) ▁ ▁Te ▁Tai ▁T ong a ▁– ▁( All ▁of ▁South ▁Island ▁and ▁nearby ▁islands . ▁L arg est ▁elect or ate ▁by ▁area ) ▁ ▁W ai ar iki ▁– ▁( In cludes ▁T aur anga , ▁Wh ak at ane , ▁Rot or ua , ▁T au po ) ▁ ▁While ▁seven ▁out ▁of ▁ 7 0 ▁( 1 0 %) ▁does ▁not ▁nearly ▁reflect ▁the ▁proportion ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ers ▁who ▁identify ▁as ▁being ▁of ▁M ā ori ▁descent ▁( about ▁ 1 8 % ), ▁many ▁M ā ori ▁choose ▁to ▁en roll ▁in ▁general ▁elect or ates , ▁so ▁the ▁proportion ▁reflect s ▁the ▁proportion ▁of ▁vot ers ▁on ▁the ▁M ā ori ▁roll . ▁ ▁For ▁maps ▁showing ▁broad ▁elect oral ▁boundaries , ▁see ▁selected ▁links ▁to ▁individual ▁elections ▁at ▁New ▁Zealand ▁elections . ▁ ▁Form er ▁M ā ori ▁Party ▁co - le ader ▁P ita ▁Sh ar ples ▁proposed ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁an ▁additional ▁elect or ate , ▁for ▁M ā ori ▁living ▁in ▁Australia , ▁where ▁there ▁are ▁between ▁ 1 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁ 1 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁M ā ori , ▁the ▁majority ▁living ▁in ▁Queensland . ▁ ▁Party ▁politics ▁As ▁M ā ori ▁elect or ates ▁origin ated ▁before ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁political ▁parties ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁all ▁early ▁M ā ori ▁MP s ▁function ed ▁as ▁independ ents . ▁When ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁formed , ▁however , ▁M ā ori ▁MP