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Government’s Fuel Alert Plan Leaves Whānau To Fend For Themselves
Friday, 27 March 2026, 3:58 pm | Te Pati Maori
Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer says it is a plan designed by oil companies, for oil companies, that leaves communities to fend for themselves. More >>
NPDC Mayor Must Answer
Friday, 27 March 2026, 11:11 am | Te Pati Maori
“This is a betrayal of trust. Puketapu Hapū were told the negotiations were confidential. And then they woke up to read about their own deal in the Taranaki Daily News,” says Ngarewa-Packer. More >>
Government Strips Iwi From Housing Plan Te Pāti Māori Backs Muaūpoko
Thursday, 26 March 2026, 5:38 pm | Te Pati Maori
Lake Horowhenua has long suffered from poor water quality and environmental neglect. Iwi-Council collaboration has been central to efforts to restore it. More >>
Nicola Willis Must Act Now: Home Support Workers Are Subsidising The State With Their Own Petrol
Friday, 20 March 2026, 5:11 pm | Te Pati Maori
Ngarewa-Packer says the workers she met were not just worried about themselves they were worried about their clients. More >>
Te Pāti Māori Calls For Urgent Suspension Of Fuel Excise Tax To Relieve Pressure On Whānau
Wednesday, 18 March 2026, 10:29 am | Te Pati Maori
Te Pāti Māori says the Government must act now to take immediate pressure off household budgets by removing the excise component of fuel pricing. More >>
Te Pāti Māori Calls On Prime Minister To Lead Cross-Party Action On Energy Security
Tuesday, 17 March 2026, 1:50 pm | Te Pati Maori
“New Zealand’s heavy reliance on imported refined fuel is a strategic vulnerability one that demands proactive national security planning, not partisan inaction” said Ngarewa-Packer. More >>
TPM Statement On High Court Decision
Tuesday, 10 March 2026, 1:20 pm | Te Pati Maori
The Court has determined that Mariameno Kapa-Kingi be reinstated into Te Pāti Māori. Te Pāti Māori respects the ruling of the Court and will uphold its decision. More >>
Te Pāti Māori Statement: Aotearoa Must Stand For Peace
Sunday, 1 March 2026, 5:19 pm | Te Pati Maori
Aotearoa must not be silent or complicit. Our foreign policy should be grounded in international law, multilateral diplomacy, and the protection of civilian life. We call on the New Zealand Government to: More >>
Te Pāti Māori Rejects Move-on Orders: “We Will Not Police Our Way Out Of Homelessness"
Sunday, 22 February 2026, 8:30 pm | Te Pati Maori
The MP for Tāmaki Makaurau warns the ‘move-on’ orders directly conflict with the urgent need to reduce homelessness and build pathways into stability and intergenerational security. More >>
Seabed Mining Withdrawal Is A Win For The Moana But We’re Not Done
Thursday, 19 February 2026, 4:50 pm | Te Pati Maori
Permanent protection means no future government, no rebranded application, and no new minerals package can open that door again, Te Pati Māori Co-leader says. More >>
PM's Evasion On Māori Electorates Exposes Govt Disarray
Tuesday, 17 February 2026, 7:30 pm | Te Pati Maori
Te Pāti Māori will entrench the Māori seats. We will not allow Māori representation to be reduced to a negotiating tactic or referendum threat. More >>
Māori Seats Are Constitutional, Not Conditional
Friday, 13 February 2026, 1:52 pm | Te Pati Maori
The Māori electorates belong to te iwi Māori. They cannot be voted away by those who fear our political strength. More >>
Oriini Kaipara: Te Kāpehu Whetū - Tāmaki Opens New Pathways For Rangatahi Māori To Thrive In CBD
Tuesday, 10 February 2026, 1:08 pm | Te Pati Maori
“Too many of our rangatahi have been asked to succeed in systems that were never designed for them. Te Kāpehu Whetū turns that around by building its foundations on Māori potential, knowledge, and excellence,” Ms Kaipara said. More >>
Seabed Mining Banned In Aotearoa Under Reintroduced Member’s Bill
Sunday, 8 February 2026, 3:25 pm | Te Pati Maori
The Bill has been prepared for lodging in the Members’ Bill ballot this week. More >>
Fast-Track Fails As Seabed Mining Proposal Declined
Thursday, 5 February 2026, 8:52 pm | Te Pati Maori
In its 436-page report, the Expert Panel found the project should be declined because the adverse effects on the environment and tikanga Māori values outweighed the benefits. More >>
Oriini Kaipara: Prime Minister’s ‘Progress’ Ignores Housing Crisis Facing Māori And Rangatahi
Thursday, 29 January 2026, 8:52 am | Te Pati Maori
Ms Kaipara criticised what she described as two years of anti-Māori and anti-Tiriti policies that have stripped away rights, undermined te reo and tikanga Māori, and worsened the housing crisis. More >>
“If You’re Not Trying To Abolish Prisons In Aotearoa, What Are You Doing In Parliament?” - Rawiri Waititi
Wednesday, 28 January 2026, 12:50 pm | Te Pati Maori
Prisons don’t work because they do nothing to address the root causes of crime: poverty, inequality, unemployment, homelessness, racism, poor mental health, and trauma. More >>
Luxon Announces His Retirement Date
Wednesday, 21 January 2026, 2:02 pm | Te Pati Maori
With the election date officially announced, the power is now in our hands. Māori will determine the formation of the next government. More >>
Fixing The Basics? Building A Future Without Māori Is Not A Future At All
Tuesday, 20 January 2026, 5:01 pm | Te Pati Maori
Te Tiriti o Waitangi is not a footnote. It is the founding agreement of this country. It is the source of political authority. It is the basis of Crown legitimacy. It is the foundation of our democracy, Co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer says. More >>
Rawiri Waititi Says NZ India Free Trade Agreement Fails Te Tiriti And Māori
Tuesday, 23 December 2025, 11:13 am | Te Pati Maori
Te Pāti Māori is calling for the full public release of the agreement to allow for independent scrutiny before ratification and the inclusion of enforceable Te Tiriti o Waitangi protections. More >>
