[3] She is married to oncologist Matthew Strother; the couple share a blended family of five children.

She had previously been a member of the Labour Party and had campaigned alongside Duncan Webb in Christchurch Central in 2017, but resigned in order to be more involved with the NZMA.

[6] Weenink had previously been a member of the Labour Party and had campaigned alongside Duncan Webb in Christchurch Central in 2017, but resigned in order to be more involved with the NZMA.

[8] In Weenink's maiden parliamentary speech, she described herself as socially liberal and fiscally conservative.

Newshub uncovered previous Facebook comments from Weenink in April 2021 on the Facebook page of Labour Party MP Duncan Webb[9][10] in which she stated her belief that "The nicotine level idea is a good one."