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 Master's degree [1]. He is reported to have a background in education [4] and to have served as a Ringatū minister [2], though both of these details come from single secondary sources.
Prior to his entry into Parliament, Waititi is confirmed to have been an iwi leader [5], and a single secondary source also associates him with broader iwi leadership and activism [7]. According to a single reputable secondary source, he was previously affiliated with the Labour Party from 2014 [19] and stood as a candidate for the Ikaroa-Rāwhiti (East Coast) electorate [3]. He is also reported to have stood as a candidate for the Waiariki electorate before his election there [6].
Waititi is affiliated with Te Pāti Māori, also known as the Māori Party [20][21]. According to a single reputable secondary source, he was elected as the Member of Parliament for Waiariki on 17 October 2020 [15], with his parliamentary term recorded from 2020 [12]. Sources vary slightly on the precise date he assumed the Co-leader role — one places it at 28 October 2020 [9] and another at 29 October 2020 [10]. He holds the title of Tāne Co-Leader of Te Pāti Māori, according to a single reputable secondary source [17].