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# Māori electorates face growing fragmentation ahead of Election 2026
- URL: https://goodoil.news/maori-electorates-face-growing-fragmentation-ahead-of-election-2026/
- Published: 2026-05-25T03:24:52.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-26T02:25:57.000Z
- Description: Radio Waatea reports a new political party linked to former NZ First MP Tukoroirangi Morgan is currently being formed.
- Author: Centrist
- Tags: News

Summarised by [Centrist](https://centrist.nz/?ref=goodoil.news)

**New political movements and candidate reshuffles are adding further uncertainty to the Māori electorates ahead of the 2026 election, with signs of fragmentation emerging around Te Pāti Māori’s support base.**

Radio Waatea reports a new political party linked to former NZ First MP Tukoroirangi Morgan is currently being formed. Rumours suggest the movement hopes to attract support from Hauraki-Waikato MP Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke.

Waatea said it had reviewed membership forms linked to the proposed party and confirmed a related website domain had recently been registered. It remains unclear what formal role Morgan may play in the organisation or whether direct discussions have occurred with Maipi-Clarke.

The development comes amid wider instability within Māori politics following the split between Te Pāti Māori and former Te Tai Tokerau MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi, who recently announced plans to establish her own Te Tai Tokerau Party after a prolonged dispute with the party leadership.

At the same time, veteran Māori politician Hone Harawira has ruled out a return to Parliament after earlier signalling he was considering contesting Te Tai Tokerau for Te Pāti Māori.

Harawira instead endorsed candidate Aperahama Edwards, describing him as a strong representative for Te Tiriti-based politics and kaupapa Māori advocacy.

Edwards joins a crowded field that already includes Labour’s Willow-Jean Prime and the Greens’ Hūhana Lyndon.

The developments point to an increasingly fluid contest across the Māori electorates as parties and personalities position themselves ahead of Election 2026.

**Read more over at** [**Waatea News**](https://waateanews.com/2026/05/23/regional-waatea-aware-of-new-political-party-linked-to-former-nz-first-mp-tukoroirangi-morgan/?ref=goodoil.news) **and** [**1News**](https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/05/23/hone-harawira-rules-out-a-tilt-at-return-to-parliament/?ref=goodoil.news)

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