Māori Party to contest 21 seats in next election

Yesterday on Waatea’s Te Kaupapa weekend political podcast, Maori Party President John Tamihere announced the Māori Party’s desire to run 21 candidates in 21 electorates next election.

Previously The Maori Party was a Māori electorate only party, that they intend to challenge general electorates could have an enormous impact on Labour losing those electorate seats.

This is a staggering political announcement and a strategic knife at Labour throats.

It shows the Maori Party is sick of being ignored and it is going to force a confrontation with Labour to either agree on a new strategy OR the Maori Party stand in 14 general electorates with the legitimate risk of splitting the vote.

Labour either embrace the Maori Party and work with them in the Māori electorates OR they face a challenge in 14 general electorates with high levels of Māori population.

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