Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 24, 2023 5:35:20 GMT 12
LABOUR MPS STAKE FUTURES ON WINNING MĀORI ELECTORATES
The battle over the Māori seats is heating up, with two Labour MPs opting for an electorate-or-nothing approach.
But the party insists it's not reviving its "do or die" 2017 strategy, which ultimately saw the Māori Party booted from Parliament.
Such a move was considered for this October's election, but the threat of a revived Te Pāti Māori prompted some of Labour's Māori MPs to seek the security of the party's list.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/492483/labour-mps-stake-futures-on-winning-maori-electorates
NATIONAL PARTY MAKES FRESH PITCH FOR MĀORI VOTES
National Party leader Christopher Luxon has launched a fresh effort to mobilise Māori voters while making a pitch of inclusiveness at an event for the party’s two Māori seat candidates, list MP Harete Hipango and newcomer Hinurewa te Hau.
”We believe that actually there is a proud legacy of ... Māori doing well with National governments," he said. “I want to be clear that we're going to deliver for Māori, and we are going to deliver for non-Māori.”....
www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/132404885/national-party-makes-fresh-pitch-for-mori-votes
The battle over the Māori seats is heating up, with two Labour MPs opting for an electorate-or-nothing approach.
But the party insists it's not reviving its "do or die" 2017 strategy, which ultimately saw the Māori Party booted from Parliament.
Such a move was considered for this October's election, but the threat of a revived Te Pāti Māori prompted some of Labour's Māori MPs to seek the security of the party's list.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/492483/labour-mps-stake-futures-on-winning-maori-electorates
NATIONAL PARTY MAKES FRESH PITCH FOR MĀORI VOTES
National Party leader Christopher Luxon has launched a fresh effort to mobilise Māori voters while making a pitch of inclusiveness at an event for the party’s two Māori seat candidates, list MP Harete Hipango and newcomer Hinurewa te Hau.
”We believe that actually there is a proud legacy of ... Māori doing well with National governments," he said. “I want to be clear that we're going to deliver for Māori, and we are going to deliver for non-Māori.”....
www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/132404885/national-party-makes-fresh-pitch-for-mori-votes