Rawiri Waititi
Cooperative approach planned to reemploy Whakatāne Mill workers
Te Paati Māori wants a whānau ora approach to get the 210 people who will lose their jobs at the Whakatāne Mill into other work immediately.
The mill has decided to proceed to close its doors after… Audio
Māori Party co-leader doesn't want to tell Māori to get Covid-19 vaccination
The Māori Party says it's reluctant to tell Māori to get the Covid-19 injection, saying it's ultimately up to them.
The vaccine framework announced yesterday includes prioritising Māori and… Audio
Māori Party reluctant to tell people to get vaccine
The Māori Party is reluctant to tell Māori to get the covid-19 injection, saying it's ultimately up to them.
The vaccine framework announced yesterday includes prioritising Māori and Pasifika… Audio
Tamakis under fire for fleeing Auckland as level 3 announced
The leaders of Destiny Church are under fire from the Covid-19 Response Minister and the Maori Party after fleeing Auckland to hold a church service in Rotorua in a bid to avoid the city's alert level… Audio
Rawiri Waititi says Tamakis fleeing Auckland sets bad example
The Māori Party co-leader, Rawiri Waititi, says Brian and Hannah Tamaki fleeing Auckland's lockdown for Rotorua sets a bad example.
At a church service in Rotorua on Sunday, the couple admitted… Audio
New MPs: Maori Party's Rawiri Waititi
A bit of a palaver in parliament this week with Maori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi being booted out of the house by speaker Trevor Mallard for refusing to wear a tie - but who exactly is the man… Audio
Waititi to wear his 'Māori business attire' back to Parliament
The Speaker of the House has offered an olive branch to Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi over his refusal to wear a tie in the debating chamber.
Trevor Mallard's office has confirmed he has… Audio
Rawiri Waititi wants advocacy for Waikeria Prison rioters
A standoff continues at Waikeria Prison this morning. Prisoners want to talk to Maori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi. He joins Perlina Lau on Morning Report to discuss advocacy for prisoners. Audio
Housing, firearms law, and poverty key focus for new MPs
New MPs are declaring what they'll focus on during their time at Parliament including housing, living wages, firearms law, and poverty. Audio
Meet the new MPs: Te Pāti Māori
There are 42 new MPs in Parliament. They each give an introductory speech. We’re collecting them for you. Here are the new MPs from Te Pāti Māori. Video
Rawiri Waititi commits to unapologetic presence in Parliament
Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi says he's committed to ensuring unapologetic Māori voices are heard in Parliament and felt in every piece of legislation.
Waititi and co-leader Debbie… Audio
Waititi commits to ensuring Maori voices heard in Parliament
The Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi says he's committed to ensuring unapologetic Maori voices are heard in Parliament and felt in every piece of legislation.
Waititi gave his maid speech… Audio
Ngarewa-Packer describes early NZ governments as 'monsters, murderers and rapists' in maiden speech
The Maori Party co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer has pulled no punches in her maiden speech, describing early New Zealand governments as "monsters, murderers and rapists".
The party's returned to… Audio
Māori Party co-leaders 'grandstanding' with Parliament walkout - Mallard
The Māori Party's two MPs turned heads - literally - when they walked out in the first session of the new parliament.
Co-leader Rawiri Waititi raised a point of order in te reo Māori when seeking to… Audio
Some MPs not fond of pledging allegiance to queen at Parliament swearing in
A week from now, the country's MPs will be sworn into Parliament, but some are less than thrilled about pledging allegiance to the Queen.
They want the oath to acknowledge te Tiriti o Waitangi, but… Audio
Election 2020: Waititi says Maori Party revitalised despite chance specials could flip seat
The final make up of the 53rd Parliament will be revealed this afternoon, when the results of the special votes are announced at 2pm.
It will be a nervous wait for some, including Māori Party MP… Audio
Te Waonui a TMK for week ending Friday 23 October 2020
The Māori Party's Rawiri Waititi has his first day in parliament since his preliminary win in Waiariki; Protesters stand their ground in Opua to oppose a housing development; and the Waitangi Tribunal… Audio
'We stand on the shoulders of tīpuna' - Māori MP Rawiri Waititi
The Māori Party's Rawiri Waititi - donning his cowboy hat and a giant pounamu necklace - touched down at parliament today for the first time since winning the Waiariki electorate.
He narrowly beat… Audio
Election 2020: New Parliament to be filled with fresh faces
The 53rd Government is going to be filled with dozens of fresh faces, following Labour's landslide election victory.
The special votes are still yet to come in, but parliament will be painted red… Audio
Election 2020: Waiariki debate highlights
While Jacinda Ardern and Judith Collins squared off in the leaders' debate last night, other candidates were also arguing about why they deserved voters' support this election.
Candidates for the… Audio