The debate between the Māori candidates for Aotearoa’s biggest Māori electorate, Te Tai Tonga, got heated when the issue of water was brought to the forefront.
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Capital Kākahu- Tai Tonga & Ikaroa-Rāwhiti
Find out what happens when vivacious Wellington fashionista and LGBT icon Jaye Glam Morgan (Ngāti Kahungunu) gives fashion advice to the suits of Parliament. The looks that will get the Tai Tonga candidates a tick, and which wahine has the sartorial edge in the race for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti?
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Māori Party officially name Te Tai Tonga candidate
Mei Reedy-Taare has been officially named as the Māori Party candidate in Te Tai Tonga. Te Kāea broke the story of the Māori Party's selection of Reedy-Taare two weeks ago. Now it's official, the questions is, does she have the goods to topple the current MP, Labour’s Rino Tirikatene.
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NZ Flag referendum a waste of time from the start says MP
John Key is getting flak from all sides after his project to have the New Zealand flag changed, fell flat. More than two million people voted, and the result, was accusations from some pockets of Parliament, calling the whole thing a waste of time and money.
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Partnership aims to boost Chatham Islands economy
Iwi Moriori and Ngāti Mutunga have partnered with Aotearoa Fisheries Limited (AFL) to launch a new processing plant on the Chatham Islands with the aim of boosting the islands economy.
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Labour raises concern over iwi consultation on Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary
Labour's Fisheries spokesperson Rino Tirikatene says a lack of consultation with important iwi stakeholders about the establishment of the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary could lead to legal challenges.
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Possible deputy co-leadership opportunity for Labour's Māori Caucus
Labour's Māori Caucus may be given a more prominent role by way of a deputy co-leadership position to mark the strong support Māori showed for Labour at the election.
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Māori Electorate Labour MPs prepared for hard work
Four of the Labour MPs who came out on top in the Māori seats in this year’s election joined Mihingarangi Forbes in studio to look back at the results for the Kōwhiri 14 Te Whakatau special.
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Rino Tirikatene takes Te Tai Tonga electorate again
Rino Tirikatene of the Labour Party has retained the Te Tai Tonga electorate with over 80% of the votes counted