Tākuta Ferris

Candidate for Te Tai Tonga
Currently serving: MP for Te Tai Tonga, Parliament of New Zealand Te Pāti Māori
Party Te Pāti Māori
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Tākuta Ferris’s Elections & Candidacies

Note: This database contains data from the 2023, 2020, 2017 and 2014 general elections, the 2025 local government election and is gradually being backfilled with other election data.

Contested 4 races — 1 elected 3 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 Te Tai Tonga
    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 Te Tai Tonga
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Māori Party
    Final Not elected
Offices held
  • MP for Te Tai Tonga
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Te Pāti Māori
    Oct 2023 – present
In the News
Is it time for a second Māori political party to enter the fray?
The Spinoff — November 7, 2025

Hone Harawira walked away from Te Pāti Māori over a decade ago. Now, another Te Tai Tokerau MP looks set to do the same.

A month on from its reset, what exactly has Te Pāti Māori changed?
The Spinoff — November 5, 2025

Will it be iwi-led intervention or a schism that finally ends weeks of strife for Te Pāti Māori?

Rawiri Waititi blames two 'rogue' MPs for turmoil within Te Pāti Māori
RNZ — November 4, 2025

A process is in play for whether Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and Tākuta Ferris are expelled from the party, Rawiri Waititi says.

Calls for resignations on both sides as Tamihere deepens Te Pāti Māori crisis
The Spinoff — November 4, 2025

The party president accused two MPs of plotting a leadership coup and said they should ‘do the honourable thing’ and resign – though many members say it’s he who should go.

John Tamihere challenges rogue MPs to split from Te Pāti Māori
The Post — November 3, 2025

In a scathing online post, the party president says Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and Tākuta Ferris should “do the honourable thing” and start their own political party.

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