Peeni Henare likely favourite to stand for Labour in Tāmaki Makaurau byelection

Tāmaki Makaurau by-election throws up curious quirk of MMP

Analysis: The sad death of an MP in office brings to the fore the unspoken tensions between the letter of the law and the spirit of the law. For instance, some parties have considered whether they should even run a candidate in the by-election, or choose to respect Te Pāti Māori’s loss by allowing the party an uncontested run to replace the late Takutai Tarsh Kemp. On Thursday night, Te Pāti Māori selected broadcaster Oriini Kaipara (Ngāi Tūhoe,…

Race under way to fill Tāmaki Makaurau electorate seat

Takutai Tarsh Kemp passed away on June 26 after a period of illness. Photo supplied The contest to fill the vacant Māori electorate seat of Tāmaki Makaurau is under way. The seat became vacant last month when Te Pāti Māori Member of Parliament Takutai Tarsh Kemp died on June 26. The 50-year-old had taken a six-week leave of absence from Parliament last year after revealing she had kidney disease. She had been on dialysis as part of her treatment…

Peeni Henare likely favourite to stand for Labour in Tāmaki Makaurau byelection

Labour is expected to confirm its candidate for the upcoming Tāmaki Makaurau byelection, with senior MP Peeni Henare likely to be chosen to fight for his old...

Te Kaupapa, Waatea’s Weekend Political Panel Show Tāmaki Makaurau by-election special – with John Tamihere, Claudette Hauiti, Matthew Tukaki, Tim Herewini and Bomber Bradbury

Join Waatea Media’s Matthew Tukaki, Maori Party President John Tamihere, Waatea’s Press Gallery Journalist Claudette Hauiti, Political Commentator Tim Herewini and Editor of The Daily Blog, Martyn Bradbury for Te Kaupapa, Waatea’s Weekend Political Panel Show.   Tāmaki Makaurau by-election special – who will win?