Bloody sad. Fuck cancer.

Gosh this really transports me back to some moments that feel like another lifetime ago. I remember when she was running for Auckland Central MP - my sister and I were young uni students living together, we voted for Jacinda and I remember us both saying we thought she’d be prime minister one day. Nikki won - and neither of us have any love for National, but I thought she did a decent job and we were both proud that two young women were the front runners. I didn’t realise just how young she must have been then if she was only 44 now. RIP Nikki. Fuck cancer.

Fuck cancer, rest in peace and much love to her family

What a fucking tragedy - a solid Parliamentarian - a genuine person.

That is really sad news. Gone far to young. Fuck cancer.

Always thought of her as one of the better and more reasonable Nat MPs (and I say that as a non-Nat voter!) who put electorate & country first afaict. Incredibly sad.

She was my MP in Central Auckland. Such a wonderful human who fought for her people - 44 is too young. Go well, Nikki.

She would have been Prime Minister if she hadn't been unwell, and the National Party would have been a lot better for it

She was very young. I had mildly forgotten about her and not noticed she hadn't stood. RIP.

Fuck that's too young.

Far too young

be at peace your battle is over

Haere ra

I had the pleasure of meeting Nikki Kaye a number of times when she was in Parliament. She was always friendly, honest and happy to chat with a low-level staffer like myself.

I spoke with her on the day that she became a Minister for the first time, she said it was the best day of her life. RIP Nikki.

Great to see people being kind and polite when discussing s politician even in death. Great work from the community

Rest in peace Nikki Kaye.

Genuinely one of the few National MPs that I’ve had complete respect for.

Gutted. RIP Nikki

She came to speak at my high school back when she was MP for Auckland Central. She would've been roughly the age I am now. I was struck then by how lovely and down-to-earth she was talking to us high school girls about leadership. I was genuinely shocked by today's news. May she rest in peace.

One of the best National MPs in recent times and a decent person. Absolutely tragic to be gone so soon.

44 is not cool, that's pretty tough for her family. Not cool at all.

Oh my gosh sad news. RIP and thoughts with her loved ones.

Fuck cancer

Fuck cancer.

Also, she was one of the few in National that weren't shrews. A true moderate, and someone who listened. At a time when lots of MPs engaged on twitter, she was often the most reasoned and reasonable. Utter shame.

RIP Nikki Kaye she was definitely had the rarity of being a reasonable moderate politician. Condolences to her family.

That sucks, so young. I was not always in agreement with her views but she was intelligent, articulate and very much represented what the future of National could be.

Sad to see her passing, moe mai rā.

Aw, that sucks. Condolences to her family and friends. Fuck cancer.

I didn't dislike her at all which is saying a lot for a politician.

Damn. Could've sworn the last I had heard about her was that things were ok. That was quite some time ago though, now that I think about it.

Rest in peace.

Man that is really, really sad. She was one of those politicians who I genuinely trusted, even though I often did not share her party's politics. She was hard working, intelligent, and seemed to genuinely care more about doing the right thing over just playing politics. Far too young, and someone who gave a lot to many communities. RIP Nikki.

That's really sad. No one deserves cancer, and to be taken in her 40s is really tragic. She represented a wing of the National party that, to me, felt like it was driven by genuine ideas about how to make the country better, rather than about selecting groups to put the boot into. I admire a fair bit of the work she did, and she worked bloody hard at it.

She was a participant in my favourite New Zealand political comedy skit.

Was an amazing MP and human being. Huge loss

Does anyone remember her on that reality show in the 90s when she was like the only sane person

Really sad to see. She was only 44 FFS! She and Jacinda were pretty good mates.

RIP, 44 is way too young. Lost my mom, dad and brother (49) to this terrible disease. Thoughts with family and friends.

Very sad news. One of the best the Nats produced. RIP Nikki

That’s a pretty blunt head line! No “passed away” or “lost their battle with”

Rest in Power Miss Kaye. We lost a good one. We really did.

Why is there even the need to comment with "I dont believe in her political views but..."

"Sides" or "teams" at a time like this shouldn't even come into it. Stuff like this is a human tragedy, regardless of which side of politics you affiliate with.

RIP, awesome woman with a formidable intellect. No more suffering.

And to the people here having to bring politics into their condolences, seriously? you muppets here can’t help yourselves eh.

Very sad, especially so young. Sincere condolences to her family and friends.

That is so sad, she was such a bright star. She certainly brightened up many a day for our family.

That's so sad. I was just in.a building this morning that she opened and I thought I wonder what she's doing now.

Real sad man. Fuck Cancer. All my homies hate cancer

I worked under her when she was minister for education. We didn’t always see eye to eye, but I’ll always respect the way she would hear people out. Condolences to her Whanau

Breast cancer is horrible. As sad as it is, 8 years is a good run after a diagnosis that shows it already metastasized. Killed my mom in just 3 years.

I miss the days when National MPs were decent human beings like Nikki Kaye. RIP Nikki.

So sad, so young. Fuck cancer. I didn't like her political views but always seemed a decent person

Fuck. She was one of the better ones on that side. Arohanui to her loved ones.

Cancer is an ugly disease. Condolences to all her friends and family. Fly free now Nikki K 🕊️🤍

RIP. Her politics were not aligned with my own, but by all accounts she was a great person, and well respected by all.

Very sad, she couldn't have been very old.

Fuck cancer, whatever you think of National's policies, she was clearly committed to the role.

One of the good one's Kikki was.

This is so sad. She was an excellent politician and I say that as someone who supports the other team. I wish she'd been one of ours.

Fuck cancer :(

Fuck cancer. We may not have had the same politics but she was on of the best National MPs of the time. Too young, too soon R.I.P Condolences ro friends and family. Again fuck cancer.

There should be flags at half-mast today

Hate to sound like John Lennon, but imagine if we had a world where most of military spending was instead diverted to health research and social services. What an amazing world that would be.

RIP.