Rawiri Waititi

Candidate for Waiariki
Currently serving: MP for Waiariki, Parliament of New Zealand Te Pāti Māori
Party Te Pāti Māori
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Rawiri Waititi’s Elections & Candidacies

Note: This database contains data from the 2023, 2022 and 2017 general elections, the 2025 local government election and is gradually being backfilled with other election data.

Contested 4 races — 2 elected 2 not elected

2023 NZ General Election • October 14, 2023 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Te Pāti Māori
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Waiariki
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Te Pāti Māori
    Final Elected
2020 NZ General Election • October 17, 2020 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Māori Party
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Waiariki
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Māori Party
    Final Elected
Offices held
  • MP for Waiariki
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Te Pāti Māori
    Oct 2020 – present
In the News
Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi finally addresses MP Tākuta Ferris’ race comments
NZ Herald — September 17, 2025

He also addressed the sudden removal of an MP as the party's whip.

Rawiri Waititi fronts up on Tākuta Ferris comments - in te reo
The Post — September 16, 2025

Under-fire Te Pāti Māori co-leaders Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer turned up alone at Parliament on Tuesday as the fracas over the comments from one of their MPs continued into a new week.

Tākuta Ferris row tests Labour–Te Pāti Māori ties
The Spinoff — September 12, 2025

The MP’s refusal to back down and a Treaty ‘bottom line’ could be key factors in whether the two parties can work together next year.

The good, bad and auē of the Tāmaki Makaurau byelection debate
The Spinoff — August 27, 2025

In the last debate before voters head to the polls in the Tāmaki Makaurau byelection, there were some good moments but more that would make you sigh ‘auē’.

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