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{{Short description|New Zealand politician (born 1948)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=August 2014}}
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|honorific-prefix = [[The Honourable]]
|name             = Steve Chadwick
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|image            = Steve Chadwick QSO (cropped).jpg
|caption          = Chadwick in 2022
|order            = 14th
|office           = Mayor of Rotorua
|term_start       = 12 October 2013
|term_end         = 2022
|predecessor      = Kevin Winters
|successor        = [[Tania Tapsell]]
|office1          = 9th [[Minister of Conservation (New Zealand)|Minister of Conservation]]
|primeminister1   = [[Helen Clark]]
|term_start1      = 31 October 2007
|term_end1        = 19 November 2008
|predecessor1     = [[Chris Carter (New Zealand politician)|Chris Carter]]
|successor1       = [[Tim Groser]]
|office2          = 9th [[Minister for Women (New Zealand)|Minister for Women's Affairs]]
|primeminister2   = Helen Clark
|term_start2      = 5 November 2007
|term_end2        = 19 November 2008
|predecessor2     = [[Lianne Dalziel]]
|successor2       = [[Pansy Wong]]
|constituency_MP3 = [[Rotorua (New Zealand electorate)|Rotorua]]
|parliament3      = New Zealand
|majority3        =  
|term_start3      = [[1999 New Zealand general election|1999]]
|term_end3        = 2008
|predecessor3     = [[Max Bradford]]
|successor3       = [[Todd McClay]]
|constituency_MP4 = [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour Party]] [[list MP|list]]
|parliament4      = New Zealand
|term_start4      = [[2008 New Zealand general election|2008]]
|term_end4        = 2011
|birth_name       = Stephanie Anne Frizzell
|birth_date       = {{birth date and age|1948|12|15|df=y}}
|birth_place      = [[Hastings, New Zealand|Hastings]], New Zealand
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|party            = [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]]
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|spouse           = {{marriage|John Te Manihera Chadwick|1968|2017|end=d.}}
|relations        = [[Dick Frizzell]] (brother)<br>[[Otis Frizzell]] (nephew)
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|website          = {{URL|http://www.stevechadwick.co.nz/}}
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'''Stephanie Anne''' "'''Steve'''" '''Chadwick'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/PB/Debates/Debates/5/c/4/49HansD_20081208_00000010-Members-Sworn.htm |title=New Zealand Hansard – Members Sworn, Volume:651; Page:2 |publisher=[[New Zealand Parliament]]}}</ref> {{post-nominals|country=NZL|QSO|size=85%}} (née '''Frizzell''', born 15 December 1948) is a New Zealand politician. She served as [[mayor of Rotorua]] from 2013 to 2022. She previously held the positions of [[Minister of Conservation (New Zealand)|Minister of Conservation]], [[Minister for Women (New Zealand)|Women's Affairs]], and Associate [[Minister of Health (New Zealand)|Health]] in the [[Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand]].

==Early life==
Born Stephanie Frizzell in [[Hastings, New Zealand|Hastings]], New Zealand, Chadwick is the sister of painter [[Dick Frizzell]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.authors.org.nz/webfiles/NZSocietyofAuthors/files/Politicians_2009.pdf |title=Politicians 2009 |publisher=The New Zealand Society of Authors |access-date=12 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425062010/http://www.authors.org.nz/webfiles/NZSocietyofAuthors/files/Politicians_2009.pdf |archive-date=25 April 2012  }}</ref> She attended [[Karamu High School]], then did nursing training in [[Wellington]]. She married lawyer John Te Manihera Chadwick in 1968,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.alranz.org/laws/decriminalisation/decriminalisation.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111129204423/http://www.alranz.org/laws/decriminalisation/decriminalisation.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 November 2011 |title=Decriminalisation |publisher=Abortion Law Reform Association of New Zealand |access-date=12 October 2011 }}</ref> and the couple went on to have three children.<ref name="Rotorua Post 2017">{{cite news | url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11864009 | title=Rotorua lawyer John Chadwick dies | date=26 May 2017 | work=Rotorua Daily Post | accessdate=26 May 2017 | first1=Alice | last1=Guy | first2=Matthew | last2=Martin}}</ref> After holding many roles in the health sector, including a term from 1976 to 1986 as union representative for the [[New Zealand Nurses Organisation|New Zealand Nurses Association]], Steve Chadwick was elected to the [[Rotorua]] District Council in 1996.

