Te Puku O Te Whenua
Te Puku O Te Whenua or "the belly of the land" was one of the five new New Zealand parliamentary Māori electorates created in 1996 for MMP. It was replaced in the 1999 election.
Population centres
The electorate included the following population centres:
Rohe
The electorate included the following rohe:[1]
- Ngati Apa - Feilding, Palmerston North & Wanganui
- Ngati Kahungunu - Hawke's Bay, Hastings, Napier and Wairarapa
- Ngati Maru, Ngati Mutanga, Ngati Tama - Taranaki
- Te Atiawa - Taranaki
History
Te Puku O Te Whenua, or the belly of the land, was one of the five new Māori seats created for the 1996 election with the introduction of mixed-member proportional (MMP) representation, and which were all won by the Tight Five of the New Zealand First from Labour. The 1996 election was won by Rana Waitai.[2]
In the 1999 election it was substantially replaced by Ikaroa-Rāwhiti.
List MPs
| Election | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 election | Donna Awatere Huata | |
References
- "Map of Tribal Areas In Aotearoa | maoripakeha.co.nz". maoripakeha.co.nz. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- "Former NZ First MP says party's return counterproductive". Radio New Zealand. 28 November 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
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