OpinionWill’s Word: Te Pāti Māori needs fresh leadership and Maipi-Clarke just proved whyAfter months of infighting, Maipi-Clarke’s clarity, humility and distance from the drama offer the party a real chance to reset.William TeriteFri, 21 Nov
Opinion • Aotearoa New ZealandWill’s Word: Could Te Pāti Māori's impending collapse lead to transformation?Infighting, ejections, and a divided caucus have rocked Te Pāti Māori. Yet out of political chaos, history shows, new Māori movements often rise.William TeriteThu, 13 Nov
Opinion • Aotearoa New ZealandWill’s Word: The Te Pāti Māori fallout continuesTe Pāti Māori’s turmoil peaks as MPs Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and Tākuta Ferris are expelled.William TeriteTue, 11 Nov
Politics • Aotearoa New Zealand‘Worse by the day’: Iwi leaders step in amid Te Pāti Māori turmoilNgāti Kahungunu chair Bayden Barber says iwi leaders are meeting with Māori Party officials in Wellington to help resolve internal tensions.'Alakihihifo VailalaTue, 04 Nov
Opinion • Aotearoa New ZealandWill’s Word: Fearless to fracturing, what’s going on with Te Pāti Māori?The Māori Party rose on passion and purpose. But whispers of dysfunction and late-night blow-ups now threaten the movement it inspired.William TeriteWed, 15 Oct
Opinion • Aotearoa New ZealandWill's Word: Tākuta Ferris’ remarks must not divide communitiesDismissing Indian, Asian, Pacific, and Pākehā supporters as undermining Māori is outrageous.William TeriteThu, 11 Sep
Opinion • Aotearoa New ZealandWill’s Word: Weekend politics signals New Zealand’s moodOriini Kaipara’s by-election win signals a Māori voter shift. Labour falters, Te Pāti Māori strengthens, and Winston Peters reclaims his stage.William TeriteMon, 08 Sep
Politics • Aotearoa New ZealandTe Pāti Māori MP Takutai Tarsh Kemp diesTe Pāti Māori says the MP for Tāmaki Makaurau "devoted every breath to the movement for Māori liberation".RNZThu, 26 Jun
Opinion • Aotearoa New ZealandWill's Word: Haka, hearings, and the hunger for changeWhy are we still governed like we’re a distant outpost of the Crown? Te Pāti Māori’s challenge to parliament’s old guard highlights a growing hunger for a new Aotearoa.William TeriteThu, 03 Apr
Pacific Region • Cook Islands • Aotearoa New Zealand • China‘People feel blindsided’: Te Pāti Māori co-leader backs Cook Islands protestPrime Minister Mark Brown defends a China pact, but protesters - including Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer - say it risks key interests and lacks transparency.Aui'a Vaimaila Leatinu'uWed, 19 Feb
