Te Pāti Māori Responds To New Te Tai Tokerau Party
A new Māori political party is entering the Election 2026 landscape, but Te Pāti Māori says its kaupapa and movement remain bigger than any one candidate or seat.

A new Māori political party is entering the Election 2026 landscape, but Te Pāti Māori says its kaupapa and movement remain bigger than any one candidate or seat.

Hūhana Lyndon says Te Tai Tokerau deserves leadership rooted in kaupapa, tino rangatiratanga and long-term commitment. Not election-cycle politics.

The Government owns the major power companies, yet thousands more households can’t afford to stay warm. The Greens say enough excuses, intervene before winter hits.

Young people can’t find work, can’t afford study and are leaving the country in record numbers, yet the Government is still cutting education support.

The Global Sumud Flotilla says global pressure helped force movement on Saif and Thiago’s release, but warns detention is not freedom.

One in three young people in Gisborne are distressed, and no amount of resilience talk can hide the deeper failure: poverty, alienation and capitalism.

The push for larger council structures is raising fears that regional communities like the Coromandel will lose local voices and local control.

The Government wants broadcasters to regulate themselves. Critics say that’s exactly how standards collapse and misinformation spreads.

Testimony, leaked footage and human rights investigations are piling up around allegations of horrific abuse inside Israel’s Sde Teiman detention centre.

The Global Sumud Flotilla says governments can no longer hide behind statements while activists are detained, abused and abducted in international waters.