Whakaata Māori

Out of interest, has there been research done into Māori voters as a whole and whether they name the same concerns as their top concerns heading into this election?

Yeah, so Whakata Māori has run a series of polls throughout the Māori electorates, which I must add are historically quite difficult to poll in because they're so broad.

You've got a range of diverse populations in all of them, but we are seeing that the cost of living, like the general electorates, tends to be one of the most concerning issues for those in the Māori electorates.

But then we also see things like the importance of te tiriti and the place of te tiriti in He Pākehā Pūtanga.

We've just got to make sure that whatever transpires on the 7th of November, that for Te Tai Tonga, Te Tai Tonga's voice is right there.

But a Whakata Māori poll conducted in September by Curia Market Research has him trailing behind every other candidate.

Kaupapa Māori educator Lisa Marie Murch is running for Te Pāti Māori.

Murch has had the least time on the campaign trail, only announcing her candidacy in June.

At the end of the day, as in life with Dean.

We consider what reality TV offered audiences.

You know.

There is actually something for everyone.

And this time, we're seeing how wrong it can go.

Kia

ora, I'm Dylan Reeve, and I've spent more than half my life making TV, including a fair bit of reality.

And I'm here to tell you about it, including some of the stuff that doesn't make it on screen.

Do you know how you're doing? Like, do you know how you're doing? Has there been polling? And I know that tonight, we've just been talking about Waiariki.

And these are the numbers put out by, I think it's Te Ao Māori or Māori Television, who have said they've done a poll of 500 people.

It's not a big poll, but it is still a scientific poll.

And Araweri came out at 42%.

And I'm start, I've started on the Mount Albert one for the spin-off as well.

I'm sure I've got a few Whakaata Māori, Māori TV ones to catch up on.

Mm.

The Kingmakers one was quite interesting.

Curia has proven an accurate polling company over many years.

It follows Isomar slash ICC code of practice and the New Zealand political polling code and polls for a number of organizations, including National and most recently, Whakata Maori.

There is no taxpayers union involvement in this poll.

That's a really weird disclaimer because it feels like they know after Nikki's book that people are going to be a bit hesitant of it.