Te Puku O Te Whenua

Former Māori electorate in New Zealand

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Te Puku O Te Whenua or "the belly of the land" was one of the five new New Zealand parliamentary Māori electorates created in 1996 for MMP. It was replaced in the 1999 election.

## Population centres

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The electorate included the following population centres:

* Dannevirke
* Feilding
* Hastings
* Hāwera
* Masterton
* Napier
* New Plymouth
* Palmerston North
* Taumarunui
* Taupō
* Wanganui

## Rohe

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The electorate included the following rohe:[citation needed]

* Ngati Apa, Ngāti Rangitāne, Ngāti Raukawa \- Feilding, Palmerston North & Wanganui
* Ngati Kahungunu \- Hawke's Bay, Hastings, Napier and Wairarapa
* Ngati Maru, Ngati Mutanga, Ngati Tama \- Taranaki
* Te Atiawa \- Taranaki

## History

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Te Puku O Te Whenua, or the belly of the land, was one of the five new Māori electorates created for the 1996 election with the introduction of mixed-member proportional (MMP) representation, and which were all won by the Tight Five of the New Zealand First from Labour. The 1996 election was won by Rana Waitai.[1]

In the 1999 election it was substantially replaced by Ikaroa-Rāwhiti.

### Members of Parliament

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Key

NZ First Mauri Pacific ACT

Election  | Winner

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1996 election |  | Rana Waitai

### List MPs

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Election  | Winner

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1996 election |  | Donna Awatere Huata

## References

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1. ^ "Former NZ First MP says party's return counterproductive". Radio New Zealand. 28 November 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2011.

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* Te Puku O Te Whenua
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