Māori should be the kingmakers at the next election – but we need to vote

Māori should be the kingmakers at the next election – but we need to vote

The power lies with the people. Whether we harness it is up to us. As a young Māori man, I was disillusioned with politics. I didn’t see why I should care about a system that kept Māori oppressed. Statistics only supported my view that the Westminster system did not benefit Māori. I believed – and still do believe – that our political system was never meant to serve Māori. A large part of my disenfranchisement stemmed from the success of former …