Tākuta Ferris
Candidate for Te Tai Tonga
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Te Pāti Māori
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Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi finally addresses MP Tākuta Ferris’ race comments
NZ Herald — September 17, 2025He 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, 2025Under-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.
The damage done by Tākuta Ferris’s ‘Indians, Asians, Blacks’ post
The Spinoff — September 16, 2025A questionable social media post, a quick apology, and a video doubling down – why Tākuta Ferris risks alienating Māori through his criticism of Peeni Henare’s multi-ethnic volunteers.
Tākuta Ferris was aggressive, but he was right, says Te Pāti Māori president John Tamihere
Stuff — September 16, 2025“What Tākuta said, in substance, was right. It is wrong for other folk to politic in Māori seats,“ says John Tamihere, Te Pāti Māori president.
Te Pāti Māori President John Tamihere backs substance of Tākuta Ferris post, Labour’s Chris Hipkins sends warning
NZ Herald — September 16, 2025Hipkins said he disagreed with the sentiment.
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