A third candidate has entered the race for the Ikaroa-Rāwhiti seat and has shared his plan to help other Māori men.
Vision NZ candidate Ata Tuhakaraina, 38, (Ngāti Hauā) is running for the seat despite living in the Wellington suburb of Petone - just outside the Ikaroa-Rāwhiti electorate.
He says “I don’t see that as a concern” as he grew up in the Hutt Valley and feels he still represents the people in that wider community.
Tuhakaraina was not aware he lived outside the electorate until he was informed by Hawke’s Bay Today.
Tuhakaraina launched his campaign last week and is the only man running for the Ikaroa-Rāwhiti seat, up against incumbent MP Meka Whaitiri (Te Pāti Māori) and Cushla Tangaere-Manuel (Labour).