Maori Seats
Will voters welcome the Maori Party back?
Ousted at the last election, the Maori Party will seeking to get back into Parliament in September. The party hit its high point back in 2008 when it won five of the seven Maori seats, but lost seats… Audio
Should local councils have Maori seats?
Maori seats have been effective in getting more Maori into parliament - but there's a big dearth of Maori among local councils. Should - and can - we introduce similar structures? Audio
Waitangi claimants jubilant at Labour win
Labour of course won all the Maori seats so we sought some reaction. There was elation at Waitangi last night over New Zealand First's choice to go into government with Labour. Maori claimants from… Audio
Auckland Council urged to 'be brave' with Maori seat
The Bay of Plenty Regional Council's chair Doug Leeder is encouraging his colleagues in Auckland to "be brave" and embrace Maori wards. Auckland Councillors will decide today whether to pursue… Audio
Māori seats referendrum slammed as institutional racism
The Māori Women's Welfare League says if a referendum is held on the future of the Māori seats it will be yet another example of institutional racism against tangata whenua. Audio
Tax & spend, Māori seats and the confessions of a co-leader
In our third Caucus, Labour's fiscals, Winston's growing spending tab, who wants the Māori seats, what a Green Party voter looks like and whether it's OK for Metiria Turei to have deceived WINZ (oh… Audio
Winston Peters labelled hypocrite for push to scrap Māori seats
Tukoroirangi Morgan, one of the men who won a Maori seat alongside Winston Peters in 1996, and Hone Harawira, say the New Zealand First leader is a hypocrite. Audio
Peters: Interests of majority of Maori not served by the electorate MPs
Winston Peters says the interests of the majority of Maori have not been served by the Maori seat MPs. He says Maori are more concerned about affordable housing, better health and education rather… Audio