Things got a little heated when student Taini Tomoana asked how best to deal with the foreshore and seabed issues. Māori Party candidate Rawiri Waititi said the Foreshore and Seabed Act took away every right that Māori had to their foreshore and seabed. National Party MP Todd McClay then explained the Labour Party got it wrong with the foreshore and seabed. Labour Party candidate Claire Mahon asked the audience to not judge the current Labour Party by previous generations of it. "That's why we need an independent Māori voice to ensure that we push back at the system."

Source: New Zealand Herald October 16, 2020 03:32 UTC