==Member of Parliament==
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In the [[1999 New Zealand general election|1999 election]], Chadwick stood as the [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour Party]] candidate for the [[Rotorua (New Zealand electorate)|Rotorua]] seat, and defeated incumbent [[New Zealand National Party|National Party]] MP [[Max Bradford]]. At the [[2005 New Zealand general election|2005 election]] she was narrowly returned to [[New Zealand Parliament|Parliament]] by 662 or 2.2% more votes than her opponent.<ref>[http://2005.electionresults.govt.nz/electorate-48.html Official Count Results – Rotorua<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070712170746/http://2005.electionresults.govt.nz/electorate-48.html |date=12 July 2007 }}</ref>

In 2006, Chadwick's Shop Trading Hours Act Repeal (Easter Trading) Amendment Bill was drawn from the member's ballot.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/PB/Legislation/Bills/8/6/8/00DBHOH_BILL7291_1-Shop-Trading-Hours-Act-Repeal-Easter-Trading-Amendment.htm |title=Shop Trading Hours Act Repeal (Easter Trading) Amendment Bill |publisher=New Zealand Parliament |date= |accessdate=3 December 2009}}</ref>  The bill passed its first reading and was sent to select committee, but was narrowly defeated at the second reading, 64 to 57.<ref>''New Zealand Parliamentary Debates'' '''639''' 9308.</ref>

In 2007, she was appointed to [[Cabinet of New Zealand|Cabinet]] as Minister of Conservation and Women's Affairs,<ref>{{cite journal|title=Appointment of Ministers|journal=The New Zealand Gazette|date=8 November 2007 |issue=7706 |page=3154 |url=http://www.dia.govt.nz/MSOS118/On-Line/NZGazette.nsf/6cee7698a9bbc7cfcc256d510059ed0b/63595ea0c0a75ec3cc25738e0047aecd!OpenDocument|accessdate=22 July 2012|publisher=The Department of Internal Affairs}}</ref> as well as becoming an Associate Minister of Health.<ref name="Stuff.co.nz_36226">{{cite news |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz//36226 |title=Mallard demoted, Burton out |date=31 October 2007 |work=[[The Dominion Post (Wellington)|The Dominion Post]] |accessdate=13 November 2011}}</ref>

In the [[2008 New Zealand general election|2008 general election]], Chadwick lost her seat to [[New Zealand National Party|National]]'s [[Todd McClay]], whose margin was over 5000.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2008/electorate-46.html |title=Official Count Results – Rotorua |publisher=Chief Electoral Office |access-date=22 November 2021}}</ref> Chadwick's loss was predicted by some commentators due to boundary changes which incorporated more rural areas into the electorate.<ref name="NZ_Herald_10437712">{{cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=10437712 |title=Boundary changes reflect population shift |author=Young, Audrey |date=4 May 2007 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |accessdate=13 November 2011}}</ref> However, due to Chadwick's list place of 30 she was able to return to parliament.

In 2010, Chadwick attempted to introduce a bill to Parliament to partially liberalise abortion law. This bill was defeated at the caucus stage and was not brought before Parliament.<ref name="NZ_Herald_10656210">{{cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10656210 |title=MP's bill aims for abortion on demand |author=Johnston, Martin |date=3 July 2010 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |accessdate=13 November 2011}}</ref>

Chadwick failed to regain her seat in the [[2011 New Zealand general election|2011 election]], losing to [[Todd McClay]] by a margin of more than 7,000 votes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2011/electorate-46.html |title=Election Results – Rotorua |publisher=New Zealand Electoral Commission |date= |accessdate=27 November 2011}}</ref>  On 27 November 2011 she announced that she would be retiring from politics.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/election-2011/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503012&objectid=10769117 |title=Election 2011: Rotorua's Chadwick resigns |author=Matthew Martin |newspaper=New Zealand Herald |date=27 November 2011 |accessdate=27 November 2011}}</ref>

As a cabinet minister, Chadwick was entitled to the title of [[The Honourable#New Zealand|The Honourable]] and became The Hon. Mrs Stephanie (Steve) Chadwick<ref>{{cite journal|title=Members of Executive Council Appointed|journal=The New Zealand Gazette|date=8 November 2007 |issue=7707 |page=3154 |url=http://www.dia.govt.nz/MSOS118/On-Line/NZGazette.nsf/6cee7698a9bbc7cfcc256d510059ed0b/fb5a04e9b5402b52cc25738e0047aef6!OpenDocument|accessdate=22 July 2012|publisher=The Department of Internal Affairs}}</ref> which is a title she was granted for the rest of her life<ref>{{cite journal|title=Retention of the Title "The Honourable"|journal=The New Zealand Gazette|date=18 December 2008|issue=9578|pages=5156|url=http://www.dia.govt.nz/MSOS118/On-Line/NZGazette.nsf/6cee7698a9bbc7cfcc256d510059ed0b/250cff8ea064a0d8cc25752400479c8b!OpenDocument|accessdate=22 July 2012}}</ref> after leaving parliament.

