Te Puku O Te Whenua
Te Puku O Te Whenua or "the belly of the land" was one of the five new New Zealand parliamentary Māori electorates created in 1996 for MMP. It was replaced in the 1999 election.
Population centres
The electorate included the following population centres:
- Dannevirke
- Feilding
- Hastings
- Hāwera
- Masterton
- Napier
- New Plymouth
- Palmerston North
- Taumarunui
- Taupō
- Wanganui
Rohe
The electorate included the following rohe:[citation needed]
- Ngati Apa, Ngāti Rangitāne, Ngāti Raukawa - Feilding, Palmerston North & Wanganui
- Ngati Kahungunu - Hawke's Bay, Hastings, Napier and Wairarapa
- Ngati Maru, Ngati Mutanga, Ngati Tama - Taranaki
- Te Atiawa - Taranaki
History
Te Puku O Te Whenua, or the belly of the land, was one of the five new Māori electorates created for the 1996 election with the introduction of mixed-member proportional (MMP) representation, and which were all won by the Tight Five of the New Zealand First from Labour. The 1996 election was won by Rana Waitai.[1]
In the 1999 election it was substantially replaced by Ikaroa-Rāwhiti.
Members of Parliament
Key
Election | Winner | |
---|---|---|
1996 election | Rana Waitai | |
List MPs
Election | Winner | |
---|---|---|
1996 election | Donna Awatere Huata |
References
- ^ "Former NZ First MP says party's return counterproductive". Radio New Zealand. 28 November 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
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