From Papakura to Te Awamutu. From Kawhia in the west, to the Coromandel in the East, that’s the territory of the Hauraki-Waikato region. Hamilton city is also a part of this electorate, as well as the heart of the Māori King movement.
Labour Party's Nanaia Mahuta is the incumbent MP for Hauraki-Waikato.
| Current MP | Nanaia Mahuta (LABOUR) |
|---|---|
| Majority | 9,223 |
| Total votes | 23,216 |
100% of booths reporting as at 11:33pm
| Labour Party | 11333 votes – 100% | |
|---|---|---|
| Māori Party | 1986 votes – 18% | |
| Green Party | 1101 votes – 10% | |
| National Party | 671 votes – 6% | |
| New Zealand First Party | 648 votes – 6% | |
| Advance NZ | 431 votes – 4% | |
| Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party | 251 votes – 2% | |
| ACT New Zealand | 243 votes – 2% | |
| Vision New Zealand | 193 votes – 2% | |
| The Opportunities Party (TOP) | 173 votes – 2% | |
| New Conservative | 73 votes – 1% | |
| ONE Party | 41 votes – 0% | |
| NZ Outdoors Party | 38 votes – 0% | |
| HeartlandNZ | 16 votes – 0% | |
| Sustainable New Zealand Party | 5 votes – 0% | |
| Social Credit | 3 votes – 0% | |
| Advance NZ | 0 votes – 0% | |
| MANA | 0 votes – 0% | |
| TEA Party | 0 votes – 0% |
By Jaxin Daniels, Te Rito journalism graduate
Public Interest Journalism funded through NZ On Air
My Food Bag has teamed with Kiwi chef and former MasterChef judge Rex Morgan to launch a series that will encourage te reo Māori in the kitchen.
By Natasha Hill, Te Rito journalism cadet
It started with song, Moana Maniapoto launched into a waiata as soon as she took to the stage, then eased into her pepeha.
She was part of a panel of inspirational wahine toa speaking about the visibility of Māori women to more than 100 young women from local Bay secondary schools this week.
The singer, lawyer, and journalist spoke alongside Tiana Ngawati, Pianika Ormsbury, and Brandi Hudson.
Dune Kennings (Ngāti Maniapoto) and Kehu Butler (Ngāi Te Rangi) have had flying starts to the ISA World Surfing Games in El Salvador, a primary qualifying event for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, but have work to do if they are to progress further.
Kennings, 27, and Butler, 23, who are part of a six-member New Zealand team that includes Billy Stairmand, Paige Hareb, Saffi Vette and 16-year-old Pia Rogers, got the juices flowing with a team haka at the opening ceremony on Wednesday (NZ time).
By Antje Deckert, Auckland University of Technology and Juan Marcellus Tauri, Macquarie University
When TVNZ cancelled reality TV show Police Ten 7 earlier this year, it certainly rattled some law-and-order cages.
About 700 homeowners with cyclone-damaged homes across the country will receive buyout offers from government and council, Cyclone Recovery Minister Grant Robertson announced today.
A further 10,000 homes will require investment in flood mitigation so they are protected against similar events, an NZ Herald report said.
Consultation with affected Hawke’s Bay property owners will begin today and in Auckland from about June 12.
Te Arawa is throwing its backing behind moves for bilingual road signage describing it as opening the door to "exciting opportunities" and certain to enhance the Rotorua reorua (bilingual) journey.
Iwi-entity Te Arawa Lakes Trust, which represents Te Arawa hapū and whānau regarding the lakes settlement, and Te Tatau o Te Arawa, the Te Arawa partnership with Rotorua Lakes Council, are supporting the Waka Kotahi initiative to introduce bilingual road signage in Aotearoa.
Rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) technology are giving rise to complex concerns surrounding data sovereignty, according to Te Taka Keegan, a prominent Māori data scientist.
The race for the Waipā Māori ward councillor seat is heating up as four candidates throw their hats into the ring.
By Rayssa Almeida, RNZ
The Māori Party co-leader says the National Party should go back to school if it thinks including te reo Māori on road signs is confusing.
In a transport meeting yesterday in Bay of Plenty, National's spokesperson Simeon Brown said introducing the language to road signs would make them "more confusing" and they "should all be English".
On Monday, Waka Kotahi said its He Tohu Huarahi Māori Bilingual Traffic Signs programme was going out for public consultation.
Rotorua brothers Tyrone and Ricaia Warren (Ngāti Rangiwewehi) will fight on the undercard of the Lani Daniels and Alrie Meleisea IBF world heavyweight title fight being televised in New Zealand and to the rest of the world from Tāmaki Makaurau on Saturday evening.
