This is edition 2025/204 of the Ten@10 newsletter.
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This is the Ten@10, where I collate and summarise ten news items you generally won't see in the mainstream media.
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1. Who do Maori support?
David Farrar
- 🗳️ Whakapapa Maori voting preferences:
- Curia's poll finds more whakapapa Maori voters lean towards National than Te Pati Maori.
- Only 1 in 6 whakapapa Maori support Te Pati Maori, while a significant portion votes centre-left.
- 💬 Centre-left vs Centre-right split:
- Whakapapa Maori vote overwhelmingly centre-left, unlike non-Maori voters who favor centre-right parties.
- 🇳🇿 Primary ethnicity breakdown:
- Whakapapa Maori identifying as Maori favor Labour 33%, TPM 29%, and National 12%.
- Those not primarily identifying as Maori support Labour 31%, National 25%, with just 3% for TPM.
- 🎤 Media caution:
- The analysis warns against portraying all Maori voters as having a singular political viewpoint.
- 🏛️ Voter segmentation:
- Media should avoid over-simplifying Maori support and recognize diverse political affiliations within the whakapapa Maori community.
