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Māori politics is the politics of the Māori people, who were the original inhabitants of New Zealand and who are now the country's largest minority. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The politics of New Zealand takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic Monarchy. The constitution of New Zealand consists of a collection of statutes ( Acts of Parliament) Treaties Orders-in-Council, Letters patent, decisions of the In Political science and Constitutional law, the executive is the branch of government responsible for the day-to-day management of the State. Throughout the Commonwealth realms The Crown is an abstract metonymic concept which represents the legal authority for the existence of any government TalkCommonewalth realm.--> New Zealand For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II The Governor-General of New Zealand (Te Kawana Tianara o Aotearoa is the representative of the Sovereign in right of New Zealand (currently Queen Anand "Satch" Satyanand, PCNZM, QSO (born 22 July 1944) is the Governor-General of New Zealand. The Executive Council of New Zealand is the body which legally serves the functions of the Cabinet. The New Zealand Cabinet functions as the policy and decision-making body of the Executive branch within the New Zealand government system The Prime Minister of New Zealand is New Zealand's Head of government consequent on being the leader of the party or coalition with majority support in Helen Elizabeth Clark (born 26 February 1950 is the 37th and current Prime Minister of New Zealand. The politics of New Zealand takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic Monarchy. The politics of New Zealand takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic Monarchy. A legislature is a type of representative Deliberative assembly with the power to create amend and change Laws The law created by a legislature is called Legislation The Parliament of New Zealand consists of the Queen of New Zealand and the New Zealand House of Representatives and until 1951 the New Zealand Legislative Council The Statute of Westminster 1931 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (22 & 23 Geo The 48th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the Parliament of New Zealand. The New Zealand House of Representatives is the Legislature of New Zealand. In New Zealand the Speaker of the House of Representatives is the individual who chairs the country's legislative body the New Zealand House of Representatives Margaret Wilson (born 20 May 1947) a New Zealand politician currently serves as Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives. The Official Opposition in New Zealand is usually the largest Political party or coalition which is not a member of the ruling Government. The Leader of the Opposition in New Zealand is the politician who at least in theory commands the support of the non-government bloc of members in the New Zealand John Phillip Key (born 9 August 1961) is a New Zealand politician and member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, representing Referendums (or referenda) are held only occasionally by the government of New Zealand. Members of New Zealand 's House of Representatives, commonly called " Parliament " normally gain their parliamentary seats through nationwide general In New Zealand, an electorate is a voting district for Parliamentary elections In 1993 New Zealand adopted Mixed member proportional as its electoral system for the House of Representatives after many years of First-past-the-post Electoral Reform in New Zealand has in recent years become a political issue as major changes have been made to both Parliamentary and local government elections The 2005 New Zealand general election took place on 17 September 2005 and determined the composition of the 48th New Zealand Parliament. In Law, the judiciary or judicial system is the system of Courts which administer Justice in the name of the sovereign or State The Supreme Court of New Zealand is the highest court in the land and the Court of last resort in New Zealand, having formally come into existence at the beginning The Chief Justice of New Zealand is the head of the New Zealand judiciary and presides over the Supreme Court of New Zealand. Dame Sian Seerpoohi Elias, GNZM, QC (born March 13 1949) is the Chief Justice of New Zealand, and is therefore the most The Court of Appeal of New Zealand, located in Wellington, is New Zealand ’s principal intermediate Appellate court. The High Court of New Zealand was established in 1841 and known as the Supreme Court until 1980 The District Courts of New Zealand ( Māori: Ngā Kōti ā Rōhe) are low-level Trial courts in New Zealand. The Environment Court of New Zealand ( Māori: Te Kooti Taiao o Aotearoa) is a specialist court for environmental issues within the court system of New The Māori Land Court ( Māori: Te Kooti Whenua Māori) is the specialist court in New Zealand that hears matters relating to Māori land The region is the top tier of Local government in New Zealand. The Realm of New Zealand is the territory in which the Queen in right of New Zealand is head of state Territorial authorities are the second tier of Local government in New Zealand, below regional councils. The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, the other being the South Island. The South Island is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the more populous North Island. The Archipelago of the Chatham Islands ( Rekohu in the Moriori language and Wharekauri in the Māori language) is a territory The region is the top tier of Local government in New Zealand. The politics of New Zealand takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic Monarchy. The foreign relations of New Zealand are oriented chiefly toward developed democratic nations and emerging Pacific economies In 1984, Prime Minister David Lange barred nuclear-powered or nuclear-armed ships from using New Zealand ports or entering New Zealand waters There are a great many similarities between Australia and New Zealand. New Zealand national politics feature a pervasive Party system. Information on politics by country is available for every Country, including both De jure and De facto independent Politics Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions This article discusses the Māori people of New Zealand For their language see Māori language, and for other meanings see Māori (disambiguation. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Modern Māori politics can be seen as a subset of New Zealand politics in general, but has a number of distinguishing features. The politics of New Zealand takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic Monarchy.
