The triennial reshuffle of MPs has seen a record number of northern Māori MPs this term, with three new faces making a total of nine members from Northland iwi.
All nine MPs have a Ngapuhi connection, the largest and poorest iwi in New Zealand, but with the cards yet to be shuffled it's not known if they'll be sharing the same Parliament benches. RNZ Māori issues correspondent Mihingarangi Forbes reports.
