John Tamihere

Party Te Pāti Māori
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John Tamihere’s Elections & Candidacies

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Contested 5 races — 0 elected 5 not elected

2025 NZ Local Government • October 11, 2025 Local
  • Waitākere Licensing Trust (Ward No. 1 - Te Atatū)
    Auckland Council
    Ballot name: John Tamihere
    Final Not elected
2023 NZ General Election • October 14, 2023 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Te Pāti Māori
    Ballot name: TAMIHERE, John
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Te Atatū
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Te Pāti Māori
    Ballot name: TAMIHERE, John
    Final Not elected
    Vote share • 3.5%
    1,261 votes
2020 NZ General Election • October 17, 2020 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Māori Party
    Ballot name: TAMIHERE, John
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Tāmaki Makaurau
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Māori Party
    Ballot name: TAMIHERE, John
    Final Not elected
    Vote share • 37.3%
    9,329 votes
Offices held
  • MP for Tāmaki Makaurau
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour
    Jul 2002 – Sep 2005
  • MP for Hauraki
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour
    Nov 1999 – Jul 2002
In the News
Te Pāti Māori, its AGM and what happens from here
The Spinoff — December 8, 2025

Te Pāti Māori’s implosion has been the political shitstorm of the year. In the wake of the party’s AGM at the weekend, Lyric Waiwiri-Smith and Liam Rātana dissect the unravelling and ask, what’s next?

Expelled Te Pāti Māori MP takes fresh shot at party president
Stuff — December 8, 2025

Tākuta Ferris has taken another swipe at John Tamihere, saying the party does not need a leader driven by “utu”.

Tamihere digs in as Kapa-Kingi attends AGM
Otago Daily Times — December 8, 2025

Te Pāti Māori president John Tamihere. Photo: ODT files By Lillian Hanly of RNZ Te Pāti Māori's leadership is adamant the annual general meeting was a "magnificent day for" the movement, despite issues around the decision to expel an MP and the party presidency remaining unresolved.

‘No MP is above the party’, Te Pāti Māori boss John Tamihere says
The Post — December 7, 2025

Te Pāti Māori boss has been unflinching at the party's annual general meeting, even as his leadership was called into question.

MP goes to court, says John Tamihere’s Pāti Māori presidency is unlawful
Stuff — December 4, 2025

That claim was flatly rejected by Tamihere’s lawyer, who called it a “remarkable”, unsubstantiated, “difficult and extreme argument”.

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