Nā ētahi māngai nō roto mai i Te Pāti Māori te kōrero ki Te Ao Māori, ko te MP o Ikaroa Rāwhiti, ko Meka Whaitiri tētahi e hiahiatia ana e te rōpū mō te kōwhiringa pōti e haere ake nei.
Tamati Coffey

He kanohi kitea a Tamati Coffey i ōna tau ki runga pouaka whakaata. I te tau 2014 i tū ia hei kaitono mō te rohe pōti o Rotorua mō te Rōpū Reipa, i tae tuarua mai ia ki te mema pāremata o te rohe ināianei, i a Todd McClay o Nāhinara.
Kāore a Coffey i kuhu atu ki te Pāremata i taua tau i tōna nohonga 30 ki runga i te rārangi pāti o Reipa.