Today is an important day. It is the day of the Ikaroa-Rāwhiti by-election, and until 7:00 pm the people of that electorate will be able to exercise their democratic freedoms and vote for who they want for their next MP. Our election day rules mean that I can’t call on people to vote for any…

A Marae Investigates poll has revealed that all four main candidates will comfortably win the Ikaroa-Rawhiti Poll by-election. The poll gives Meka Whaitiri of the Labour Party, Marama Davidson of the Green Party, Te Hāmua Nikora of the Mana Party, and Na Raihania of the Maori Party a healthy lead in the contest. The result…