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Marae - 2008 Election Special

Television (Full Length) – 2008

One of the high points of Māori current affairs programme Marae is its post-election mustering of successful Māori candidates. This 2008 edition features the five Te Pāti Māori and two Labour Party MPs. It was a significant election, with John Key leading the National Party to success after Labour's nine-year stint, and Helen Clark announcing her resignation as Labour Party leader. As this episode was filmed the day after election night, Te Pāti Māori's involvement with the new National government was still undetermined, garnering much discussion on what the future holds.