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Oct 19, 2026
Phil GoffHOST
Kushla Ting-Gairi Manuel, I think, is a really good MP, and there's nobody speculating that she's going to lose that.
Phil GoffHOST
I think Te Tai Tonga, the old Southern Māori, Mananui Ramsden, well regarded down there.
Phil GoffHOST
He's up against the incumbent Takuta Ferris, but there's a Te Pāti Māori candidate there as well.
Phil GoffHOST
I think Mananui has got a good chance there.
Pokere PaewaiCORRESPONDENT
Winning this electorate is their only pathway into Parliament.
Pokere PaewaiCORRESPONDENT
Labor candidate Mananui Ramsden, who recent polling has in the lead, wants to enter Parliament with the mandate of Te Tai Tonga or not at all.
Mananui RamsdenSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
If you go with the mandate of the people, then you're expected to work for the people.
Mananui RamsdenSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
If not, get out of the way.
Pokere PaewaiCORRESPONDENT
Mananui Ramsden says rebuilding the Treaty relationship between the Crown and Māori would be a big focus for him if elected.
Pokere PaewaiCORRESPONDENT
Rounding out the candidates for the major parties is the Green's Dr. Lisa Te Morenga, a professor of Māori health and nutrition.
Pokere PaewaiCORRESPONDENT
She says the issues facing Māori in Te Tai Tonga are first and foremost the cost of living.
Dale HusbandGUEST
Kushner should hold Ikaroa Rawhiti.
Dale HusbandGUEST
Mananui Ramsden's a bit of a standout in Te Tai Tonga, no disrespect to the other candidates, but that's the way I'm thinking that it's going to fall.
Dale HusbandGUEST
So two for Labour, four for Te Paati Māori, and Taitukado's still in the swing area.
Kathryn RyanHOST
OK, we'll come back to that overhang question, which has been debated on both sides.
Dale HusbandPANELIST
Kushler should hold Ikaroa Rawhiti.
Dale HusbandPANELIST
Mananui Ramsden's a bit of a standout in Te Tai Tonga, no disrespect to the other candidates.
Dale HusbandPANELIST
But that's the way I'm thinking that it's going to fall.
Dale HusbandPANELIST
So two for Labour, four for Te Pāti Māori, and Taitukaro still in the swing area.
Dale HusbandGUEST
Kushler should hold Ikaroa Rāwhiti.
Dale HusbandGUEST
Mananui Ramsden's a bit of a standout, and Te Tai Tonga, no disrespect to the other candidates, but that's the way I'm thinking that it's going to fall.
Dale HusbandGUEST
So two for Labour, four for Te Paati Māori, and Te Tai Tukerau's still in the swing area.
Catherine RyanHOST
OK, we'll come back to that overhang question, which has been debated on both sides.
Mihingarangi ForbesHOST
Um, a few might be surprised.
Mihingarangi ForbesHOST
Independent Tākuta Firas on 30%, Mananui Ramsden for Labor, uh, who led other polls, on 24%, Lisa Timoringa for the Greens on 17, Lisa Marie, um, Murch for Te Party Maori, nine, uh, 10%, 1% for Legalise Cannabis.
Mihingarangi ForbesHOST
Uh, that is a bit of a flip on some of the oth- other polls.
Mihingarangi ForbesHOST
What do you think about, uh, Tākuta?