Te Pāti Māori secure four of seven Māori electorate seats

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English - October 16, 2023 18:50 - 4 minutes - 4.14 MB - ★★★★ - 11 ratings
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Te Pāti Māori have continued the momentum of their 2020 election win and secured an additional four seats in Parliament.
The party has claimed victory in Waiāriki, Te Tai Hauāuru, Te Tai Tonga and Hauraki-Waikato, four of the seven Māori electorate seats.
Co-leaders Debbie Ngarewa Packer and Rawiri Waititi will return, along with Te Tai Tonga's Tākuta Ferris and Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke, Aotearoa's youngest ever MP.
Māori political commentator Shane Te Pou spoke to Corin Dann.