X-Nico

unusual facts about Maori Party



Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party

This placed them behind the New Zealand National Party, New Zealand Labour Party, Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand, New Zealand First, Maori Party, Mana Party and ACT New Zealand, all of which won electorate representation whether due to party lists and/or electorate seats.

In addition, they polled behind the religious social conservative-backed Conservative Party of New Zealand, which polled 2.65% of total voter share, but won no electorate seats, unlike ACT New Zealand, United Future New Zealand and the Maori Party and Mana Party, all of which won a single constituency seat apiece.

Jill Ovens

She had previously been critical of the party's leader, Matt McCarten, for his close associations with the Maori Party.


see also

Ngāti Mutunga

At the passing of the bill Hansard shows MPs spoke warmly of the Ngati Mutunga positive contribution to bringing to an end the grievances with the Crown, although Maori party MP Te Ururoa Flavell, speaking in Maori only, said that he believed Ngati Mutunga had been given a poor deal by the Crown who he called thieves.

Tigilau Ness

In 2008, Ness featured with his son Che Fu in the documentary Children of the Revolution about the children of political activists in New Zealand which also included Māori activist Tame Iti, Māori Party Member of Parliament Hone Harawira, Green Party Member of Parliament Sue Bradford and anti-apartheid leader John Minto.