Peeni Henare
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Peeni Henare’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 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
Is it time for a second Māori political party to enter the fray?
The Spinoff — November 7, 2025Hone Harawira walked away from Te Pāti Māori over a decade ago. Now, another Te Tai Tokerau MP looks set to do the same.
One MP, One Pint: Arena Williams, when did you get hot?
The Spinoff — October 23, 2025Labour MP Arena Williams is one of few people who can dissect the works of Geoffrey Palmer and Sabrina Carpenter in the same breath. Arena Williams’ whakapapa is Ngāti Labour. Her staunch Labour-loving great-grans were able to spend money on Williams’ father, Sir Haare Williams’ education (he once vied for a Labour nomination in 1992) thanks to Michael Joseph Savage’s extension to the old age pension for Māori.
An incomplete timeline of the Kapa-Kingi/Te Pāti Māori allegations
The Spinoff — October 14, 2025Te Pāti Māori has responded to claims of bullying with its own allegations against MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and her son, Eru. Here’s what we know.
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.
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