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Kaipara Sworn In, Advocates for Racism-Free Aotearoa
10/9/2025
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Story summary
- Oriini Kaipara, MP for Tamaki Makaurau, was sworn in and urged a racism-free Aotearoa, citing significant Maori events from 1975.
- Parliament briefly suspended after a haka for Kaipara; Speaker Gerry Brownlee called it "contemptuous."
- Kaipara highlighted resilience and tikanga.
- Te Pati Maori announced a reset to pursue a Maori-led transition to a clean economy and justice; Waititi seeks one-term government.