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Pre-colonial Māori governance
Before the arrival of Pākehā (European settlers) in New Zealand, Māori society was based largely around tribal units. New Zealand European Pākehā are New Zealanders of predominantly European ancestry The largest affiliation was the waka, based on descent from the various groups which had originally settled New Zealand. In the Māori language and New Zealand English, waka (IPAwɔka are Māori watercraft usually Canoes ranging in size from small unornamented The waka did not have a great deal of impact on every-day life, however. The next division was the iwi (generally translated as "tribe"), but despite the importance of the iwi in modern Māori society, it was usually the hapū ("sub-tribe") which had the most direct power. In New Zealand society iwi (iwi form the largest everyday Social units in Māori populations. A hapū is a division of a Māori Iwi ( Tribe)&mdashoften translated as 'subtribe' The hapū were responsible for administering resources, land, and important community buildings, and were also responsible for warfare (particularly maintaining the waka, or war canoes). In the Māori language and New Zealand English, waka (IPAwɔka are Māori watercraft usually Canoes ranging in size from small unornamented The iwi typically functioned more as a federation than as an administrative structure.
Political leadership in traditional Māori society could come from two different groups of people — the ariki and the rangatira. The ariki, who led the iwi, gained authority from their genealogy, inheriting their positions from their forebears — the more distinguished an ariki's ancestors, the more distinguished the ariki. Genealogy (from Greek: el γενεά el-Latn genea, "descent" and el λόγος el-Latn logos, "knowledge" is the study of Ariki were usually male, but female leaders (ariki tapairu) could also exist. Below the ariki were the rangatira, who were the aristocracy of Māori society. Aristocracy is a form of Government, where rule is established through an internal struggle over who has the most status and influence over society and internal relations Each hapū was led by a senior rangatira. A person could be accorded the title of rangatira in two basic ways — if they were a child of an ariki, or if they were simply acknowledged as a significant figure in the governance of a hapū. Rangatira could be either male or female.
Entry of Māori to colonial politics
The Treaty of Waitangi, signed between various Māori iwi and the British crown, had the practical effect of transferring sovereignty to the United Kingdom. The Treaty of Waitangi ( Māori: Tiriti o Waitangi) is a Treaty first signed on February 6, 1840, by representatives of the British The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located (It is debated as to whether this was the intent of the Māori, and whether this was what the treaty actually said. ) Māori were theoretically granted all the rights of British subjects.
As settlement increased, the colonists became increasingly vocal in their call for self-government. Eventually, in 1852, the British government passed the New Zealand Constitution Act, establishing an elected New Zealand Parliament. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Parliament of New Zealand consists of the Queen of New Zealand and the New Zealand House of Representatives and until 1951 the New Zealand Legislative Council Responsible government, where this Parliament had the authority to appoint Cabinet, was achieved a few years later. Responsible government is a conception of a System of government that embodies the principle of parliamentary accountability which is the foundation of the Westminster The New Zealand Cabinet functions as the policy and decision-making body of the Executive branch within the New Zealand government system At first, Māori had little interest in the new Parliament, seeing it as a Pākehā institution with no real relevance to them. Later, however, there was an increasing desire by Māori to participate in Parliament — the New Zealand Land Wars of the 1860s, coupled with ongoing land seizures, convinced many Māori that the "settler Parliament" now had a major impact on them, and that their voices needed to be heard in it. The New Zealand Wars, sometimes called the Land Wars and also once called the Māori Wars, were a series of conflicts that took place in New Zealand
In theory, there was never any law barring Māori from election to Parliament, nor barring them from voting. In practice, however, other laws made it virtually impossible. The major stumbling block was the property qualification, which required voters to own a certain amount of land. While Māori owned a large portion of New Zealand, most of this was held in common, not under individual title. As such, few individual Māori met the property requirement personally — even if they were part-owners of vast amounts of land, they did not have any land which they owned exclusively, and so did not qualify to vote.
