High Court reinstates Mariameno Kapa-Kingi as Te Pāti Māori member

Friday 5 December 2025 · 6 outlets · 7 reports · updated Sat 6 Dec 2025, 5:01am

In this story Te Pāti Māori, High Court, Tākuta Ferris, Mariameno Kapa-Kingi

Mariameno Kapa-Kingi has been reinstated as a member of Te Pāti Māori following an interim High Court ruling. The Te Tai Tokerau MP challenged her expulsion, which occurred alongside Tākuta Ferris in November. Kapa-Kingi will attend the party's annual general meeting this weekend, with a full hearing scheduled for early February.

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1. NZ HeraldFri 5 Dec 2025, 4:17pm

   Māori Party expulsion: Judge reinstates Mariameno Kapa-Kingi’s Te Pāti Māori membership (opens in new tab)

2. 1NewsFri 5 Dec 2025, 4:20pm

   Court reinstates Mariameno Kapa-Kingi as Te Pāti Māori MP (opens in new tab)

3. The Press via The PostFri 5 Dec 2025, 4:28pm

   High Court forces Te Pāti Māori to re-admit MP it attempted to expel (opens in new tab)

4. StuffFri 5 Dec 2025, 4:33pm

   High Court reinstates Mariameno Kapa-Kingi as Te Pāti Māori MP (opens in new tab)

5. RNZFri 5 Dec 2025, 5:03pm

   Mariameno Kapa-Kingi reinstated as a member of Te Pāti Māori in interim High Court ruling (opens in new tab)

   • Reinstatement of Mariameno Kapa-Kingi raises questions for Te Pāti Māori voters - experts (opens in new tab) Sat 6 Dec 2025, 5:01am
6. Otago Daily TimesFri 5 Dec 2025, 5:21pm

   Kapa-Kingi reinstated as member of Te Pāti Māori (opens in new tab)