Te Pāti Māori Not Releasing Annual Financial Statement, The Restoring Samoan Citizenship Bill, and 21 New Te Reo Māori allocated for sites around the Māngere-Ōtāthuhu Local Board area w/ Te Pāti Māori's Takutai Kemp: 21 October, 2024

Earlier this month, the Electoral Commission released political parties’ annual financial statements, however, Te Pāti Māori had failed to release theirs.

Since failing to do so, the party has since been referred to the police over the matter, with updates from last week from the police saying they were continuing to assess the matter.

For our weekly catch up, News and Editorial Director, and Monday Wire Host, Joel, spoke to Te Pāti Māori’s Takutai Kemp about the party’s lack of a financial statement.

They also discussed Green Party MP, Teanau Tuiono’s Restoring Citizenship Removed by Citizenship (Western Samoa) Act 1982 Bill passing its first reading with unanimous support from the select committee.

The bill would allow Samoans born between 1924 and 1948 to have reinstated New Zealand citizenship, following a 1982 ruling by the then National government that those born in the previously New Zealand-occupied territory of Western Samoa as non-New Zealand citizens.

Finally, they discussed  21 new te reo Māori names being allocated for sites around the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board area.