Māori Party co-leader John Tamihere is running for the Tāmaki Makaurau seat. Photo / Brett PhibbsDerek Cheng is a political reporter for the New Zealand HeraldA new poll shows Māori Party co-leader John Tamihere within striking distance of Labour's Peeni Henare in the race for Tāmaki Makaurau. It is one of three Labour-held seats - the others being Te Tai Hauāuru and Waiariki - which Tamihere says could fall to the Māori Party. Tamihere is seventh on the Māori Party list, which essentially means his only path back to Parliament is by winning the seat. In 2017, Labour's Māori electorate MPs weren't on the party list in an effort to shore up electorate votes.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 11, 2020 06:56 UTC