Mariameno Kapa-Kingi
Sitting MP · Te Tai TokerauSitting Te Tai Tokerau MP with around four decades of community, whānau and regional advocacy experience; founder of the Te Tai Tokerau Party after leaving Te Pāti Māori.
Stated priorities: Local decision-making, mana mokopuna, tino rangatiratanga, whenua and whakapapa-led representation, and stronger northern political power.
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- 27 May 2026RNZElectorate profileWho are the candidates in the running for Te Tai Tokerau?
Profiles Aperahama Edwards, Hūhana Lyndon, Willow-Jean Prime and Mariameno Kapa-Kingi.
- 10 Mar 2026Aukaha NewsCourt and party governanceHigh Court quashes Kapa-Kingi expulsion
The court found fundamental procedural errors and failure to follow the party's Kawa, ordering Mariameno Kapa-Kingi reinstated.
- 10 Nov 2025RNZInternal partyTe Pāti Māori expels Tākuta Ferris and Mariameno Kapa-Kingi
The national council expelled two electorate MPs after prolonged internal conflict.
- 4 Nov 2025RNZInternal conflictIwi leaders intervene as party tensions escalate
The Iwi Chairs Forum sought reconciliation after calls for president John Tamihere and MPs Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and Tākuta Ferris to leave their roles.
- 8 Oct 2025StuffParty resetTe Pāti Māori reset says party wants to govern
Stuff reported the co-leaders’ commitment to policy, coalition readiness and internal discipline after disputes involving Tākuta Ferris, Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and Toitū Te Tiriti.
- 11 Sept 2025NewsroomInternal party rolesTe Pāti Māori makes internal role swap
Mariameno Kapa-Kingi was removed as whip and replaced by co-leader Ngarewa-Packer amid scrutiny of Ferris's posts and media-access disputes.