Kapa-Kingi goes nuclear on Te Pāti Māori – Te Tai Tokerau now in play
A Māori electorate once expected to stay comfortably with Te Pāti Māori is suddenly wide open after Mariameno Kapa-Kingi’s dramatic split and new party launch.

A Māori electorate once expected to stay comfortably with Te Pāti Māori is suddenly wide open after Mariameno Kapa-Kingi’s dramatic split and new party launch.

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.

Winston smells blood. Luxon looks weaker by the day. And as the economy slides deeper into crisis, the coalition’s civil war is becoming impossible to hide.

What if Mt Albert stopped voting traditionally and voted strategically instead? A Helen Clark endorsement could completely reshape Election 2026.

Seven Māori electorates. Multiple parties. One outcome. Whoever wins here could decide the next Government.

In a rare moment of unity, MPs back a bill that puts saving lives ahead of punishing drug use.

He scaled a cliff under fire for the Crown. Decades later, Te Pāti Māori says the Crown must finally honour Sgt Haane Manahi.

Te Pāti Māori is demanding the Crown correct a historic injustice and award Sergeant Haane Manahi the Victoria Cross he was denied.

Labour’s support for the India free trade deal may secure the numbers — but opens the door for Winston’s race-baiting politics.

With inflation looming, Luxon floundering and the Right splintering, NZ Election 2026 is shaping into the most volatile political fight in years.