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This allowed the Māori Party to enter Parliament, and with its party vote of 1.2%, it was entitled to two MPs. [51] After Waititi, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer entered Parliament as the highest-ranked person on the party list. [21] As the only male Māori Party MP, Waititi replaced Tamihere as a co-leader. [52] [53] [54]
During Te Wiki o te Reo Māori in September 2022, Maipi-Clarke gave a speech on the steps of Parliament House. [12] [13] Several political parties approached Maipi-Clarke afterwards, asking her to consider joining them. [8] Both Maipi-Clarke and her father were under consideration by Te Pāti Māori as candidates for the Hauraki-Waikato electorate.
The 54th New Zealand Parliament is the current meeting of the legislature in New Zealand. It opened on 5 December 2023 following the 14 October 2023 general election, and will expire on or before 16 November 2026 to trigger the next election. The Parliament was elected using a mixed-member proportional representation (MMP) voting
Fact Check: Members of Parliament in New Zealand representing the Maori people, labeled as Te Pāti Māori, interrupted a reading of the ‘Treaty Principles Bill’ on Thursday, November 14th ...
New Zealand's parliament was brought to a temporary halt by MPs performing a haka, amid anger over a controversial bill seeking to reinterpret the country's founding treaty with Māori people ...
Te Pati Maori, a party focused on Indigenous rights, tripled the number of seats in parliament to 6, or nearly 4.9% of the legislature, including the election of 21-year-old Hana-Rawhiti Maipi ...
A small Maori-based party which has been active in a number of elections Ethnic Minority Party: 1996 1997 A party that addresses the concerns of New Zealand's immigrant community, particularly Chinese and Indians. The popularity of New Zealand First, a party which opposed immigration, was a significant factor in its creation.
PHOTO: This frame grab taken from a New Zealand Parliament TV feed dated Nov. 14, 2024, shows Maori lawmakers performing the Haka, a traditional ceremonial dance, disrupting parliament in a ...