Ki ma’ara mō tō mōkī Kōw’iringa Pōti Māori
Kua tukuna ngā mōkī puka reta ki ngā kai pōti uri Māori 562,000 mō tō rātou kōw’iringa pōti mō Te Pōtitanga 2026.
“Ne i, ‘e Māori koe māu nō e to’u i a koe nō ki te rārangi pōti w’ānui rānei te rārangi pōti Māori rānei. I tō urunga tuatahi ‘ei kaipōti. Ā muri i’o kua ā’ei koe ki te w’akaw’iti ki rārangi pōti kē. Engari, kauaka i te 3 mārama tōmua mai o te pōtitanga ā motu. Hei tā Hone Matthews, Amokura Māori o Te Kaitiaki Take Kōw’iri.
“Ki te pīrangi koe te māw’iti ki rārangi pōti kē i mua o te pōtitanga ā motu i tēnei tau, me kōkiritia tēnā i mua o te we’erua pō o te tuaono te marama ‘ereturituri. Ko te rārangi pōti kua tō’ua nei e koe. Koia te rārangi pōtitanga māu.
“Kei a tātou te mana – our choice has mana. Ko te pōtitanga ‘e w’iringa matua tonu mōu. Koia te ara āra’i i a ki te rārangi pōti Māori rānei te rārangi pōti w’ānui rānei. Kua kore ‘e w’iringa tika ‘ē rānei mōu. Ko te w’iringa pono te mea nui mōu.”
Tō mōkī puka reta
Ko ia ka kī ‘e uri Māori ā ia. I tāna urunga tuatahi ‘ei kaipōti. Ka w’akaw’iw’ia ā ia, ā-reta nei ki te kōw’iringa pōti Māori me te mōkī puka reta i ngā wiki ruarua e tū mai ana.
“‘e reta whakamārama ka tau ki a koe. E to’u ana ki tēw’ea rārangi pōti nei koe. Te rārangi pōti Māori rānei te rārangi pōti w’ānui rānei. Me’emea e pai ana ki a koe ko te rārangi pōti e no’o nā koe, kā’ore koe e mate ki te ma’i, kua pai noa”, e ai ki a Hone Matthews.
Ki te pīrangi koe ki te maw’iti i ngā rārangi pōti. W’aka’okia tō reta i tukuna ki a koe. Rere atu rānei ki te ipurangi ki vote.nz maw’itia tō rārangi pōti mā konā.
“Ne i kāre anō ki tau ki a koe tō reta i mua o te 11 o Paenga-w’āw’ā, kāore nō koe ki manangia. Kua kore rānei i a mātou tō wāhi noho.
“Ka ka’a koe ki te hono mā te ipurangi ki vote.nz/enrol, waea kore utu rānei ki 0800 36 76 56. Tonoa ‘e mōkī puka reta. Ne i, ‘e raruraru tāu w’akapā mai ki te waea 0800. Mā tō mātou rōpū koe e manaaki,” e ai ki te kōrero a Hone Matthews.
Nō te 2 o Poutūterangi 2026. 562.069 ngā kaipōti uri Māori i ū ki te rārangi pōti. 304.508 (54%) i te rārangi Māori. 257,561 (46%) i te rārangi pōti w’ānui.