In 1867, however, Parliament passed the Māori Representation Act, which created four special seats for Māori. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting In New Zealand politics, the Māori Seats, a special category of electorate, give reserved positions to representatives of Māori These seats did not have a property qualification. The creation of the seats was controversial, being opposed by those Pākehā who saw Māori as uncivilised. It was also opposed by a small group which felt that by creating separate Māori seats, Māori would be sidelined, as Pākehā politicians would not have to consult Māori opinion as they would if Māori voted in general electorates. There was also debate about the number of seats — if Māori had been given a number of seats equivalent to their population, they would have had around fifteen seats, not four. One of the more radical MPs in Parliament, James FitzGerald, actually called for Māori to be given a third of the seats in Parliament, but this was widely seen as excessive. James FitzGerald may refer to James FitzGerald James FitzMaurice FitzGerald James Newbury FitzGerald, American bishop In the end, the seats were approved based mainly on a desire to improve relations with Māori and reduce military conflict. The first Māori MPs took their seats in 1868. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap
It was intended that these seats would eventually be abolished as Māori abandoned traditional land ownership traditions. In the end, however, the seats were retained, and still exist today. There have, over the years, been a number of attempts to abolish them, with a number of different reasons being given — some said that reserving seats was unfair, while others said that keeping Māori seats separate meant that Māori were marginalised and ignored by mainstream politicians. Many Māori politicians defended the seats, saying that they were necessary to ensure Māori representation in Parliament. Other Māori leaders, however, said that the seats were not required — there have been Māori politicians who have gained election in non-Māori seats.
Māori in mainstream parties
When Māori MPs were first elected to Parliament, there were no formal political parties in New Zealand. Sir Maui Wiremu Pita Naera Pomare, KBE, CMG (1875 or 1876&ndash 27 June 1930) was a New Zealand doctor and Politician, The Reform Party was New Zealand 's second major Political party, having been founded as a conservative response to the original Liberal Party A political party is a Political organization that seeks to attain and maintain political power within Government, usually by participating in electoral After the Liberal Party was founded, however, it gained the support of a number of prominent Māori figures. This article is about the original New Zealand Liberal Party At least three subsequent organisations unconnected to the original have used the same name the Liberal Party The most well known Māori to serve as a Liberal MP was Apirana Ngata, who rose high within the Liberal Party's hierarchy. Ngata is said by many to be the most prominent Māori MP ever, and he is featured on New Zealand's fifty-dollar bill. The New Zealand dollar ( sign: $; code: NZD) is the Currency of New Zealand. The Liberal Party did not have an exclusive control of the Māori seats, however — Maui Pomare, another prominent Māori politician, was a member of the conservative Reform Party. Sir Maui Wiremu Pita Naera Pomare, KBE, CMG (1875 or 1876&ndash 27 June 1930) was a New Zealand doctor and Politician, The Reform Party was New Zealand 's second major Political party, having been founded as a conservative response to the original Liberal Party While the Young Māori Party supported political action, it was not a formal party. The Young Māori Party was a New Zealand organisation dedicated to improving the position of Māori.
