23 Jun 2023

Battle over Māori seats heating up

From Morning Report, 8:27 am on 23 June 2023

The battle over the Māori seats is heating up, with two Labour MPs opting for an electorate or nothing approach.

But the party insists it's not reviving its "do or die" 2017 strategy, which ultimately saw Te Pāti Māori booted from Parliament.

Such a move was considered for this October's election, but the threat of a revived Te Pāti Māori prompted some of Labour's Māori MPs to seek the security of the party's list.

Here's our political reporter, Katie Scotcher.