Ria Bond
Ria Bond | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Invercargill City Council | |
| Assumed office 14 October 2022 | |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for New Zealand First party list | |
| In office 28 April 2015 – 23 September 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Winston Peters |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ria Iris Daphne Shortland 1976 (age 48–49) Palmerston North, New Zealand |
| Relations | James Hēnare (great-uncle), Tau Henare, Peeni Henare |
| Children | Two |
Ria Iris Daphne Bond (née Shortland, born 1976) is a New Zealand politician and former hairdresser. She was appointed to the House of Representatives as a New Zealand First list MP following Winston Peters winning the March 2015 Northland by-election. She now serves as an Invercargill City Councillor after an unsuccessful bid for the 2022 Invercargill mayoral election but a successful attempt to obtain a seat on the city council.