Waiariki electorate
At the 2023 election, Rawiri Waititi (Te Pāti Māori) won Waiariki by 15,891 votes. Waiariki's boundaries changed in 2025, and the 2026 result appears here once it is called. Waiariki is a Māori electorate covering 18,326 km². Only people on the Māori electoral roll vote in it; 43,000 were enrolled in 2023. It spans the Bay of Plenty and Waikato regions.
Land area
18,326 km²
2025 boundaries
People living in the area
393,693
Stats NZ estimate, June 2025; everyone, though only people on the Māori roll vote here
2023 turnout
69.7%
29,957 votes from 43,000 enrolled
2026 result
Results appear here from 7pm on election night, Saturday 7 November 2026.
2023 result
Rawiri Waititi (Te Pāti Māori) won by 15,891 votes, ahead of Toni Boynton (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 | 43.7% |
| Te Pāti Māori | 38.3% |
| Greens | 5.5% |
| NZ First | 3.8% |
| National | 3.4% |
| ACT | 0.8% |
| Opportunity | 0.5% |
Local jobs
Filled jobs in the regions Waiariki 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bay of Plenty | 146,665 | +1.4% | September 2026 |
| Waikato | 230,104 | +1.7% | September 2026 |
Questions people ask
Who is the MP for Waiariki?
At the 2023 election, Rawiri Waititi (Te Pāti Māori) won Waiariki by 15,891 votes. Waiariki's boundaries changed in 2025, and the 2026 result appears here once it is called.
How big is the Waiariki electorate?
Waiariki is a Māori electorate covering 18,326 km². Only people on the Māori electoral roll vote in it; 43,000 were enrolled in 2023. It spans the Bay of Plenty and Waikato regions.
What was the turnout in Waiariki?
In 2023, 29,957 of 43,000 enrolled voters in the electorate of that name voted, a turnout of 69.7%.
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.