Te Pāti Māori

You know you fckd up when even the Kindies say yeah nah Erica 😂 affirming their support and respect for Te Tiriti.

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We are going old school if anyone would like a copy of the programme for scrutiny week please email maori@parliament.govt.nz and we will send a spreadsheet. Also you send pātai for the Ministers and agencies. 😊

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If you care about racism, Te Tiriti & human rights

Watch Aotearoa at CERD
Thursday 27 Nov, 9pm to 12pm (NZT)
Live on UN TV

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination will be questioning the Government on its record. Draft recommendations land on 5 Dec

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It was working yesterday. Annoying. Might old-school whānau.

We can't wait to meet our PATHA whānau in person.

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📅 Next week is scrutiny week.

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If you’ve got a pātai for Ministers, or questions about how their agencies are performing, drop them here and we’ll take them in.

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Still here. Still supporting. Just taking a breather.
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Good pātai. It’s the kind of kōrero that invites deeper thought…. how innovation and research can serve humanity and whakapapa rather than profit. And with that, we will need to examine this area more closely- no immediate answer. Aroha mai.

🗣 Kia ora to all those taking part in the mega strike āpōpō.

✊🏾Te Pāti Māori stands in solidarity with every union member fighting for fairness, dignity, and pay equity. This government has attacked workers’ rights but in 2026, together we’ll put it right. Kia kaha e te whānau

#OneTermGovt
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This is because Te Tiriti o Waitangi is a fully binding legal treaty in law with full current legal affect internationally and domestically. A treaty binding two countries in a legal constitutional framework called Te Tiriti o Waitangi." - Tākuta Ferris

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No contemporary government possesses any form of right or authority to extinguish the Tiriti-based rights of Māori.

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No future government will ever possess any form or right or authority to extinguish any Tiriti-based Māori rights.

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🚨🔥📃TAHUNA TE PIRE | Te Pāti Māori does not support the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) (Customary Marine Title) Amendment Bill
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"No govt in history has ever had the right or authority to extinguish the Tiriti-based rights of Māori. This is literally why treaty settlements exist.”
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Classic… when you can’t defend your policy…change the subject.

The difference is the Māori economy is built to last for generations, it has a growth mindset. The other is built to last an election cycle.

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Ngā mihi Sophie

#MACA #Questiontime 🌊 "Does the Prime Minister accept that Māori Customary rights to foreshore and seabed existed before signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and therefore cannot be lawfully granted or extinguished by Crown Legislation?" - Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

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Before Question Time:
Karakia led by Tākuta Ferris.
The calm before the fight Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Bill front and centre today.

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Screenshot of an NZ Herald article titled “Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer failed to declare two properties under Parliament’s rules”. Below the headline is a photo of Debbie wearing a pale hat and red earrings, with her moko kauae visible. A red banner across the bottom reads, “Opinion: No Room For Mistakes When You’re Māori.”

I made a mistake. I own an empty section in Pātea. I took advice, it was wrong, and I fixed it. I’m not naïve about this. I know what it is to be scrutinised to the point of exhaustion, to have every action measured against impossible standards, to be told that strength means never showing strain. But real leadership is about honesty learning, owning, and continuing forward with integrity, even when the weight is unfairly distributed We are trying to reset and rebuild our movement in a system where the economy, media, and message are controlled by those who benefit most from keeping Māori power contained. Every day, we operate in an environment shaped by right-wing influence billionaire-funded think tanks, media that fears Māori self-determination, and narratives that protect the status quo For Māori leaders, we’re not allowed to stumble, to feel pressure, or to be human. When others make mistakes, it’s forgiven. When we do, it’s headline news, moral panic, and political theatre. That double standard is not accidental; it’s the machinery of control Every Māori voice that challenges colonial comfort becomes a target. Every act of resistance is called “radical.” Every reset is painted as chaos. Yet our movement is not chaotic it is courageous. It’s Indigenous leadership refusing to fit into systems designed to erase us We are resetting because political, economic, and media forces have converged to silence dissent & privatise democracy. The same hands that profit from inequality shape public opinion & fund the outrage machines that attack Māori for leading differently We are not treated equally and never have been. But we will keep striving for equity fighting smarter, stronger, together. Our reset is not retreat. It’s renewal. Māori leadership will not be defined by those who fear it. We’re here to rebuild systems that serve people, not profit, reclaim media that speaks truth, & restore mana to politics that remembers its obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi

Sharing @whaeadeb.bsky.social latest op-ed

“No Room for Mistakes When You’re Māori.”

