9 Oct 2025

Te Pāti Māori acknowledges need to sort out internal issues

From Checkpoint, 5:25 pm on 9 October 2025

Te Pāti Māori has laid out its vision for the future, as part of what is supposed to be their "reset day". In the last hour, its leaders acknowledged they need to sort out some internal issues in order to ensure the current coalition is a one term government. It comes as the party's newest MP Oriini Kaipara gave her maiden speech in the House today, before the house was suspended by the Speaker following the waiata tautoko after the speech, because a wharekura student broke into a haka. Political reporter Lillian Hanly spoke to Lisa Owen.