Te Pāti Māori Responds To New Te Tai Tokerau Party
The Māori political landscape ahead of Election 2026 continues to shift with the announcement of the new Te Tai Tokerau Party. But Te Pāti Māori is making it clear it sees the movement for tino rangatiratanga as bigger than any one candidate, electorate or political vehicle.
Te Pāti Māori acknowledges Mariameno Kapa-Kingi’s announcement that she intends to contest the 2026 General Election under the newly announced Te Tai Tokerau Party.
We wish Mariameno well.
Te ao Māori has always carried many voices, many rohe, many whakapapa, and many expressions of mana motuhake. We respect the right of whānau, hapū, iwi, rohe and candidates to determine their own political pathway.
Te Pāti Māori says its movement is bigger than one electorate
Our focus remains clear.
Te Pāti Māori will contest all seven Māori electorates in 2026. We have five confirmed candidates in Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, Oriini Kaipara, Rawiri Waititi, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Haley Maxwell, with our full team to be announced in due course.
Our movement is bigger than any one seat, candidate, or moment. We are here to remove this Government, restore balance to Aotearoa, and build a future where whānau Māori are housed, fed, cared for, protected, connected to whakapapa, and empowered to thrive.
The battle for the Māori electorates is intensifying
There is no one-term Government without Te Pāti Māori.
Our energy remains focused on the kaupapa. We are prepared to work with anyone serious about removing this Government and advancing the aspirations of our people.
Te Pāti Māori will continue to stand unapologetically for tino rangatiratanga, Te Tiriti justice, mana motuhake, and the liberation of our people.
We are confident in our kaupapa. We are confident in our candidates. We are confident in our movement and are moving forward.
TPM in disarray, what next.
CoC was in disarray last week Trev but they gave Winstone a bone this week (the student loan leak not really a leak more a tactic) to make out everything’s all honkey dory. But come closer to the election the CoC wil be at one another’s throats again fighting for the same voter base. Seems act are dropping voters by the day based on the last poll.