| Waiariki | |||||||
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| Single-member Māori constituency for the New Zealand House of Representatives | |||||||
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| Formation | 1999 | ||||||
| Region | Bay of Plenty | ||||||
| Character | Urban and rural | ||||||
| Term | 3 years | ||||||
| Member for Waiariki | |||||||
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| Party | Te Pāti Māori | ||||||
| Previous MP | Tāmati Coffey (Labour) | ||||||
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Waiariki is a New Zealand parliamentary Māori electorate that was established for the 1999 election, replacing the Te Tai Rawhiti electorate. It is currently held by Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi, who won it in the 2020 and 2023 general elections.
Waiariki was an important electorate in the 2020 election as Waititi's win allowed the Māori Party to re-enter parliament with two MPs, despite not reaching the 5% party vote threshold needed for parties without an electorate seat.