John Tamihere

Party Te Pāti Māori
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John Tamihere’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 5 races — 0 elected 4 not elected 1 pending

2025 NZ Local Government • October 11, 2025 Local
  • Waitākere Licensing Trust (Ward No. 1 - Te Atatū)
    Auckland Council
    Filed
2023 NZ General Election • October 14, 2023 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Te Pāti Māori
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Te Atatū
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Te Pāti Māori
    Final Not elected
2020 NZ General Election • October 17, 2020 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Māori Party
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Tāmaki Makaurau
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Māori Party
    Final Not elected
In the News
Te Pāti Māori-linked social provider cleared of misusing funds; faces new probes
Newsroom — September 12, 2025

Party president John Tamihere rejects criticism: ‘I’m allowed to be a Māori in this country, and that should not be seen as unorthodox.’ The post Te Pāti Māori-linked social provider cleared of misusing funds; faces new probes appeared first on Newsroom .

John Tamihere compares coalition government to ‘Nazi Germany’
Stuff — August 28, 2025

The Holocaust Centre deputy chairman said ‘it’s not an appropriate comparison from a historical point of view’.

Holocaust Centre condemns John Tamihere saying Govt ‘worse than Nazi Germany’
NZ Herald — August 28, 2025

Te Pāti Māori president John Tamihere made the comments on Martyn Bradbury's podcast.

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