PremiumAnalysisAnalysis byJulia GabelPolitical Journalist·NZ Herald·9 Sep, 2026 05:00 PM12 mins to readJulia Gabel has gained invaluable experience in reporting on the important issues, including health and housing.‌Te Pāti Māori co-leaders Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi.

Photo / Mark MitchellTe Pāti Māori has promised to entrench Te Tiriti o Waitangi/The Treaty of Waitangi – a policy that would upend the way the Treaty is enforced by shifting to a world where treaty breaches are prevented, rather than retrospectively compensated for.

Yet stark differences in opinion on the way forward