Māori Affairs Correspondent Te Aniwa Hurihanganui says the voters suffer when political parties shut out reporters.
Te Ao Māori
Fri, Sep 12
In a post to Instagram on Tuesday night, Tākuta Ferris said seeing members of other ethnic communities campaigning for Peeni Henare should be "unacceptable".
Politics
Wed, Sep 10
Oriini Kaipara says her decisive victory over Labour's Peeni Henare was unexpected as the "new kid on the block" in Tāmaki Makaurau.
Sun, Sep 7
Eighty-four polling booths were open today from 9am until 7pm to collect the last of the votes.
Re: journalist Te Ahipourewa Forbes spoke with candidates standing in this week's by-election.
Tue, Sep 2
The two candidates appeared in separate interviews, broadcast this morning, as voting gets underway in the Māori seat by-election.
Sun, Aug 31
NZ First is also continuing its rise, while the Greens have taken the biggest slide.
Mon, Aug 11
Leader Chris Hipkins said Henare had the "track record to deliver real solutions".
Sun, Jul 13
Te Pāti Māori said former broadcaster Oriini Kaipara will stand as its candidate for the Tāmaki Makaurau by-election.
Fri, Jul 11
The Tāmaki Makaurau seat is vacant following the death of MP Takutai Tarsh Kemp.
Mon, Jul 7
Te Pāti Māori president John Tamihere told Breakfast the MP worked right up until her unexpected death, showing her commitment to those she was elected to represent.
Fri, Jun 27
Kemp, who represented the Tāmaki Makaurau electorate, died in Auckland in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Thu, Jun 26
List MP Peeni Henare and Willie Jackson spoke alongside Manurewa MP Arena Williams and acting Labour leader Carmel Sepuloni following the Te Pāti Māori MP's death.
The party released a statement on Thursday morning saying it was "heartbroken" to confirm news of their MP's death in the early hours of this morning.
"Mr Peters wants to call me a dickhead across the alleyway here, I think we should consider something for him," said Te Tai Tonga MP Tākuta Ferris.
Wed, Jun 25
The two parties' relationship is shaping up as a defining issue in this election.
Sun, Jun 8
Both National and Labour slipped in the latest poll, released last night.
Wed, Jun 4
The move was put forward by Leader of the House Chris Bishop, with government MPs voting in favour and opposition MPs against.
Tue, May 20
The Prime Minister said National will not offer concessions on the Privileges Committee's recommendation to suspend three Te Pāti Māori MPs from Parliament.
Mon, May 19
MPs broke into the haka during the first reading the Treaty Principles Bill.
Wed, May 14
National rises for the first time in a year in the latest 1News Verian poll, while NZ First hits highest rating since 2017.
Mon, Apr 7
Eru Kapa-Kingi says his Toitū Te Tiriti movement is about "heart and mind change" more than legislative change.
Sun, Apr 6
"The system has failed," Public Service Commissioner Sir Brian Roche said after lapses in data safeguarding were highlighted.
Tue, Feb 18
There was better news for Labour which saw its support rise in in the 1News Verian poll.
Mon, Feb 10
Dame Tariana Turia DNZM died at Whangaehu Marae in Whanganui overnight, her iwi Te Ranga Tupua confirmed.
Fri, Jan 3
