Janette Rose Tinetti[1] (born 1968)[2] is a New Zealand politician and a Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for the Labour Party.

[15][16] Tinetti put her name forward for the Labour candidacy in the 2022 Tauranga by-election, after Bridges resigned from parliament,[17] and was confirmed as the candidate on 6 April.

[21] On 30 May 2023, Tinetti was referred by Speaker Adrian Rurawhe to Parliament's Privileges Committee after she delayed correcting a false statement in February 2023 that she had no responsibility for the release of school attendance data.

[22][23] In response, Hipkins stated that he still had confidence in Tinetti as Education Minister and would not relieve her off her ministerial portfolio while she was investigated by the Privileges Committee.

National Party MP Michael Woodhouse claimed that Tinetti's parliamentary staff were implicated in deciding when the information was released.

[28] In the 2023 New Zealand general election, the Tauranga electorate preferred Sam Uffindell by a margin of 9,370 votes.

[32] On 5 December 2023, Tinetti was granted retention of the title The Honourable, in recognition of her term as a member of the Executive Council.