This is a list of left-wing activists in New Zealand.

Living

* Sue Bradford, ex Green Party of New Zealand, ex Unemployed Workers Movement * Catherine Delahunty, Green Party of New Zealand * Hone Harawira, ex Māori Party * Laila Harré, National Distribution Union, ex New Zealand Nurses Organisation, Alliance Party, NewLabour Party, Labour Party *

Tame Iti Tame may refer to: *Taming, the act of training wild animals *River Tame, Greater Manchester *River Tame, West Midlands and the Tame Valley *Tame, Arauca, a Colombian town and municipality * "Tame" (song), a song by the Pixies from their 1989 alb ...

, Tuhoe, Mana Maori, ex Communist Party of New Zealand * Jane Kelsey * Matt McCarten Unite Union, ex Alliance Party, NewLabour Party, Labour Party * John Minto, Unite Union;

Workers' Charter Workers' Charter was a broad-based, left-wing movement active in New Zealand, which produced a monthly newspaper of the same name. The paper's editor is well known New Zealand socialist and anti-racist John Minto, and its contributors range across ...

editor; Quality Public Education Coalition spokesperson; Halt All Racist Tours;

Global Peace and Justice Auckland Global Peace and Justice Auckland (GPJA) describes itself as "a network of people who provide a platform for individuals and groups to discuss and organise co-operatively on peace and justice issues." They are well known for organising the Auckland ...

* Grant Morgan, Socialist Worker (Aotearoa), Residents Action Movement, Workers' Charter *

Simon Oosterman Simon Oosterman is a New Zealand political activist, trade unionist, and syndicalist. He is best known for coordinating the Unite Union campaign ' Supersizemypay.com', which targeted the fast food industry and advocated for the abolition of yout ...

, brother to Jonathan; Save Happy Valley Campaign, ex Supersizemypay.com, ex Unite Union, National Distribution Union *

Jill Ovens Jill Ovens is a New Zealand trade unionist and former political candidate. She was co-leader of the Alliance party before changing her allegiance to the Labour Party. She is currently the Women's Rights Party National Secretary, a New Zealand ...

, Service & Food Workers Union, Alliance Party *

Nándor Tánczos Nándor Steven Tánczos (, hu, Tánczos Nándor; born 29 May 1966) is a New Zealand social ecologist, researcher, educator, activist and political commentator. He is currently a councillor in the Whakatāne District Council. He is also co-dir ...

, Green Party of New Zealand, ex Wild Greens, Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party, McGillicuddy Serious Party *

Luke Wijohn Taitoa Wihone ( Luke Leon Taitoa Wijohn; born 25 February 2002) is a New Zealand environmental activist and political candidate. Personal life Wihone was born on 25 February 2002. He is of Māori descent. His iwi are Ngāpuhi, Ngāi Tūhoe, and ...

, Green Party of New Zealand

Deceased

* Bill Andersen, National Distribution Union, Northern Drivers Union, Socialist Party of Aotearoa, Socialist Unity Party, Communist Party of New Zealand * Bruce Jesson, author * Pat Kelly, trade unionist * Elsie Locke,

communist Communism (from Latin la, communis, lit=common, universal, label=none) is a far-left sociopolitical, philosophical, and economic ideology and current within the socialist movement whose goal is the establishment of a communist society, a s ...

writer, historian, activist in the feminism and peace movements *

Dean Parker Dean Leo Parker (20 August 1947 – 14 April 2020) was a New Zealand screenwriter, playwright, journalist and political commentator based in Auckland. Known for the screenplay of iconic film '' Came a Hot Friday'' which he co-wrote with Ian Mune, ...

, Workers' Charter * Eva Rickard, Mana Maori,

Mana Motuhake Mana Māori Motuhake was a Māori people, Māori political party in New Zealand from 1980 to 2005. The name is difficult to translate accurately, but essentially refers to Māori self-rule and self-determination — , in this context, can ...

* Sophia Lois Suckling, optician and

family planning Family planning is the consideration of the number of children a person wishes to have, including the choice to have no children, and the age at which they wish to have them. Things that may play a role on family planning decisions include marita ...

reformer.

Living

Deceased

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