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Tāmaki Makaurau poll: Oriini Kaipara leads Labour rival by just two points

The incumbent has a fight on her hands with the seat potentially returning to Labour.

Composite election graphic featuring Tāmaki Makaurau candidates Kerrin Leoni of Labour, Oriini Kaipara of Te Pāti Māori and Florence Te Ohaere of the Green Party against a pink textured background with blue graphic shapes and Election 2026 labels. Leoni is pictured on the right, Kaipara in the centre and Te Ohaere on the left.

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Hūhana Lyndon leads tight contest for Te Tai Tokerau

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Labour MP for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti Cushla Tangaere-Manuel, wearing a black jacket over a red top, against a blue and pink textured background with illustrated stars and “Election 2026” graphics.

Labour loyalty runs deep in Ikaroa-Rāwhiti, new poll shows

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Winston Peters, charisma and the Māori test of character

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The battle for Te Tai Tonga: Four candidates, one enormous electorate

Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi stands with his arms crossed against a stylised Election 2026 graphic.

Rawiri Waititi is miles ahead in Waiariki – but the party vote is a three-way scrap

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Huia O’Sullivan: ‘A platform doesn’t mean you have something meaningful to say’

Te Pāti Māori MP Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke stands with her arms crossed in a stylised Election 2026 graphic.

Maipi-Clarke leads Hauraki-Waikato as party vote remains neck and neck

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Why are so many Māori voters turning to the Greens?

A large election billboard with two smiling women promotes the Green Party. Signs read “Election 2026.” The grass is bright purple, and the sky is turquoise. Trees and a house appear in the background.

Poll says Māori are turning to the Greens for their party vote

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The wildest moments from a hectic Te Tai Tonga debate

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The battle for Te Tai Tokerau: Four candidates, one seat and a Māori political split

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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer leads Te Tai Hauāuru poll – but Labour wins party vote

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Tākuta Ferris is coming last in a new Te Tai Tonga poll

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‘We all sit the same exams’: What people get wrong about targeted admission schemes

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Whakaata Māori poll: Labour leads party vote as Te Pāti Māori dominates Māori roll

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I had to move to Rūātoki to learn te reo Māori. Our tamariki shouldn’t have to

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Act wants to abolish the Waitangi Tribunal. What do experts make of the party’s policy?

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