Labour

Chris Hipkins marked progress at last year’s koroneihana but this time criticised the current government actions, which he said had hindered Māori advancement.

It follows a change in tune from Little, a former defence minister under Labour,and represents a distancing from the party's views and claims around AUKUS.

Two former iwi leaders will be facing off against each other as Hūhana Lyndon assumes the Māori Development portfolio for the Greens

29 Māori MPs will take their seats in Parliament, with Te Pāti Māori winning six of the seven Māori electorates.

"I think it's important for people like me who have done our time to move aside."