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drrawiritaonui.substack.comMana Māori | Rangatahi reshaping Māori enrolmentThis article examines historic and current dynamics shaping enrolment on the Māori roll and the rising influence of the rangatahi-pakeke (young adult) vote.

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Whats this say about young Seymour?

nzherald.co.nzPrisoners build 200 homes for Kāinga OraThe programme began in 2013, repairing Christchurch red-zone homes.

Helluva lot more constructive than boot camps. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/rolleston...

drrawiritaonui.substack.comRecord Māori roll tops huge decline in Māori on general rollEarlier this year, New Zealand First leader Winston Peters, claimed that the Māori seats had “passed their use by date,” because, “The number of Māori enrolled in the Māori seats has steadily decrease...

Record Māori roll tops huge decline in Māori on general roll drrawiritaonui.substack.com/p/record-mao...

16 Sept

More than all members of the coalition government, Doug Graham, who negotiated the first Treaty settlements, has seen the progress we have made as tangata whenua and tangata tiriti over the last 50 years.

16 Sept

15 Sept

52,000 signature Ngāti Kahungunu do not undermine Te Tiriti o Waitangi petition sucessfully delivered.

15 Sept

Better more accurate result for Labour Four party left coalition = 52% Four party right coalition = 55% Opportunity decides Labour needs Te Pāti Māori

rnz.co.nzAuckland mayor tells local government minister to 'butt out' of his council's democratic processesAuckland mayor Wayne Brown is telling Local Government Minister Simon Watts to "butt out" of his council's democratic processes.

15 Sept

Good on Wayne Brown for standing up to Minister of Local Government Simon Watt. Appointed expert members have been voting on council committees for decades. It only became a problem for the NatNZFAct when that right was extended to Māori therfore it is racist. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

14 Sept

Closer to the truth

11 Sept

National no new taxes

teaonews.co.nzMāori delegation’s Israel trip under scrutiny over funding and itineraryA former delegate says Israel’s foreign ministry organised and funded a Māori delegation, but questions remain over its full costs, selection process and itinerary.

10 Sept

State sanctioned genocide never good. www.teaonews.co.nz/2026/09/10/m...

10 Sept

A Labour led coalition will likely have one or two new taxes mainly affecting the wealthy. A National led coailtion will likely have one or two new taxes mainly affecting the poor and middle income earners, sorry I mean levies.

8 Sept

31 Aug

Coaltion govt taking us to the top of the world

19 Aug

One of the best hard hitting call outs on the rich and housing this election cycle.

15 June

Why David Seymour will always be a least preferred Prime Minister.

11 June

rnz.co.nzPolice launch review into Superintendent Rakesh Naidoo's engagement with LabourThe review will look at the period during which Rakesh Naidoo was engaging with the Labour Party.

9 June

Completely understandable that Police Minister Mark Mitchell and cretinous Police Comissioner Richard Chambers are horrified that a Police Superintendent, worse yet a black one, would dare stand for Labour. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Tania Waikato's masterful campaign against the coalition government attempt to remove or mollify Treaty clauses in 19 pieces of legislation

Conspiracists "If it looks like a duck, moves like a duck and ‘quacks’ like a duck, then its probably a chicken in a really good disguise."

6 June

Kotahitanga within Te Pāti Māori, good to see

3 June

3 June

2 June

29 May

25 May

Leadership

rnz.co.nz'A co-ordinated campaign of secret lobbying' - climate activistA climate activist claims climate law changes have exposed a "deliberate effort" to conceal lobbying.

25 May

The PM's office, Fonterra and ZEnergy simultaneously misplace the same document requested by Mike Smith while all three advocate and/or plan to introduce rules to stop young Mike from taking Fonterra and ZEnergy to court. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

24 May

24 May

23 May

22 May

PM Luxon so magnimanious with his time across all media and Tik Tok he is just too busy to talk to Tova O'Brien, Jack Tame or Moana Maniapoto. Erica Sanford and Chris Bishop totally convinced.

13 May

12 May

Oriini Kaipara sets the record straight Glenn McConnell's reporting on the Te Pāti Māori tensions has been generally very poor

youtube.comGreen Party Co-leader Marama Davidson: The sun must set on the British Empire (Full Oxford Debate)YouTube video by NZ Green Party

10 May

Green Pary co-Leader Marama Davidson strong delivery at the Oxford Debate - The legacy of the Empire Project was injustice for Indigenous Peoples. Greens coming strong Election 2026. www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...

10 May

Tania Waikato just gave the best debut high level interview by a new Māori candidate on Q&A in the MMP era. Whatever happens in the Waiāriki campaign between her and Waititi, Tania needs to be in Parliament either by winning the electorate or being high up on the Green Party list.

9 May

What exactly did Lloyd Burr say to Maiki Sherman?

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9 May

rnz.co.nzTVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman resignsMaiki Sherman confirmed she was leaving TVNZ on Friday.

8 May

Maiki Sherman resigns for using a homophobic slur in response to racist remarks from Lloyd Burr. What about Burr? And what about National turning on Sherman because she asked questions. www.rnz.co.nz/news/media-t...

8 May

Winston Peters supporting racism is the inciting of hatred based on sking colour, ethnicity and culture.

7 May

2meke immigrant check in English from Treaty partner PM Luxon. Tangata whenua te Tiriti partners would like to see a citizenship test in te reo for all Pākehā back dated to 1769 to remind migrants of Māori values.

7 May

In the race to become World Champions of Maximum Unemployment, coalition government passes the US, UK & Australia and closing in on champions Eurozone.