Analysis: Leadership clashes, claims and counter-claims - Re: News’ Māori Specialist Te Ahipourewa Forbes looks at the turbulence engulfing Te Pāti Māori.
Te Ao Māori
Tue, Oct 28
The party is also pushing to "reset" the executive of her Te Tai Tokerau electorate committee.
Politics
Mon, Oct 27
"It is the dumbest thing you could possibly do. It is highly arrogant and unacceptably irresponsible," Gerry Brownlee said.
Wed, Oct 22
Speaking in the third reading last night, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith said the courts had interpreted the test in a way that "materially reduced" its intended effect.
Mariameno Kapa-Kingi says she has taken "some time" to decide how to respond to the claims by Te Pāti Māori leadership.
Mon, Oct 20
In a new post on social media, Kapa-Kingi drew attention to reports that others within the party were also unhappy with the leadership.
Wed, Oct 15
The party sent an email to members after a former ally and leader of the hīkoi movement attacked its leadership style.
Tue, Oct 14
Both the major party leaders take an approval dive in the latest 1News/Verian poll.
Mon, Oct 13
Oriini Kaipara’s extended speech and two haka in the House prompted Speaker Gerry Brownlee to suspend proceedings yesterday.
Fri, Oct 10
Kaipara, a former broadcaster, has given her first ever speech in Parliament this afternoon.
Thu, Oct 9
Mariameno Kapa-Kingi said she believed "change was good" for Te Pāti Māori.
Tue, Oct 7
Speaking to reporters outside Parliament this morning, John Tamihere said he would not answer "claims and allegations".
Time Magazine said she "shook the world" when she performed a haka during a vote on the Treaty Principles Bill last year.
Sun, Oct 5
Toitū Te Tiriti spokesperson accused Te Pāti Māori leadership of being "dictatorial" but says he has ruled out forming a rival political party.
New Zealand
Sat, Oct 4
The morning's headlines in 90 seconds, including a terror attack at a Manchester synagogue, Te Pāti Māori’s reassurance to members, and how Elon Musk set a new world record.
Fri, Oct 3
Members were sent an email acknowledging the allegations that had been made about "our movement with respect to its culture, leadership and constitutional compliance".
Inquiries were launched last year after former marae workers claimed private Census data had been misused to help Te Pāti Māori's election campaign.
Thu, Oct 2
Toitū Te Tiriti, one of its closest allies, has cut ties with the party.
Te Tai Tokerau MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi was told last month the role would be handed over to co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer.
Māori Affairs Correspondent Te Aniwa Hurihanganui says the voters suffer when political parties shut out reporters.
Fri, Sep 12
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
