Steve Chadwick

Stephanie Anne "Steve" Chadwick[1] QSO (née Frizzell, born 15 December 1948) is a New Zealand politician.

She previously held the positions of Minister of Conservation, Women's Affairs, and Associate Health in the Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand.

[4] After holding many roles in the health sector, including a term from 1976 to 1986 as union representative for the New Zealand Nurses Association, Steve Chadwick was elected to the Rotorua District Council in 1996.

Chadwick contested the Rotorua mayoralty in the local elections of that year, challenging sitting mayor Kevin Winters.

[4] 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.