Tania Waikato

Candidate for Waiariki
Party Green
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Contested 1 race — 0 elected 1 pending

2026 NZ General Election • November 7, 2026 General
  • MP for Waiariki
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Green Party
    Filed
In the News
Former Te Pāti Māori lawyer Tania Waikato to stand for Green Party in 2026 general election
NZ Herald — December 19, 2025

Former Te Pāti Māori lawyer and prominent Treaty activist Tania Waikato will stand as a candidate for the Green Party in next year’s general election.

Tania Waikato: “It wasn’t bots, it was us.”
E-Tangata — June 8, 2025

One of the lawyers for the Toitū Te Tiriti movement, Tania Waikato, seems to be everywhere on kaupapa Māori social media at the moment. Waikato is pumping out videos and explainers to fire up followers to take action on legislation that targets Māori rights and responsibilities. Renee Karena, a fellow lawyer, is one of those who’s taken note. Here, she gets to know Tania a bit better, and finds out what’s driving her mahi.

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