Willie’s predictions

Wille Jackson thinks Labour will win five of the seven Maori seats. His picks:

• Te Tai Tōkerau: it’s Kelvin all the way
• Tāmaki Makaurau: I don’t expect Tāmaki Makaurau to be close
• Hauraki-Waikato: “Nanaia Mahuta will win. Nothing more to be said,”
• Te Tai Hauāuru: Ngarewa-Packer is favourite and as a first-term MP has had a good one. But I say, don’t write off Soraya,” 
• Waiariki: “Rawiri Waititi is the favourite to hold his seat but like Soraya, don’t write off Toni Boynton
• Ikaroa–Rāwhiti: Ikaroa-Rāwhiti has deep Labour roots and I expect that to be the case come election night.
• Te Tai Tonga: In Māoridom, names carry a lot of weight and there’s no bigger than Tirikatene in Te Tai Tonga

They will be very interesting because how well the Māori Party does could affect the number of seats in Parliament.