Wairiki MP Te Ururoa Flavell is no political novice but he is facing his first election as Maori Party co-leader.
He discusses the party's record, its goals and its rivals in this Herald Hot Seat interview with NewstalkZB host Rachel Smalley, Herald columnists Fran O'Sullivan and Toby Manhire and political editor Audrey Young.
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Competing with wealthy Internet Mana and why being third cab off the rank can be powerful: What topics Te Ururoa Flavell discussed and where to find them in the full Maori Party interview
43s Who the Maori Party serves
2m 2s Coalition position on National and Labour
3m 35s How monthly meetings with Key and English are run
5m 21s Preferences of the people for National or Labour
5m 50s Working with parties like Act
8m 29s Sharples not moving aside earlier
10m Maori seat candidates
11m 10s Fundraising
12m 31s Competing with wealthy Internet Mana
14m 26s Sounding off on Twitter about media profile
16m 32s Being third cab off the rank can be powerful
18m 17s Attraction of Maori to Internet Mana
20m 21s Whanau Ora
22m 25s Maori seats
24m 34s The party as Treaty Partner
26m 19s Treaty of Waitangi and treaty rights
27m 57s Maori left behind and Maori leaping ahead, Maori Party initiatives
31m 55s Using the Maori asset-base better including Chinese investments
37m 32s Opportunities in the North and settlements
39m 28s Work and young Maori
43m 38s Minerals and iron sands
45m 24s Immigration rate
46m 56s The next big idea
48m 28s Race relations optimism
50m 31s Te Reo Maori
52m 12s Reason to vote Maori Party
The interview was conducted on August 5.
THE SERIES SO FAR:
Thursday - Hone Harawira and Laila Harre, Internet-Mana
Friday - Colin Craig, Conservatives
Saturday - Jamie Whyte, Act
Monday - Peter Dunne, United Future
Tomorrow - Russel Norman and Metiria Turei, Greens