==Mayor of Rotorua==
Chadwick contested the Rotorua mayoralty in the [[2013 New Zealand local elections|local elections of that year]], challenging sitting mayor Kevin Winters. Chadwick defeated Winters and three other candidates, receiving more than 11,000 votes from a total 19,596 votes cast.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Martin |first1=Matthew |title=Election 2013: Steve Chadwick is ready for action |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/election-2013-steve-chadwick-is-ready-for-action/Z2MQRJ4YHWFSOJVWGTRWNQ6JN4/ |access-date=8 November 2022 |work=[[Rotorua Daily Post]] |publisher=[[NZME]] |date=12 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108232843/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/election-2013-steve-chadwick-is-ready-for-action/Z2MQRJ4YHWFSOJVWGTRWNQ6JN4/ |archive-date=8 November 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>

At the [[2016 New Zealand local elections|2016 local-body elections]], Chadwick again ran for mayor, defeating six other candidates, receiving 8,990 of a total 21,408 votes cast<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503438&objectid=11728854|title=Final election results in|date=13 October 2016|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |access-date=2 November 2017|language=en-NZ|issn=1170-0777}}</ref>

Chadwick's husband, John Chadwick, died in Rotorua on 26 May 2017.<ref name="Rotorua Post 2017"/>

In 2020, Chadwick announced a zero percent rates increase in the Rotorua Lakes Council's 2020/2021 annual plan to cushion the financial blow of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], which had severely impacted the district's tourism industry.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rotorualakescouncil.nz/our-council/news/Pages/default.aspx?newsItem=8595&fbclid=IwAR3m_5-biscfK5iErSVrgXcfpCKnjdG3VDMx64mrXNNdSE9WR6Q3mhDyMeY |title= 0% general rates rise proposed= |last= |first= |date=12 May 2020 |website=Rotorua Lakes Council |publisher= |access-date= |quote=}}</ref>

Chadwick did not stand for re-election as mayor in the 2022 elections.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Desmarais |first=Felix|url= https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/447833/rotorua-mayor-steve-chadwick-to-stand-down-after-next-election |title=Rotorua mayor Steve Chadwick to stand down after next election|date=28 July 2021|work=[[Radio New Zealand]]|access-date=8 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220731200600/https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/447833/rotorua-mayor-steve-chadwick-to-stand-down-after-next-election|archive-date=31 July 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the [[2022 New Year Honours (New Zealand)|2022 New Year Honours]], Chadwick was appointed a [[Companion of the Queen's Service Order]], for services to local government and as a Member of Parliament.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/new-year-honours-the-full-list-of-2022/EOKFR77H542D647EWBSCHNSBKI/ |title=New Year Honours: the full list of 2022 |date=31 December 2021 |work=New Zealand Herald |access-date=31 December 2021}}</ref>

==Post-mayoral activities==
In 2025, Chadwick was one of 10 women MPs from across the political spectrum to serve on the People's Select Committee, a committee organised by former National MP [[Marilyn Waring]] to take submissions on pay equity changes made by the [[Sixth National Government of New Zealand]]. <ref>{{cite web |last1=Palmer |first1=Russell |title=Pay equity changes: 'People's select committee' formed to gather evidence instead of 'high-flying cliches' |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/562148/pay-equity-changes-people-s-select-committee-formed-to-gather-evidence-instead-of-high-flying-cliches |website=Radio New Zealand |access-date=2025-05-26}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
*{{Cite report |first = Steve |last = Chadwick |title = Visit to Australia, 26 November to 1 December 2006: report of the Local Government and Environment Committee |url =  http://www.parliament.nz/NR/rdonlyres/B69F6C36-4D4D-42E8-96F4-5DD13F664B29/52671/DBSCH_SCR_3695_4834.pdf
|access-date = 15 April 2008 |place = Wellington, [N.Z.] |publisher = Published under the authority of the House of Representatives |year = 2007}}

==External links==
*[http://www.parliament.nz/en-nz/mpp/mps/former/49PlibMPsFormerSteveChadwick1/chadwick-hon-steve Parliamentary website page]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080105174920/http://www.stevechadwick.co.nz/ Steve Chadwick's website]

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