Rawiri Waititi

The Covid-19 vaccine rollout plan is under attack from some Māori health leaders who say it isn't based on evidence or achieving equity.

They say Māori should be at the top of the list - and the… Audio

Olympians and the Black Caps have been given the green light to apply for Covid-19 vaccinations from next week, so they can head away for their events.

The government has confirmed strict criteria… Audio

Te Paati Māori wants a whānau ora approach to get the 210 people who will lose their jobs at the Whakatāne Mill into other work immediately.

The mill has decided to proceed to close its doors after… Audio

The Māori Party says it's reluctant to tell Māori to get the Covid-19 injection, saying it's ultimately up to them.  

The vaccine framework announced yesterday includes prioritising Māori and… Audio

The Māori Party is reluctant to tell Māori to get the covid-19 injection, saying it's ultimately up to them.  

The vaccine framework announced yesterday includes prioritising Māori and Pasifika… Audio

The leaders of Destiny Church are under fire from the Covid-19 Response Minister and the Maori Party after fleeing Auckland to hold a church service in Rotorua in a bid to avoid the city's alert level… Audio

The Māori Party co-leader, Rawiri Waititi, says Brian and Hannah Tamaki fleeing Auckland's lockdown for Rotorua sets a bad example.

At a church service in Rotorua on Sunday, the couple admitted… Audio

A bit of a palaver in parliament this week with Maori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi being booted out of the house by speaker Trevor Mallard for refusing to wear a tie - but who exactly is the man… Audio

The Speaker of the House has offered an olive branch to Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi over his refusal to wear a tie in the debating chamber.

Trevor Mallard's office has confirmed he has… Audio

A standoff continues at Waikeria Prison this morning. Prisoners want to talk to Maori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi. He joins Perlina Lau on Morning Report to discuss advocacy for prisoners. Audio

New MPs are declaring what they'll focus on during their time at Parliament including housing, living wages, firearms law, and poverty.  Audio

There are 42 new MPs in Parliament. They each give an introductory speech. We’re collecting them for you. Here are the new MPs from Te Pāti Māori. Video

Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi says he's committed to ensuring unapologetic Māori voices are heard in Parliament and felt in every piece of legislation. 

Waititi and co-leader Debbie… Audio

The Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi says he's committed to ensuring unapologetic Maori voices are heard in Parliament and felt in every piece of legislation. 

Waititi gave his maid speech… Audio

The Maori Party co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer has pulled no punches in her maiden speech, describing early New Zealand governments as "monsters, murderers and rapists".

The party's returned to… Audio

The Māori Party's two MPs turned heads - literally - when they walked out in the first session of the new parliament.

Co-leader Rawiri Waititi raised a point of order in te reo Māori when seeking to… Audio

A week from now, the country's MPs will be sworn into Parliament, but some are less than thrilled about pledging allegiance to the Queen.

They want the oath to acknowledge te Tiriti o Waitangi, but… Audio