Te Tai Hauāuru electorate
At the 2023 election, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer (Te Pāti Māori) won Te Tai Hauāuru by 9,222 votes. Te Tai Hauāuru's boundaries changed in 2025, and the 2026 result appears here once it is called. Te Tai Hauāuru is a Māori electorate covering 35,760 km². Only people on the Māori electoral roll vote in it; 39,851 were enrolled in 2023. It spans the Taranaki, Manawatū-Whanganui and Wellington regions.
Land area
35,760 km²
2025 boundaries
People living in the area
560,066
Stats NZ estimate, June 2025; everyone, though only people on the Māori roll vote here
2023 turnout
68.6%
27,326 votes from 39,851 enrolled
2026 result
Results appear here from 7pm on election night, Saturday 7 November 2026.
See Te Tai Hauāuru on the electorate map → · Nationwide results →
2023 result
Debbie Ngarewa-Packer (Te Pāti Māori) won by 9,222 votes, ahead of Soraya Peke-Mason (Labour). This is the result for the electorate of the same name on the previous boundaries, which changed in 2025.
| Party | 2023 party vote |
|---|---|
| Labour | 41.3% |
| Te Pāti Māori | 36.1% |
| Greens | 7.9% |
| National | 4.5% |
| NZ First | 4.2% |
| ACT | 1.1% |
| Opportunity | 0.7% |
Local jobs
Filled jobs in the regions Te Tai Hauāuru spans, from Stats NZ’s monthly employment indicators. The figures are for the whole region, not just this electorate.
| Region | Filled jobs | vs a year earlier | Month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taranaki | 54,387 | +0.1% | September 2026 |
| Manawatū-Whanganui | 112,309 | +0.9% | September 2026 |
| Wellington | 253,211 | +0.2% | September 2026 |
Questions people ask
Who is the MP for Te Tai Hauāuru?
At the 2023 election, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer (Te Pāti Māori) won Te Tai Hauāuru by 9,222 votes. Te Tai Hauāuru's boundaries changed in 2025, and the 2026 result appears here once it is called.
How big is the Te Tai Hauāuru electorate?
Te Tai Hauāuru is a Māori electorate covering 35,760 km². Only people on the Māori electoral roll vote in it; 39,851 were enrolled in 2023. It spans the Taranaki, Manawatū-Whanganui and Wellington regions.
What was the turnout in Te Tai Hauāuru?
In 2023, 27,326 of 39,851 enrolled voters in the electorate of that name voted, a turnout of 68.6%.
Sources: boundaries and land area from the Representation Commission’s 2025 review via Stats NZ; residents from Stats NZ’s population grid at 30 June 2025; 2023 results and turnout from the Electoral Commission; 2026 results from the Electoral Commission’s preliminary and official results; filled jobs from Stats NZ Monthly Employment Indicators (CC BY 4.0). Purely informational and not endorsed by any party.