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Wording in Alt text too

Kia ora Sara😁

Owner’s identity classified, but the Labubu has seen things.
Committee-level things.

Found at Ōtara Markets, where legends (and phone cases) are made. 👀
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Hey whanau,

How many Co-Leaders does it take to turn an office corridor into a wharekai?

Just one… Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, with Oriini Kaipara keeping the kōrero and the ika fresh…. 🐟

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Coloured photo Outside the steps of Parliament, Oriini Kaipara, Reuben Taipari, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, and Takuta Ferris stand together holding a green box labelled “19,598”. The group is gathered to mark the presentation of a petition against the MACA amendment bill. The background shows the carved waharoa and stone columns of the Beehive precinct.

Receiving a petition of 19,598 strong signatures from Reuben Taipari against the #MACA amendment bill, a bill that would take us back to the foreshore and seabed days. Enrol to vote, change the trajectory of government for 2026.

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Guess the ‘boost’ skipped the supermarket aisle, and half the motu can’t afford a staycation. Chur.

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Four polls, same story.
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The Government is sinking, but the real change won’t come from polls. It will come from people. From movement. From 2026.

The Māori vote is decisive. Enrol to vote.

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Colour photo Co-Leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and new MP Oriini Kaipara stand in the Parliament mezzanine hallway just before the dinner break. The space has deep red carpet, a leather couch against the wall, and soft evening light filtering through. Both wāhine are smiling mid-conversation, sharing a genuine moment of laughter and whanaungatanga between votes and briefings.

Just a hallway moment, but those are usually the best ones.

Between votes, between briefings, between laughs, between whanaungatanga, between wāhine, Co-Leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and new MP Oriini Kaipara holding it down before the dinner break.
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Black and White photo interview set up with Mata

Stay tuned. Mata interview. TPM reset.

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#Karakia

We always stop mahi to have karakia together before our MPs go into the House.
Today, Takuta stands to fight for MACA for our moana, our whakapapa, and the rights guaranteed under Te Tiriti.

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A black and white photo of Te Pāti Māori caucus in session. MPs and kaimahi sit around a long wooden table covered with laptops, papers, and coffee cups. Some are smiling and talking while others listen or take notes. A screen on the wall shows participants joining by video. The atmosphere is focused, warm, and collaborative.

Our future is already here.

This week, Oriini Kaipara enters Parliament as MP for Tāmaki Makaurau, carrying forward the kaupapa of Takutai Kemp

Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke is named in TIME100 Next 2025

Two wāhine toa. One message: Māori leadership is the future

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Image 1: White background with black text headed “Te Pāti Māori Response”. The statement begins: “We are aware of comments made in the media regarding Te Pāti Māori’s constitution and governance processes…” It explains that the party is committed to transparency, that the AGM will be held in the coming months, and that the integrity of the movement is paramount. Image 2 : Continuation of the statement. It affirms Te Pāti Māori’s kaupapa of kotahitanga, mana motuhake, and rangatiratanga. The text rejects attempts to divide or undermine the party, and reassures members and supporters that constitutional requirements are being met.

Image 1: White background with black text headed “Te Pāti Māori Response”. The statement begins: “We are aware of comments made in the media regarding Te Pāti Māori’s constitution and governance processes…” It explains that the party is committed to transparency, that the AGM will be held in the coming months, and that the integrity of the movement is paramount. Image 2 : Continuation of the statement. It affirms Te Pāti Māori’s kaupapa of kotahitanga, mana motuhake, and rangatiratanga. The text rejects attempts to divide or undermine the party, and reassures members and supporters that constitutional requirements are being met.

There’s been a lot in the media today. Here is our response. #NZPol

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Te Pāti Māori: Government’s Refusal to Recognise Palestine Entrenches Colonial Double Standards As a Māori political movement we are guided by our tikanga and will always fiercely advocate for the interests of our whānau, Hapū and Iwi in Parliament and Government.

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