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Tākuta Ferris
Te Tai Tonga
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03 Pecuniary interests (2025) Methodology →
as of 2026-05-27 02:18Payment for activities
Payment from M9 for speaking at their Treaty event in 2024 (not yet received)
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Real property
Rental property (jointly owned) – Ōtaki
Retirement schemes
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04 Directorships Methodology →
None recorded.
08 Recent meetings (as minister) Methodology →
No meetings recorded.
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.
RNZ 14
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2026-10-16Māori are going without healthcare or putting it off because of the cost and the unavailability of services, a new survey reveals.
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2026-10-14The seven Māori seats could be pivotal in this election. The race for the largest one is wide open after incumbent MP Tākuta Ferris was expelled from Te Pāti Māori.
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2026-09-29Incumbent MP Tākuta Ferris could lose his electorate seat.
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2026-09-28Nicola Willis has received an economic reprieve with the PREFU, but it's not all good news for voters.
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2026-09-04None of the three coalition party leaders will attend Friday's political pōwhiri at Tūrangawaewae Marae.
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2026-09-01The government has progressed legislation for its cap on council rates increases through a first reading in Parliament.
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2026-08-23Tākuta Ferris was ousted from Te Pāti Māori in 2025 following a period of internal conflict and a public falling out with the party's leadership.
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2026-08-19His statements contradict leader Chris Hipkins repeatedly expressing confidence in sweeping all seven of the seats.
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2026-08-18In 1845, a Crown grant stated a tenth of all land used for the Nelson settlement would be reserved in a trust for the customary owners, but this did not happen.
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2026-06-30The Antisocial Road Use Legislation Amendment Bill gives police extra powers to crack down on fleeing drivers, illegal street races, burnouts, disorderly dirt bike gatherings, and siren battles.
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2026-06-23Co-leader Rāwiri Waititi said the party was "not interested in personalities" and were focussed on making sure that there is a "one term government".
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2026-05-27Te Pāti Māori is the latest to confirm its candidate in the hotly contested seat.
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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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2026-05-11Labour leader says Mariameno Kapa-Kingi faces an uphill battle, with NZ First's Jones labelling the move a 'stunt'.
The Spinoff 13
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2026-09-30Whakaata Māori held its first Māori electorate debate last night and no one held back. The four candidates for the country’s largest electorate, Te Tai Tonga, gathered at Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington last night…
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2026-09-28The historic Labour stronghold may swing back as Māori voters prioritise te tiriti and poverty action. This story was originally published by Te Ao Māori News . Incumbent MP Tākuta Ferris could lose his electorate seat of Te Tai Tonga…
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2026-09-28The historic Labour stronghold may swing back as Māori voters prioritise te tiriti and poverty action. This story was originally published by Te Ao Māori News . Incumbent MP Tākuta Ferris could lose his electorate seat of Te Tai Tonga…
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2026-09-24Roll out the green carpet: as the parliamentary term draws to a close, it’s time to hand out the gongs for the most memorable moments and momentous mishaps of the past three years in the House of Representatives. Bugger the election…
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2026-09-10The party wants to strip the Waitangi Tribunal of its power to investigate contemporary Crown breaches, confine it to historical claims lodged before 2008, and shut it down entirely once those are resolved , writes Henry Oliver in today’s…
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2026-09-09Pop a Labour breath mint or grab your hot pink Act hoodie, it’s election season! We’re under two months until the election, which means fresh merch is rolling off the production line almost as quickly as policy announcements . Volunteers…
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2026-08-30Labour’s pitch to reclaim all seven Māori seats came with a tiriti-sized hole. It took a while to say the quiet part out loud. When an “unapologetic” Labour Party launched its Māori seat campaign at Wainuiomata Marae over the weekend, the…
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2026-08-16At its campaign launch, the party said it was the only way to both grow Māori representation in parliament and help defeat the government, writes Henry Oliver in today’s excerpt from The Bulletin. To receive The Bulletin in full each…
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2026-08-06Te Pāti Māori is asking voters to focus on its vision for the future, but the fallout from last year’s dramatic split remains impossible to ignore. There’s a saying in te ao Māori: Tūngia te ururua, kia tupu whakaritorito te tupu o 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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2026-05-15This week in parliament, Judith Collins said goodbye, Shane Jones had a showdown and MPs were reminded they’re all capable of immigration dog whistles. Tuesday began a three-week sitting block, but was also the end of the road for one MP…
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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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2026-05-11With 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…
Stuff 11
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2026-10-06Stuff’s Flip Forecaster shows very few possibilities for National to remain in power unless it partners with the Opportunity Party.
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2026-09-28You can see how changes to party votes, and electorate wins, would change the shape of Parliament using Stuff’s interactive Flip Forecaster.
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2026-09-21Follow the election campaign live.
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2026-09-03Officially, there was unanimous agreement to stop move-on orders be used against teenagers - but NZ First leader Winston Peters said he still wanted teenagers to be included in the bill.
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2026-08-23Tākuta Ferris was ousted from Te Pāti Māori in 2025 following a period of internal conflict and a public falling out with the party's leadership.
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2026-08-19Stuff has picked some of the most interesting seats to watch in the November general election.
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2026-08-18In 1845, a Crown grant stated a tenth of all land used for the Nelson settlement would be reserved in a trust for the customary owners, but this did not happen.
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2026-06-27ANALYSIS: A new candidate stole the show as Labour rallied the troops in freezing Wellington, writes political reporter Glenn McConnell.
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2026-05-14MPs were also shouting across the House about Labour’s “Chinese-sounding names” scandal and how many children Simeon Brown has.
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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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2026-05-11Mariameno Kapa-Kingi said her time with Te Pāti Māori was ‘not great’ as she branches off and establishes her own political party.
1News 5
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2026-10-18"Do we just leave our people to suffer another three years of this sort of behaviour, which will only get worse, or do we do something about it, whatever it is we can do?"
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2026-09-16The poll comes after a term in which the Government's approach to Māori issues has been among its most contested.
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2026-08-04Four candidates are vying to represent the country’s biggest electorate – they put their case forward on Marae's first political debate.
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2026-06-19Hauraki-Waikato MP ends speculation about committing to Te Pāti Māori in the upcoming election firing shots at divisions within te ao Māori.
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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".
NZ Herald 3
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2026-09-29MPs Tākuta Ferris and Mariameno Kapa-King. Photo / Mark Mitchell
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2026-08-16Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Paul Goldsmith says the Government could provide more funding to recover an ancient waka. Photo / Mark Mitchell
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2026-06-08The state of emergency for Wellington’s Southern and Eastern wards has been lifted. Photo / Marty Melville
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Newsroom 1
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2026-09-29Caucus chair concedes some Māori will want to split their votes – but Labour's not advocating that. 'That's their business.' The post Māori seat poll: Electorates hang in balance as Willie Jackson tackles vote-splitting appeared first on…
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