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MP · #121
Oriini Kaipara
Tāmaki Makaurau
· Māori Party
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03 Pecuniary interests Methodology →
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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.
The Spinoff 16
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2026-06-26Never mind our bills, here’s what we think of the opposition. With nine sitting weeks left before parliament dissolves ahead of the general election, you would think time in the House would be considered precious and urgent. The government…
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2026-05-30On the final day of New Zealand Music Month, MPs from across the political spectrum tell The Spinoff about their most beloved homegrown records. Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick: Successor by Anthonie Tonnon “It’s hard not to choose…
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2026-05-22Contentious bills ruled the week in parliament. It’s overwhelming how much has happened this week in parliament and around it. For the last two months, the House has either sat in extended sittings or under urgency as the government tries…
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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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2026-05-12Suspicions and hot takes abound, but what do we actually know about what went down between two journalists at parliament, and the backdrop against which the aftermath played out? To echo the words of Te Pāti Māori MP Oriini Kaipara, it’s…
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2026-05-11With Mariameno Kapa-Kingi gone and questions swirling over the future of two more MPs, the party is set for a difficult six months ahead., writes Catherine McGregor in today’s excerpt from The Bulletin. To receive The Bulletin in full each…
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2026-04-22This story was originally published on RNZ . Former Te Pāti Māori president Che Wilson has sparked debate following a controversial haka performed at the Tainui Regional Kapa Haka competition over the weekend. The haka, directed at ACT MP…
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RNZ 15
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2026-06-01Explainer - A new bill would define gender in the law, and there's a month to make public submissions on it. Here's how.
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2026-05-29Coalition parties say the proposed law would make welfare system administration more efficient.
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2026-05-20Supporters of the bill say it is a matter of clarity, but opposition parties have described it as divisive and a "time warp".
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2026-05-17Te Tai Tokerau is becoming the new ground zero in a fierce battle for Māori political power.
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2026-05-12The TVNZ political editor resigned after scrutiny over comments she made during drinks in Nicola Willis' office.
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2026-05-12It comes after fellow MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi announced she was quitting to start a new party, named after her electorate Te Tai Tokerau.
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2026-05-12The TVNZ political editor resigned after scrutiny over comments she made during drinks in Nicola Willis' office.
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2026-05-11Kapa-Kingi told Morning Report her experience in Te Pāti Māori was "not great", but she wanted to move through that scenario to focus on her new party.
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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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2026-04-30Kahurangi Carter's member's bill aims to prevent low-level drug prosecutions against those who call in suspected overdoses.
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2026-04-29Kahurangi Carter's member's bill aims to prevent low-level drug prosecutions against those who call in suspected overdoses.
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Stuff 7
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2026-06-13People of all ages were spotted in the crowd carrying signs and transgender flags in defiance of the bill.
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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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2026-05-20A new bill defining gender has been advanced to the Select Committee, following rigorous debate in the House on Wednesday night.
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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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2026-05-12Rawiri Waititi concedes MP’s office sent statement saying she was considering her political future.
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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.
1News 6
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2026-05-29The Social Security (Modernisation) Amendment Bill passed its third reading in Parliament on Friday, rushed through the house under urgency.
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2026-05-29The Social Security (Modernisation) Amendment Bill passed its third reading in Parliament on Friday, rushed through the house under urgency.
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2026-05-20Supporters of a bill seeking to legally define the terms "woman" and "man" say it is a matter of clarity, but opposition parties have described it as divisive and a "time warp".
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2026-05-11Oriini Kaipara has confirmed her loyalty to Te Pāti Māori after conflicting statements were made by her spokesperson to different media outlets, as the party announces it will make a formal complaint.
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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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2026-05-29National's Scott Simpson introduced the bill. Photo: RNZ By Lauren Crimp of RNZ
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2026-05-11Maiki Sherman at Parliament. Photo: Aotearoa Media Collective (file) Lillian Hanly of RNZ Opposition MPs say former TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman was "hounded" into resigning, after a "witch-hunt" all while public broadcasters are…
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2026-05-11Maiki Sherman at Parliament. Photo: Aotearoa Media Collective (file) Lillian Hanly of RNZ Opposition MPs say former TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman was "hounded" into resigning, after a "witch-hunt" all while public broadcasters are…
NZ Herald 2
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2026-05-08Te Pāti Māori's Oriini Kaipara says the treatment of Maiki Sherman is "deeply upsetting".
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Newsroom 1
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2026-05-17From The Detail: Māori politics has erupted as Mariameno Kapa-Kingi launched a rival party, Te Pāti Māori fractures deepen, and the battle for the Māori vote heats up The post The fight for the Māori vote appeared first on Newsroom .
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