Peeni Henare
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Peeni Henare’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 7 races — 4 elected 3 not elected
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MP for Tāmaki MakaurauParliament of New ZealandAffiliation: LabourFinal Not elected
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List MPParliament of New ZealandAffiliation: Labour PartyFinal Elected
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MP for Tāmaki MakaurauParliament of New ZealandAffiliation: Labour PartyFinal Not elected
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List MPParliament of New ZealandAffiliation: Labour PartyFinal Not elected
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MP for Tāmaki MakaurauParliament of New ZealandAffiliation: Labour PartyFinal Elected
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MP for Tāmaki MakaurauParliament of New ZealandAffiliation: Labour PartyFinal Elected
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MP for Tāmaki MakaurauParliament of New ZealandAffiliation: Labour PartyFinal Elected
Offices held
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List MPParliament of New ZealandAffiliation: LabourOct 2023 – present
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MP for Tāmaki MakaurauParliament of New ZealandAffiliation: LabourSep 2014 – Oct 2023
In the News
Ki te whakaaro koe kua haere mai ahau ki te whakawhiu i Te Pāti Māori, ka tino hē koe
Stuff — September 23, 2025He nui te tautohetohe mō tā MP Tākuta Ferris kōrero mō ngā tauiwi i atawhai i te MP o Reipa a Peeni Henare i roto i tāna kōkirikiri i te pōtitanga.
If you think I’ve come to dump on Te Pāti Māori then you’re sadly mistaken
Stuff — September 23, 2025“There’s been plenty of debate over what MP Tākuta Ferris said about non-Māori helping Labour MP Peeni Henare in his campaign,” says Joel Maxwell.
Gone By Lunchtime: Te Pāti Māori wrenches defeat from the jaws of victory
The Spinoff — September 19, 2025Don’t post. Don’t do pub talk. And don’t declare it the year of growth if Donald Trump is the president. Celebrations for a big and bodacious Oriini Kaipara byelection victory were shortlived for Te Pāti Māori thanks to Tākuta Ferris’s decision to double down on a social media post aghast at a multicultural group of Labour supporters for Peeni Henare on the campaign trail.
The damage done by Tākuta Ferris’s ‘Indians, Asians, Blacks’ post
The Spinoff — September 16, 2025A questionable social media post, a quick apology, and a video doubling down – why Tākuta Ferris risks alienating Māori through his criticism of Peeni Henare’s multi-ethnic volunteers.
Tākuta Ferris row tests Labour–Te Pāti Māori ties
The Spinoff — September 12, 2025The MP’s refusal to back down and a Treaty ‘bottom line’ could be key factors in whether the two parties can work together next year.
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