Oriini Kaipara
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Oriini Kaipara’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 1 race — 1 elected
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MP for Tāmaki MakaurauParliament of New ZealandAffiliation: Te Pāti MāoriFinal ElectedVote share • 65.4%6,948 votes
Offices held
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MP for Tāmaki MakaurauParliament of New ZealandAffiliation: Te Pāti MāoriSep 2025 – present
In the News
Tāmaki Makaurau byelection: A day on the campaign trail with Peeni Henare
NZ Herald — August 28, 2025Peeni Henare and Oriini Kaipara are contesting the Auckland Māori seat.
The good, bad and auē of the Tāmaki Makaurau byelection debate
The Spinoff — August 27, 2025In 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’.
Tāmaki Makaurau by-election debate
Stuff — August 25, 2025Labour’s Peeni Henare and Te Pāti Māori’s Oriini Kaipara face off in a debate hosted by The Hui and Te Ao Māori News.
‘I’m honest’: Oriini Kaipara wants to be a different kind of politician
The Post — August 23, 2025The broadcaster turned hopeful MP for Tāmaki Makaurau isn’t here to “play games” and will be honest, she says, including about her own Te Pāti Māori.
'It's been a failure right across the board' - Peeni Henare
RNZ — August 22, 2025Labour's Peeni Henare and Te Pāti Māori's Oriini Kaipara discuss the issues facing whānau in the biggest Polynesian city in the world.
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