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Ngati Kahungunu chair Bayden Barber

From Māpuna, 12:00 pm today

Bayden Barber was one of the iwi leaders who tried to foster peace between factions inside Te Pati Maori last November after two of its MPs were expelled. In the first new episode of Mapuna for 2026 Bayden Barber talks about being the chair of Ngati Kahungunu, which is one of Aotearoa's largest iwi. Also what is his view of Te Pati Maori's prospects ahead of Waitangi Day and in an election year?