Oriini Kaipara delivers maiden speech as Parliament is suspended

Thursday 9 October 2025 · 7 outlets · 8 reports · updated Fri 10 Oct 2025, 5:00am

In this story Labour Party, Te Pāti Māori, Oriini Kaipara, Peeni Henare, Gerry Brownlee, Takutai Tarsh Kemp

Te Pāti Māori MP Oriini Kaipara has given her first speech in Parliament, addressing the resilience of Māori. Speaker Gerry Brownlee suspended the House after a haka and waiata broke out in the public gallery following the speech. Kaipara, who won the Tāmaki Makaurau by-election, expressed relief after the event.

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1. NZ HeraldThu 9 Oct 2025, 2:47pm

   Te Pāti Māori MP Oriini Kaipara gives maiden speech as party prepares for ‘reset’ (opens in new tab)

   • Te Pāti Māori’s Oriini Kaipara on her first speech as MP, party ‘dramas’ (opens in new tab) Fri 10 Oct 2025, 5:00am
2. The Press via The PostThu 9 Oct 2025, 2:49pm

   Speaker investigating TPM following Oriini Kaipara’s maiden speech (opens in new tab)

   Also on Waikato Times (opens in new tab), The Post (opens in new tab)

3. RNZThu 9 Oct 2025, 2:50pm

   Watch live: Te Pāti Māori's Oriini Kaipara delivers her maiden speech (opens in new tab)

   • Watch: Haka breaks out after Te Pāti Māori MP Oriini Kaipara's maiden speech, Parliament suspended (opens in new tab) Thu 9 Oct 2025, 3:51pm
4. 1NewsThu 9 Oct 2025, 2:51pm

   Watch live: Te Pāti Māori MP Oriini Kaipara gives maiden speech (opens in new tab)

   • Oriini Kaipara says she 'covered stories – now I choose to change them' (opens in new tab) Thu 9 Oct 2025, 4:36pm
5. StuffThu 9 Oct 2025, 3:26pm

   New Te Pāti Māori MP Oriini Kaipara delivers first speech as an MP (opens in new tab)