Takanini is an electorate to the New Zealand House of Representatives. It is located in South Auckland and was first created for the 2020 New Zealand general election. Rima Nakhle is the sitting Member of Parliament.
The electorate is located in the far south of Auckland, on the edge of the city's built-up area. It stretches from Wattle Downs in its southwest to Mission Heights in the north.[1] It was created out of eastern parts of the Manurewa electorate around Goodwood Heights and Greenmeadows, a small part of northeastern Hunua around Mission Heights, and a northern section of the Papakura electorate around Takanini and Wattle Downs.[2] This was due to rapid population growth in the area caused mainly by the outward expansion of Auckland.[2]
South Auckland has traditionally been a stronghold for the Labour Party. Takanini, however, was considered to be a marginal seat between Labour and National, as it takes in both Labour-leaning areas and National-leaning areas.[3] Initially, the electorate's name was proposed as Flat Bush after the Auckland suburb in the north of the electorate.[4][5] After a public consultation period, the name was changed to Takanini after a suburb in the south of the electorate.[2][6]