Tāmaki Makaurau (electorate)

Tāmaki Makaurau
Single-member Māori constituency for the New Zealand House of Representatives
Formation2002
RegionAuckland
CharacterUrban
Term3 years
Member for Tāmaki Makaurau

Oriini Kaipara
since 6 September 2025
PartyTe Pāti Māori
List MPs
Previous MPTakutai Tarsh Kemp (Te Pāti Māori)
Party vote distribution




Tāmaki Makaurau (pronunciation) is a New Zealand parliamentary Māori electorate returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives. The electorate covers central and southern Auckland, and southern parts of western Auckland. It was first formed for the 2002 election. Tāmaki Makaurau is a Māori-language name for Auckland.

The electorate was first held by the Labour Party's John Tamihere, for one term. It was held by Pita Sharples of the Māori Party for three terms from 2005 until his retirement in 2014. Peeni Henare of the Labour Party was elected in 2014 and served until his defeat in the 2023 election by Takutai Tarsh Kemp of Te Pāti Māori. Kemp died on 26 June 2025, and Oriini Kaipara was elected as the MP in a by-election held on 6 September 2025.