New Zealand’s youngest MP, Te Pāti Māori’s Hana Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke and Labour MP Willow Jean Prime admit taking a public job has its upsides and downsides.
Thirty-three of Parliament’s 123 MPs are of Māori descent. The deputy prime minister, four of the seven other party leaders and co-leaders, and 30 per cent.
“Aotearoa, Te Whare Paremata, are you ready?” asked Te Pāti Māori’s Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke in a rousing maiden speech in which she promised to hold the.
Te Pāti Māori’s president, John Tamihere, has criticised the Electoral Commission for what he describes as “unacceptable” treatment of Māori voters during.