Minister for Ethnic Affairs Pansy Wong of New Zealand

Wong was elected to Parliament as a list MP in the 1996 elections, becoming New Zealand's first ethnically Asian MP.

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WELLINGTON, Nov 17 (Xinhua) -- Pansy Wong said her appointment as the country's first Asian Cabinet minister showed New Zealand is an open and tolerant country.

STICK NEWSKia Ora in Stick News today Pansy Wong has become New Zealand's first Asian Cabinet minister.

Pansy Wong was born in Shanghai in 1955.

Pansy Wong is now a cabinet minister.

National's list MP Pansy Wong is likely to be selected as the party's candidate for the new Auckland electorate of Botany in next year's general election.

Wong is understood to be keen to stand in Botany, which looks like a safe National seat on paper and has a significantly high proportion of Asian voters.

Wong has been in Parliament as a list MP since 1996.

PETER LEWIS: Pansy Wong says everyone hopes that there will be a positive outcome to this mystery and that little Pumpkin, Qian Xun Xue, can be spared any more anguish.

Women's Affairs Minister Pansy Wong has urged people to reaffirm their opposition to violence against women by wearing a white ribbon this week.

Auckland ~~ 25 November 2008 Opposition to family violence reaffirmedPress Release: New Zealand Government Tuesday, 25 November 2008, 11:17 am Hon Pansy Wong Minister for Womens AffairsMedia StatementOpposition to family violence reaffirmedWomens Affairs Minister Pansy Wong has urged people to reaffirm their opposition to violence against women by wearing a white ribbon this week.

Pansy Wong says White Ribbon Day first came about as a way for men to express their opposition to violence against women.

Ms Wong said that government needed to consult “smartly and properly.

Charged in Australia with operating bank accounts under a false name and in November 2006, the Supreme Court of New South Wales ordered Liu to forfeit more than $3.

Wong said since she was elected to Parliament she has tried to represent Asian communities, but she does not see herself as a spokeswoman for all Asians, as there is a diverse range of interests and views within such a wide group.

National's Pansy Wong has received an apology from Cabinet minister David Cunliffe for taking the mickey out of her accentMs Wong, who came to New Zealand from Hong Kong 30 years ago, was ridiculed in Parliament when asking questions of Mr Cunliffe.

National's Pansy Wong is making no apologies for her Chinese accent, which has seen Government MPs taking the mickey.

Pansy Wong says she was not aware Labour was having a laugh at her expense.

Pansy Wong says she is proud of what she calls her "Pansyspeak" because at least it is distinctive.

Wong said she has tried to represent Asian communities, but she does not see herself as a spokesperson for all Asians, as there is a diverse range of interests and views within the wide group.

Pansy Wong says her ministerial appointment sends a message to the world New Zealand is a country where anyone can be accepted and succeed.

Pansy Wong says her appointment as the country's first Asian Cabinet minister shows New Zealand is an open and tolerant country.

Mrs Wong said she had always battled to be treated like any other New Zealander and her electorate win in Botany and her appointment as a minister sent a message to the world.

Wong was born in Shanghai and raised in Hong Kong.

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Chinese Voice 31 October 1996 issue Pansy Wong - Appointed a List MP after the 97 elections Willie Wong - A fruiterer goes big Jim Joe - A chef goes krazy Pansy Wong appointed a List MP after the 1997 elections by David Fung It is now confirmed that Pansy Wong is the first Chinese to become an MP in New Zealand.

Accountant Pansy Wong was the first Asian member of Parliament, and in 2004 was the National Party spokesperson on ethnic affairs and tourism.

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Howick and Pakuranga Times NATIONAL list MP Pansy Wong is the partys candidate to contest the new Botany seat at this years general election.

Ms Wong was the nations first Asian MP, when entering parliament in 1997.

Speaking to the Times from Manukaus annual Waitangi Day party at Hayman Park yesterday, Ms Wong says shes very excited about her future political career, based in Manukaus rapidly expanding east.

Ms Wong is Nationals spokeswoman for Ethnic Affairs, the ACC and associate spokeswoman for education and immigration.

Ms Wong says the win is due to a combination of hard work and a shift in New Zealands political mindset.

Sealing the third highest National party vote in any electorate, Ms Wong says her margin sends a message for the priorities of Botany people.