Vanushi Walters

Labour · List MP

Shadow Attorney-General

How electedCame off the party list

In Parliament since2020

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All of Labour

Their page on parliament.nz

Impact this term

54th Parliament · since the 2023 general election

Roles and spokesperson areas

Committees they sit on

Bills lodged, waiting to be drawn

1,051

Written questions to ministers

Biography

Vanushi Sitanjali Walters is a New Zealand lawyer and politician who served as Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for the Labour Party representing the Upper Harbour electorate from 2020 to 2023. She returned to Parliament as a Labour list MP in May 2025, following the resignation of David Parker.

Source: Wikipedia

Policies they shape

Crime & Justice

Through their role (Shadow Attorney-General), they help shape crime & justice policy.

Where parties stand

Foreign Policy

Through their role (Spokesperson: Foreign Affairs), they help shape foreign policy policy.

Where parties stand

Bills they’ve worked on

Bills Vanushi has lodged, waiting to be drawn

New Zealand Bill of Rights (Reports on Amendments) Amendment BillIn ballot

NZ Parliament: Bills · as at 31 October 2026

Votes cast on their own

No votes cast on their own are recorded for Vanushi Walters this term.

Declared interests

1 Company directorships and controlling interests The Current Limited (not actively trading) – consulting 4 Beneficial interests in, and trusteeships of, trusts Walters Family Trust (beneficiary) Rajanayagam Family Trust (beneficiary) 6 Real property Family home (jointly owned) – Waitakere, Auckland Home (owned by Rajanayagam Family Trust; beneficial interest) – Waitakere, Auckland Home (owned by Rajanayagam Family Trust; beneficial interest) – Panmure-Ōtāhuhu 7 Retirement schemes MAS Retirement Savings Plan MAS KiwiSaver 9 Debts owed to you ASB Bank – joint account 10 Debts owed by you ASB Bank – mortgage Hon Simon