Taito Phillip Field in 2006 when the corruption investigation began. Photo: New Zealand HeraldFormer Labour government minister Taito Phillip Field has died, according to TVNZ. Field was a Labour MP from 1993 to 2007. Field was the first Pasifika MP. In 2002, Field was appointed a minister outside Cabinet when made Parliamentary undersecretary for Pacific Island Affairs, Ministry of Justice, and Ministry of Social Development and Employment.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 22, 2021 22:41 UTC