thecouncil/newsmedia/mediareleases/2013/201310181.aspx |publisher=[[Christchurch City Council]] |
In late February 2020, the New Zealand Police referred Dalziel's election expenses during the [[2019 Christchurch mayoral election]] to the [[Serious Fraud Office (New Zealand)|Serious Fraud Office]]. Two complainants, including rival mayoral candidate [[John Minto]], had filed a complaint regarding donations by six people that exceeded the $1,500 limit under the Local Electoral Act.<ref>{{cite news |title=Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel's election expenses referred to the Serious Fraud Office |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/410591/christchurch-mayor-lianne-dalziel-s-election-expenses-referred-to-the-serious-fraud-office |
On 1 July 2021 she announced she would not seek re-election as mayor at the [[2022 New Zealand local elections|local body elections in 2022]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel will not seek another term |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/christchurch-mayor-lianne-dalziel-will-not-seek-another-term/IZXL6BV4QZIOUPPOE5KINFUSSQ/ |access-date=1 July 2021 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=1 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210821055159/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/christchurch-mayor-lianne-dalziel-will-not-seek-another-term/IZXL6BV4QZIOUPPOE5KINFUSSQ/|archive-date=21 August 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>
In October 2021, Dalziel expressed opposition to the [[Sixth Labour Government of New Zealand|Sixth Labour Government]]'s [[Water Services Reform Programme|Three Waters reform programme]], criticising the Government for "mandating councils."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wade |first1=Amelia |title=How mayors across New Zealand reacted to Three Waters mandate |url=https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/10/how-mayors-across-new-zealand-reacted-to-three-waters-mandate.html |access-date=27 October 2021 |work=[[Newshub]] |date=27 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027062304/https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/10/how-mayors-across-new-zealand-reacted-to-three-waters-mandate.html |archive-date=27 October 2021}}</ref>
==Honours==
▲In late February 2020, the New Zealand Police referred Dalziel's election expenses during the [[2019 Christchurch mayoral election]] to the [[Serious Fraud Office (New Zealand)|Serious Fraud Office]]. Two complainants, including rival mayoral candidate [[John Minto]], had filed a complaint regarding donations by six people that exceeded the $1,500 limit under the Local Electoral Act.<ref>{{cite news |title=Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel's election expenses referred to the Serious Fraud Office |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/410591/christchurch-mayor-lianne-dalziel-s-election-expenses-referred-to-the-serious-fraud-office |accessdate=28 February 2020 |work=[[Radio New Zealand]] |date=28 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Harris |first1=Dominic |last2=MacDonald |first2=Liz |title=Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel under scrutiny as expenses complaint referred to Serious Fraud Office |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/119888495/expenses-complaint-about-christchurch-mayor-lianne-dalziel-referred-to-serious-fraud-office |accessdate=28 February 2020 |work=[[Stuff.co.nz]] |date=28 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Serious Fraud Office confirms it is assessing Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel's election expenses |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12312545 |accessdate=28 February 2020 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|date=28 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-19|title=Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel blames husband for donor non-disclosure|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/405852/christchurch-mayor-lianne-dalziel-blames-husband-for-donor-non-disclosure|access-date=2020-06-10|website=RNZ|language=en-nz}}</ref>
[[File:Lianne Dalziel CNZM investiture.jpg|thumb|right|Dalziel (left), after her investiture as a [[Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit]] by the governor-general, [[Cindy Kiro|Dame Cindy Kiro]], at [[Government House, Wellington]], on 26 September 2023]]
In the [[2023 Birthday and Coronation Honours (New Zealand)|2023 King's Birthday and Coronation Honours]], Dalziel was appointed a [[Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit]], for services to local government and as a Member of Parliament.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dpmc.govt.nz/publications/kings-birthday-and-coronation-honours-list-2023 |title=The King's Birthday and Coronation honours list 2023 |date=5 June 2023 |publisher=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet |access-date=5 June 2023}}</ref>
==Personal life==
Dalziel married Mike Pannell in 1988. The pair divorced in 1995 and indicated that the stress of parliamentary life was a major factor in the decision to separate.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Marriage victim of politics |date=9 May 1995 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |page=5 }}</ref> In 2000,
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