Former Labour Cabinet Minister John Tamihere and iwi leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer are the new co-leaders of the Māori Party.
The party has been rebuilding after losing its two MPs at the 2017 election.
Tamihere, the chief executive of the Waipareira Trust who campaigned unsuccessfully for the Auckland Mayoralty last year, will stand against the Labour incumbent Peeni Henare in Tāmaki Makaurau.
Ngarewa-Packer, who heads Te Runanga o Ngati Ruanui and has been at the forefront of seabed mining protests in Taranaki, will stand in Te Tai Hauāuru.
Political commentator and former Cabinet Minister Sandra Lee speaks to Corin Dann.
