Rawiri Waititi

Rawiri Waititi MP
Co-leader of Te Pāti Māori
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 October 2020 Co-leader with Debbie Ngarewa-Packer
Preceded by	John Tamihere
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Waiariki
Incumbent
Assumed office 17 October 2020
Preceded by	Tāmati Coffey
Majority	15,891
Personal details
Born	1980 or 1981 (age 42–43)[1] Ōpōtiki, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Political party	Te Pāti Māori (2016–present) Labour (until 2016)
Spouse	Kiri Tamihere-Waititi
Children	5
Relatives	Hoani Waititi (grand-uncle) Dame June Mariu (aunt) Kahurangi Waititi (relation) Taika Waititi (relation) Tweedie Waititi (relation) Rob Ruha (relation) John Tamihere (father-in-law)
Profession	Politician and Ringatū Minister
Website	Māori Party profile

Rawiri Wikuki Waititi (born 17 October 1980 or 1981) is a New Zealand politician and iwi leader He has been co-leader of Te Pāti Māori since 2020, alongside Debbie Ngarewa-Packer. He has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Waiariki since 2020,^[2] when his election returned Te Pāti Māori to the New Zealand Parliament following their defeat at the 2017 general election.

Born and raised in the eastern Bay of Plenty, Waititi whakapapas to many iwi but has firm links to Te Whānau-ā-Apanui and Ngāti Porou. An advocate of progressive political policies,^[3] Waititi is a fluent Māori speaker, and is also an iwi leader, Ringatū minister, and kapa haka exponent.^[4] He has been prominent and vocal in his opposition to the policies towards Māori of the Sixth National Government of New Zealand since the 2023 general election.