Story: Tōrangapū – Māori and political parties

More links and websites

• Origins of the Māori seats

  This research paper on the New Zealand Parliament website contains a thorough exploration of the origins.

• Māori and the vote

  This overview is from NZ History.

More suggestions and sources

• Cody, J. F. Man of two worlds: a biography of Sir Maui Pomare. Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed, 1953.
• Cox, Lindsay. Kotahitanga: the search for Maori political unity. Auckland: Oxford University Press, 1993.
• Newman, Keith. Ratana revisited: an unfinished legacy. Auckland: Raupo Publishing, 2006.
• Walker, Ranginui. He tipua: the life and times of Sir Āpirana Ngata. Auckland: Viking Press/Penguin Books, 2001.