BA, LLB (Beijing); LLB, MLitt (First Class Honours, Auckland)


Raymond Huo (霍建强) came to New Zealand in 1994 from Beijing, China and worked as a lawyer (Brookfields) and journalist (NZ Herald). He has also acted as an on-call bi-lingual lawyer for the New Zealand Customs Service.


He has published a number of books and articles including Lexicon of Contemporary English – Collected Works with Chinese Notes, Simplified American Novels with Chinese Notes and Something to Crow about (as a co-author/translator).  He has also appeared as narrator/presenter in a film and television shows.

Tailored for Asian migrants, he writes bi-lingual legal columns in the ethnic media including Chinese-language websites. He also hosts a news review show on Chinese radio.


He holds a number of other positions in the community and is currently the Chairman of KiwiAsian Development Forum and a Trustee on the board of the Asia New Zealand Foundation (http://www.asianz.org.nz )

Elected as a List Member of Parliament for the Labour Party in 2008, he sits on the Law and Order Committee. He is spokesperson for the Law Commission, statistics and associate spokesperson for ethnic affairs.

Prior to becoming a Member of Parliament, he practised law in Auckland covering a broad spectrum with particular emphasis on commercial property, IP and business law.  He has legal experience both in New Zealand and in China and is actively involved in cross-border trade and investment matters. 

Contact details:

Parliamentary Office
Address: Freepost PO Box 18 888, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160
Phone: 04 817 9175
Email: raymond.huo@parliament.govt.nz

New Lynn Office
Address: 3133B Great North Road, New Lynn, Auckland
Phone: 09 827 8709
Fax: 09 827 3721
Email: tao.ran.chen@gmail.com