"In my heart of hearts I believe we all want the best for our people, we just go about it in different ways.
"To set the record straight, the Maori Party has voted against National Party policy on 42 separate occasions.
"You must be at the decision making table or you get nothing," Mr Flavell said.
Ms Sykes said Waiariki voters held the balance of power in their hands, saying activism and public pressure also helped to change laws.
"Vote for the change we desperately need. We have the dynamism of activists ... we want jobs for all, homes for the homeless, an end to child poverty and a living wage."
She said Whanau Ora had failed Maori men, who made up more than 50 per cent of the country's prison population.
"We are proud of Whanau Ora, but it has been made lame.
"Originally we were promised $1 billion for three years, but have only heard promises of $100 million," she said.
While Mr Waititi said the Whanau Ora policy was a good one, it was nothing new and was not reaching the people it intended to help.
"It's a beautiful programme, but it needs to be reviewed because it's under resourced.
"You can't have health without education - you will just end up with educated unhealthy Maori."
Mr Flavell said Whanau Ora had helped about 30,000 families to get ahead and make positive changes in their lives.
"And we will make sure this stays on the agenda for any party in Government."
Ms Sykes said no Maori with a sense of kaitiakitanga (guardianship) should support a Government who wanted to exploit Maori land for oil and mineral exploration.
However, Mr Flavell said Maori should have the right to decide what they wanted to do with their land.
Mr Waititi agreed. "We need to ensure we are in total control of our whenua (land)."
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