In the 1930s, new movements began to arise in Māori politics. The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. In particular, the Ratana church expanded its political participation, standing candidates for Parliament. The Ratana movement is a Māori Religion and pan- tribal Political movement founded by Tahupotiki Wiremu Ratana in early 20th century In the 1935 elections, Ratana won two of the four Māori seats. The 1935 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament 's 25th term. The Ratana MPs did not remain independent for long, however — they quickly merged into the Labour Party, which they saw as best addressing Māori needs. The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party Later, the Labour/Ratana alliance won the remaining two seats, establishing a pattern of dominance that many people thought was unbreakable. Among the most prominent Māori MPs in the Labour Party were Eruera Tirikatene and his daughter, Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan — both served in Parliament for several decades. Sir Eruera Tihema Tirikatene, KCMG ( 5 January 1895 - 11 January 1967) was a New Zealand Māori politician Tini Whetu Marama Tirikatene-Sullivan ONZ ( 9 January 1932 -) generally called Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan, is a former New Zealand
Despite Labour's dominance of the Māori vote, the National Party, Labour's main opponent, occasionally elected Māori MPs in general seats. Sir James Carroll, KCMG, ( 20 August 1857 &ndash 18 October 1926) known to Māori as Timi Kara, was a This article is about the original New Zealand Liberal Party At least three subsequent organisations unconnected to the original have used the same name the Liberal Party The New Zealand National Party ("National" or "the Nats" currently forms the second-largest (in terms of parliamentary seats Political party Ben Couch, elected in Wairarapa, was Māori, and Winston Peters, elected in Tauranga, is half Māori. Manuera Benjamin Riwai Couch or as he was generally known Ben Couch ( 27 June 1925 - 1996 was a New Zealand politician and Rugby union player Winston Raymond Peters (born April 11, 1945) is a New Zealand politician and leader of New Zealand First, a Political party he
In the 1996 elections, a major shift in Māori politics occurred when Labour lost all the Māori seats (of which there were now five) to the New Zealand First party. The 1996 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament. New Zealand First is a Political party in New Zealand. It has had members in the New Zealand House of Representatives since 1993 New Zealand First, while not a Māori party, has a strong Māori wing, and its leader, Winston Peters (originally of the National Party), is half Māori. Winston Raymond Peters (born April 11, 1945) is a New Zealand politician and leader of New Zealand First, a Political party he New Zealand First's clean sweep of the Māori seats surprised many observers, who had believed that Labour's grip was too strong to be broken. In the 1999 elections, Labour won all the Māori seats back again, but the traditional Māori allegiance to Labour has been re-evaluated — Labour cannot, most observers say, simply take Māori support for granted. The 1999 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the 46th session of the New Zealand Parliament.
Since the advent of the MMP electoral system, Māori representation in Parliament has increased — Māori are able to be elected as list MPs, bypassing the problem of securing an electorate. Electoral Reform in New Zealand has in recent years become a political issue as major changes have been made to both Parliamentary and local government elections Mixed member proportional representation, also termed mixed-member proportional voting and commonly abbreviated to MMP, is an ' additional member ' In 1993 New Zealand adopted Mixed member proportional as its electoral system for the House of Representatives after many years of First-past-the-post A list MP is a Member of Parliament (MP who is elected from a Party list rather than from a geographical constituency This has been particularly noticeable in parties which have traditionally contained few Māori — MPs such as Georgina Te Heuheu in the National Party and Donna Awatere Huata in the ACT party are not likely to have entered Parliament without MMP, given the difficulty that their parties would face contesting the Māori electorates. Biography Born Georgina Manunui in 1943 she is the daughter of George Manunui of Waitahanui The New Zealand National Party ("National" or "the Nats" currently forms the second-largest (in terms of parliamentary seats Political party Donna Lynn Awatere Huata (sometimes written Awatere-Huata previously known as Donna Awatere) is a former member of the New Zealand Parliament, and former activist The New Zealand political party ACT New Zealand (commonly known as "Act" and pronounced to rhyme with "fact" though internal image-makers push the phrase At present, there are ten Māori electorate MPs (seven in Māori seats and three in general seats) and nine Māori list MPs. Māori make up around 16% of Parliament, slightly higher than their proportion of the population. The introduction of MMP brought further calls for the abolition of the Māori seats, which many deemed unnecessary in the new system.
