Te Pāti Māori MP for Hauraki-Waikato, mātauranga Māori educator and former Maahina director with whakapapa across several iwi.

Priorities: Food sovereignty, maramataka and Māori knowledge, youth leadership, Te Tiriti, and empowering Māori across generations.

Māori cultural-development leader and Waitangi Tribunal member with senior roles across education, health, broadcasting and infrastructure; former Te Māngai Pāho deputy chair, Whakaata Māori director, TVNZ journalist and Te Aka Whai Ora deputy chief executive.

Priorities: Kīngitanga, Māori-led development, education and health, te reo and broadcasting, rangatahi potential, unity and self-determined outcomes that benefit Māori and the wider public.