From Maungatautari in the north, to Grenada North, Tawa, in the Wellington region. From Atiamuri, to the most Western tip of the North Island, this is the electorate of Te Taihauāuru. It includes the Taranaki, Whanganui and Manawatū regions.
Labour Party's Adrian Rurawhe is the incumbent MP for Te Tai Hauāuru.
| Current MP | Adrian Rurawhe (LABOUR) |
|---|---|
| Majority | 1,039 |
| Total votes | 23,044 |
100% of booths reporting as at 1:33am
| Labour Party | 12096 votes – 100% | |
|---|---|---|
| Māori Party | 2903 votes – 24% | |
| Green Party | 1263 votes – 10% | |
| New Zealand First Party | 718 votes – 6% | |
| National Party | 599 votes – 5% | |
| Advance NZ | 462 votes – 4% | |
| Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party | 268 votes – 2% | |
| ACT New Zealand | 230 votes – 2% | |
| The Opportunities Party (TOP) | 204 votes – 2% | |
| ONE Party | 154 votes – 1% | |
| Vision New Zealand | 75 votes – 1% | |
| New Conservative | 65 votes – 1% | |
| NZ Outdoors Party | 29 votes – 0% | |
| HeartlandNZ | 15 votes – 0% | |
| Social Credit | 5 votes – 0% | |
| Sustainable New Zealand Party | 4 votes – 0% | |
| TEA Party | 3 votes – 0% | |
| Advance NZ | 0 votes – 0% | |
| MANA | 0 votes – 0% |
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.
A new chapter in the relationship between the Ruapehu District Council and Ngāti Rangi iwi has begun with the signing of a new relationship agreement.
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.
New Zealand Māori Tourism will receive an $8 million funding injection to "keep the waka steady" post-Covid and enable operators to adapt to a changing environment, Māori development minister Willie Jackson and associate minister Nanaia Mahuta announced Thursday.
Spread over the next four years, the investment in the independent body which leads the Māori tourism sector acknowledges the on-going challenges faced by the industry and the significant contribution Māori make to tourism.
Swimming star Milan Batchelor Glintmeyer, from Ngāi Tahu and Ngāti Ruanui, is to represent New Zealand at the 2023 World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championship in Israel.
The 14-year-old qualified in April when she won the 100m backstroke at the New Zealand Open Swimming Championships with a time of 1.02.22. It made her the fastest woman in the country in the race.
“It felt really good and to go under that world juniors for qualification was unbelievable," she says.
By Tyson Beckett, Stuff
First it was the snacks, then Air New Zealand announced its uniforms were getting a long overdue makeover. And now, the airline’s onboard amenity kits are getting a 'zhush' too.
It’s good news for the hands and faces of passengers in business premier and premium economy, who will now get spoilt with products from local skincare company Aotea as they travel.
Too many young people experiencing acute mental distress are being admitted to adult inpatient mental health services - and this practice needs to stop, a newly released report by Te Hiringa Mahara, the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission says.
Craig Ashworth, Local Democracy Reporter
New Plymouth councillors say they are the meat in the sandwich as they puzzle how to deal with a dispute between two iwi.
