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Who's got your vote for a kaupapa Maori voice in Parliament?
Who's got your vote for a kaupapa Maori voice in Parliament?
Heading into the 2017 New Zealand general-election Māori are spoilt for choice.
The Māori Party together with Hone Harawira’s Mana Movement are hell bent on gaining the seven Māori electorate seats and if achieved they will dominate the Māori political landscape.
The remarkable rise of Kelvin Davis as the newly appointed Deputy Labour Party leader, has upped the ante, backed by the majority of Māori MPs in Parliament. Labour is well on their way in the polls to potentially becoming the new Government.
Helena Bethune talks to Mr Davis on the campaign trail, still buzzing from Labour’s rapid success. She provides some insight for Māori and profiles some political leaders and candidates who want the Māori vote.
READ the latest Maori/Pasifika story at SPASIFIK magazine www.spasifikmag.com
'Who's got your vote for a kaupapa Maori voice in Parliament' by Helena Bethune, freelance writer and communications specialist based in Wellington.
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