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Rawiri Waititi
Waiariki
· Māori Party
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Rawiri Waititi is a Member of Parliament for the Waiariki electorate and Co-leader of Te Pāti Māori [15] [17] . According to a single reputable secondary source, Waititi attended secondary school in Auckland [8] and later completed a…
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01 Positions
03 Pecuniary interests (2025) Methodology →
as of 2026-05-27 02:26Beneficial interests in, and trusteeships of, trusts
Oruaiti 2B2 Trust (trustee)
— Oruaiti 2B2 Trust
(Trustee)
Winston Wikuku Waititi Whanau Trust (trustee and beneficiary)
— Winston Wikuku Waititi Whanau Trust
(Trustee)
Debts owed by you
Westpac Bank – mortgage
— Westpac Bank
Real property
Family home (jointly owned) – Whakatāne, Eastern Bay of Plenty
Retirement schemes
Westpac KiwiSaver
— Westpac KiwiSaver
04 Directorships Methodology →
as of 2026-05-27 02:26None recorded.
06 Trusteeships & beneficial trust interests
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08 Recent meetings (as minister) Methodology →
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09 Recent Hansard speeches
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12 In the news Methodology →
50 articlesCoverage from RNZ, Stuff, NZ Herald, ODT, 1News, Newsroom and The Spinoff that mentions this person. Click any source to expand. Article body markdown is captured separately and used for AI summarisation downstream.
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2026-06-04A series of actions by the coalition government has drawn criticism this week, with iwi leaders, health experts and MPs accusing it of deliberately and systematically dismantling Māori rights and protections, Henry Oliver writes in today’s…
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2026-06-03At a time when many Māori feel particularly aggrieved by the government, parliament and politics more broadly, can Te Pāti Māori find its purpose and recapture its momentum? When the Ngātiwai leader Aperahama Edwards was announced as a Te…
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2026-05-28While some investments were targeted at Māori, critics say the government has its priorities wrong and the budget will leave Māori communities continuing to struggle. For all the political theatre around Budget 2026, the Māori story is…
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2026-05-28The post-budget debate had as many pop culture references as policy arguments. Joel MacManus was there for each of the seven speeches. Nicola Willis The finance minister is the star of budget day and gets the first speech in the…
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2026-05-13The same week 13,500 people queued to book the Milford Track, parliament debated how to manage New Zealand’s most popular natural places – and who pays, writes Catherine McGregor in today’s excerpt from The Bulletin. To receive The…
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2026-05-13Lauded by the government as a modernisation that will cut red tape, the Conservation Amendment Bill has passed its first reading – to claims of ‘commercialisation over conservation’ from opponents. The government is pushing on with…
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2026-05-12With Te Pāti Māori splintering, a new party in the north and the possible reappearance of a familiar face, the battle for the Māori seats is set to be one for the ages. At the end of last year, I wrote that the time was ripe for a second…
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2026-04-29They say they’ll release more policy once the budget is out. But is Labour’s lack of ideas already becoming a problem, asks Catherine McGregor in today’s excerpt from The Bulletin. To receive The Bulletin in full each weekday, sign up…
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2026-05-29The iwi leaders are particularity concerned about the high rate of Māori unemployment, which sits at 11.5%
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2026-05-26It follows the departure of MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi who split from Te Pāti Māori to set up her own party, named after the electorate.
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2026-05-13The Tāmaki Makaurau MP ducked down a hallway at Parliament as Stuff asked why she issued the conflicting statements about her future with Te Pāti Māori.
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2026-05-12New Zealand politics is full of examples of breakaway parties, usually formed by a disgruntled or unhappy MP or by a split or disagreement.
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2026-05-12Rawiri Waititi concedes MP’s office sent statement saying she was considering her political future.
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2026-05-11Mariameno Kapa-Kingi said her time with Te Pāti Māori was ‘not great’ as she branches off and establishes her own political party.
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2026-05-11Oriini Kaipara’s comment came after Te Tai Tokerau MP Mariameno Kapa Kingi said she was starting her own party.
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2026-05-08ANALYSIS: Just six months out from the election, Stuff understands rank-and-file Te Pāti Māori MPs are considering whether to break away.
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2026-04-14Proposed law change risks delaying new electorate boundaries until 2030, sparking claims of voter suppression.
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2026-03-10Te Tai Tokerau MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi must be able to return to Te Pāti Māori.
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2026-02-05ANALYSIS: For some politicians who enjoy the argy-bargy, that might have been a bit disappointing.
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2026-06-02The government is changing the law to ensure only elected councillors can vote on council committees.
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2026-05-31Budget Day is a Broadway production, with dance numbers (emphasis on numbers), undue laughter and applause, and everyone's a critic.
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2026-05-28Sharon Zollner has questioned Treasury's forecast as the minister faces questions over her Budget.
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2026-05-28Sharon Zollner has questioned Treasury's forecast as the minister faces questions over her Budget.
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2026-05-27It follows the departure of MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi who split from Te Pāti Māori to set up her own party.
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2026-05-12The government is pushing on with changes it says cut red tape and let it charge foreign tourists.
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2026-05-11Labour leader says Mariameno Kapa-Kingi faces an uphill battle, with NZ First's Jones labelling the move a 'stunt'.
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2026-05-06Te Pūoho Katene, a Fulbright scholar from Stanford's Graduate School of Business, says it's a privilege to be selected to contest Te Tai Hauāuru.
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2026-05-29Sharon Zollner has questioned Treasury's forecast as the Finance Minister faces questions over her Budget.
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2026-05-28Finance Minister Nicola Willis revealed her third Budget at Parliament today. Here’s how the Opposition parties responded.
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2026-05-26Aperahama Edwards of Ngātiwai will contest the Te Tai Tokerau seat with the incumbent Mariameno Kapa-Kingi, Labour's Willow-Jean Prime and the Greens' Hūhana Lyndon.
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2026-05-12The MP said it was "amazing what we can do with nearly nothing" when asked about how she would fund the new party.
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2026-05-11Te Tai Tokerau Party will contest the election on "kaupapa grounded in tino rangatiratanga, local decision-making and mana mokopuna".
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2026-05-11Te Tai Tokerau Party will contest the election on "kaupapa grounded in tino rangatiratanga, local decision-making and mana mokopuna".
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2026-05-10Waikato joined Q+A to discuss her vision for constitutional reform in New Zealand, and how she will work with MPs from across the aisle after building her platform on calling them out.
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2026-05-12Conservation Minister Tama Potaka. Photo / Mark Mitchell
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2026-05-11Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi says he believes there was "intent" behind when the story of Maiki Sherman using a homophobic slur was broken. Photo Supplied / RNZ / Samuel Rillstone
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2026-04-30Whakatāne district councillor Toni Boynton has been selected as the Labour Party candidate for the Waiariki Māori electorate in the 2026 General Election. Photo / Supplied
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2026-05-28Russell Palmer of RNZ The Opposition says this year's Budget leaves New Zealanders to fend for themselves, with more spending for prisons and more children in poverty.
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2026-05-12Conservation Minister Tama Potaka says the bill will support economic growth. Photo: RNZ Russell Palmer of RNZ The government is pushing on with conservation reforms it says cuts red tape and enables fees for foreign tourists visiting New…
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