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Te Pāti Māori
New Zealand political party promoting indigenous rights
Te Pāti Māori
Te Pāti Māori (Māori pronunciation: [tɛ ˈpaːti ˈmaːɔɾi]) is a left-wing political party in New Zealand that advocates Māori rights. Founded as the Māori Party in 2004, it changed its name to Te Pāti Māori in 2023. Except for a handful of general electorates, it contests the reserved Māori electorates, in which its main rival is the Labour Party. Under the current parliamentary leadership of Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, it has policies of upholding tikanga Māori, dismantling systemic racism, and strengthening the rights promised in Te Tiriti o Waitangi, including tino rangatiratanga (Māori sovereignty). It is also committed to a mixture of socially progressive and green policies through a "Tiriti-centric" lens. This includes removing Goods and Services Tax from food, opposing deep sea drilling, organising and funding a Māori health authority, lifting the minimum wage to $25 an hour, returning Department of Conservation land to Māori control (kaitiakitanga), and reducing homelessness...
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