How Te Pāti Māori’s electorate vote gambit could bring down the Māori seats – Liam Hehir

How Te Pāti Māori’s electorate vote gambit could bring down the Māori seats – Liam Hehir

Opinion byLiam HehirNZ Herald·20 Aug, 2026 11:33 PM7 mins to readLiam Hehir is an Palmerston North based lawyer and a National Party member and former activist.Te Pati Maori, co-led by Rawiri Waititi, is campaigning for electorate votes only. Photo / Mark Mitchell This opinion piece is republished from Liam Hehir’s Substack with his permission. You can read more of his work here. All electoral systems can be gamed to a greater or lesser extent. First Past the Post invites gerrymandering, for example, where electorate boundaries are drawn to concentrate

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