Māori parties
Throughout the history of Māori participation in mainstream parties, there have been those who argue that Māori cannot truly be represented unless they have a separate group. In recent years, with the resurgence of Māori culture, these calls have increased. In 1979, a Labour MP, Matiu Rata, quit the party to form his own group, saying that Māori could not succeed if they were simply a component of a larger group. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Matiu Rata (1934 - 1997 was a New Zealand Māori politician He was the Member of Parliament for Northern Māori from 1963 to 1979 the Minister of Later, Tuariki Delamere would say much the same thing, claiming that "you cannot be accountable to Māori if your first allegiance is to a political vehicle that is owned and controlled by Pākehā. Tuariki John Delamere (born 9 December 1951) is a former New Zealand politician " Most recently, Tariana Turia has broken from the Labour Party to co-found the new Māori Party, which won four of the seven Māori seats in the 2005 election which were held by the Labour party
Below are some of the parties which have been based around Māori voters, or which are sometimes seen as such. Tariana Turia (born 8 April 1944) is a New Zealand politician The Māori Party, a Political party in New Zealand based around Māori citizens formed around Tariana Turia, a former Labour Party In New Zealand politics, the Māori Seats, a special category of electorate, give reserved positions to representatives of Māori The 2005 New Zealand general election took place on 17 September 2005 and determined the composition of the 48th New Zealand Parliament. The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party
Mana Motuhake
Mana Motuhake, roughly translated as "self-government", was founded in 1979 as an independent Māori party by Labour MP Matiu Rata. Mana Māori Motuhake was a Māori Political party in New Zealand. Matiu Rata (1934 - 1997 was a New Zealand Māori politician He was the Member of Parliament for Northern Māori from 1963 to 1979 the Minister of Rata resigned from Parliament to contest a by-election under Mana Motuhake's banner, but was not re-elected. A by-election or bye-election (called special election in the United States) is an Election held to fill a political office that has become vacant The party tried for some time to win the Māori seats, but was never elected to Parliament. In 1991, Mana Motuhake joined the Alliance, a broad left-wing coalition. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The Alliance, in New Zealand politics, is a Left-wing political party Under the Alliance, several Mana Motuhake members, including Sandra Lee-Vercoe and Willie Jackson, were elected to Parliament. Sandra Rose Te Hakamatua Lee-Vercoe (née Lee QSO ( 8 August 1952 -) is a former New Zealand politician and diplomat Willie Jackson may refer to Willie Jackson (New Zealand, New Zealand broadcaster and former Alliance list MP Willie Jackson (singer, 1920s When the Alliance split, Mana Motuhake remained with the hardline faction, which failed to retain any seats in Parliament. Mana Motuhake has since left the Alliance.
Mana Māori Movement
The Mana Māori Movement was founded by Eva Rickard, a former candidate of Mana Motuhake. The Mana Māori Movement was a New Zealand political party It advocated on behalf of the Māori people Eva Rickard (1925-1997 was a New Zealand - Aotearoa Māori of Tainui ancestry a mother of 9 a grandmother a spiritual guardian of New Zealand Rickard objected to the decision by Mana Motuhake to join the Alliance, believing that a completely independent Māori party was required. Mana Māori contested the Māori seats, but never won a place in Parliament. In the most recent elections, it worked in coalition with Te Tawharau and Piri Wiri Tua.
Mana Wahine
Mana Wahine Te Ira Tangata, founded by former Alliance (Mana Motuhake) MP Alamein Kopu, stated its goal as promoting and protecting the interests of Māori women. Mana Wahine Te Ira Tangata was a small and short-lived Political party in New Zealand. The Alliance, in New Zealand politics, is a Left-wing political party Manu Alamein Kopu (born 1943 is a former New Zealand politician Many of its opponents, however, claimed that the party was born out of Kopu's "opportunism", and denied that it had any real ideological commitment. Kopu was not re-elected.
