Obituaries — Hon Nicola Laura Kaye

Members, I regret to inform the House of the death on 23 November 2024 of Nicola “Nikki” Laura Kaye, who represented the electorate of Auckland Central from 2008 to 2020. She was the chairperson of the Education and Science Committee, and then held several ministerial portfolios, including Minister of Civil Defence, Minister for Youth, Minister for ACC, and Minister of Education. In 2020, she became the Deputy Leader of the Opposition.

I desire, on behalf of this House, to express our sense of loss and sympathy with the relatives of the late former member. I now ask members to stand and observe with me a period of silence as a mark of respect to her memory.

Members stood as a mark of respect.