Why the seven Māori electorates have taken on special importance
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The seven Māori electorates are currently viewed as especially significant. These areas involve complex strategic voting calculations and include rebel members of parliament. One member of the Labour party is now standing as an independent. A deputy political editor from RNZ describes these as the least predictable electorates in the country.
They've got it all - strategic voting calculations, rebel MPs, a Labour MP standing as an independent, and what RNZ's deputy political editor calls "the least predictable electorate in the whole country".