Te Pāti Māori co-founder Tariana Turia, who helped create Whānau Ora, dies aged 80

Tariana Turia said she felt proud of having helped create wellbeing agency Whānau Ora. (Image: NZME)

Fri, 03 Jan 2025

Politicians across the country have paid tribute to Te Pāti Māori co-founder, leader and long-serving MP Tariana Turia following her death.Turia passed away in the early hours of this morning, aged 80.She served as a minister under both Labour and National Governments and was an MP for 18 years.The wahine Māori political leader first entered Parliament as a Labour list MP in 1996, a year after leading the 79-day Moutua Gardens protest in Whanganui.During her tenure in Parliament, Turia was responsible for the creation of the wellbeing agency Wh...

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