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Iwi leaders step in to mediate Te Pāti Māori tensions

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 4 Nov 2025, 7:19pm
Te Pati Maori co-leaders Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi. Photo / Mark Mitchell
Te Pati Maori co-leaders Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi. Photo / Mark Mitchell

Iwi leaders step in to mediate Te Pāti Māori tensions

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 4 Nov 2025, 7:19pm

A meeting between Te Pāti Māori and the National Iwi Chairs Forum has resulted in two key outcomes.

The hui was called after infighting, which saw the Te Tai Tonga electorate call for Party President John Tamihere's resignation.

He responded by suggesting MPs Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and Tākuta Ferris should resign.

Forum spokesperson Bayden Barber says the party's leadership has agreed to a truce on the attacks on social media. 

"The second one was an agreement to meet at a marae in Wellington to work through the issues."

Barber says they now need to meet with Kapa-Kingi and Ferris to get the same type of agreement.

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