Mauri Pacific
Mauri Pacific, founded by five former New Zealand First MPs, denied that it was a Māori party, saying instead that it was merely "multiculturalist". Mauri Pacific (literally meaning "spirit of the Pacific " was a short-lived Political party in New Zealand. New Zealand First is a Political party in New Zealand. It has had members in the New Zealand House of Representatives since 1993 The term multiculturalism generally refers to a state of racial, cultural and ethnic diversity within the Demographics of a specified It did, however, have policies that were strongly favourable towards Māori, and three of its five MPs (including its leader) were of Māori descent. This contributed to a widespread perception of it as a Māori party. The similarity of "Mauri" and "Māori" likely strengthened this view, although the words are unrelated. None of the party's MPs were re-elected, and it has since dissolved.
Te Tawharau
Te Tawharau is a small Māori party which briefly held a seat in Parliament when Tuariki Delamere, a former New Zealand First MP, joined it. Te Tawharau (roughly translated as "the shelter" is a Māori Political party in New Zealand. Tuariki John Delamere (born 9 December 1951) is a former New Zealand politician New Zealand First is a Political party in New Zealand. It has had members in the New Zealand House of Representatives since 1993 Delamere believed that an independent Māori voice was essential, saying that New Zealand First had tried and failed to balance Māori interests with other concerns. Delamere was not re-elected.
Piri Wiri Tua
The Piri Wiri Tua Movement is a small party based around the teachings of the Ratana church. Piri Wiri Tua Movement is a Māori political party in New Zealand and is based around the Ratana movement The Ratana movement is a Māori Religion and pan- tribal Political movement founded by Tahupotiki Wiremu Ratana in early 20th century
Māori Party
The Māori Party is the newest Māori political organisation, and is currently the best performing. The Māori Party, a Political party in New Zealand based around Māori citizens formed around Tariana Turia, a former Labour Party It was founded around Tariana Turia, a Labour MP who quit her party over the foreshore and seabed controversy, which Turia claims is seeing Māori deprived of their rights. Tariana Turia (born 8 April 1944) is a New Zealand politician The New Zealand foreshore and seabed controversy is a debate in the politics of New Zealand. Another prominent figure in the Māori Party is Pita Sharples, a Māori academic. The Māori Party hoped to win all seven Māori seats in the next election, although eventually won only four. Polls leading up to the election widely expected this - particularly for Labour MPs Nanaia Mahuta and Parekura Horomia to hold their seats. Nanaia Cybelle Mahuta (born 1970 is a New Zealand politician and a cabinet minister for the Labour Party.
Māori politicians
- Awatere Huata, Donna
- Beyer, Georgina
- Buck, Te Rangi Hiroa Peter
- Carroll, James
- Couch, Ben
- Delamere, Tuariki
- Flavell, Te Ururoa
- Gregory, Bruce
- Gudgeon, Bill
- Hawke, Joe
- Henare, Taurekareka (Tau)
- Henare, Tau
- Hereora, Dave
- Horomia, Parekura
- Kopu, Alamein
- Jackson, Willie
- Jones, Shane
- Lee-Vercoe, Sandra
- Mahuta, Nanaia
- Mark, Ron
- Morgan, Tuku
- Ngata, Apirana
- Okeroa, Mahara
- Paraone, Pita
- Parata, Hekia
- Perry, Edwin
- Peters, Ian
- Peters, Jim
- Peters, Winston
- Pettis, Jill
- Pomare, Maui
- Rata, Matiu
- Rickard, Eva
- Ririnui, Mita
- Samuels, Dover
- Sharples, Pita
- Tamihere, John
- Te Heuheu, Georgina
- Tirikatene, Eruera
- Tirikatene-Sullivan, Whetu
- Turei, Metiria
- Turia, Tariana
- Waitai, Rana
- Wetere, Koro
- Wyllie, Tu
Terminology used in Māori politics
- Mana - prestige, honour, respect, dignity, integrity (see mana)
- Mana motuhake - self-government, autonomy
- Kotahitanga - unity, co-operation
- Pākehā - people of European descent, non-Māori (see Pākehā)
- Rangatiratanga - chieftainship, sovereignty
- Te Tiriti - the Treaty of Waitangi
- Tangata whenua - "people of the land"; indigenous people, Māori
- Tikanga Māori - the Māori way (see tikanga Māori)
- Waka Māori - a Māori political vehicle
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