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Politics with Whakaata Māori: 22 October, 2026

95bFM: The Wire

Show Notes

Whakaata Māori-Curia polling across Māori electorates in recent weeks has shown interesting, exciting, and unexpected results ahead of voting opening on Monday.

And as the enrolment deadline approaches on Sunday, only 54.2% of rangatahi Māori are enrolled to vote, according to Māori voter participation data.

For Politics with Whakaata Māori, Wire Host Caeden spoke to Daniel Perese from Te Ao Māori news about these issues.

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