# Greens on course to pick up first Māori electorate

> Green candidate Huhana Lyndon leads poll for Te Tai Tokerau Māori electorate.
- Title: Greens on course to pick up first Māori electorate · NZ Herald
- Summary: Green candidate Huhana Lyndon leads poll for Te Tai Tokerau Māori electorate. Green Party candidate Huhana Lyndon leads Te Tai Tokerau Māori electorate poll…
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- Source: NZ Herald — https://nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/greens-on-course-to-pick-up-first-maori-electorate-poll/2XUB7YXUD5AINELQT52LZEHUPM
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## Green candidate leads Māori electorate poll
The Whakaata Māori-Curia poll shows Green candidate Huhana Lyndon with 24% support in Te Tai Tokerau electorate.

> Huhana Lyndon
## Labour and Te Pāti Māori trail
Labour's Willow-Jean Prime has 18% support, while Te Pāti Māori's Aperahama Edwards holds 17% in the poll.
## Incumbent MP lags
Incumbent MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi polled 12% in the Te Tai Tokerau electorate.
## Undecided voters dominate
Undecided voters make up 22% of the Te Tai Tokerau electorate in the poll.
## Party vote standings
Labour leads party vote with 32%, followed by Greens at 29%, Te Pāti Māori at 1%, and NZ First at 7%.
## National and Act lag
National polled 5% and Act 1% in the party vote standings.
## Te Tai Tokerau race dynamics
Te Tai Tokerau was one of this election’s most exciting races after Kapa-Kingi fell out with Te Pāti Māori.
## Four-way contest
The race is one of the few genuine four-way contests with Labour, Greens, Te Pāti Māori, and NZ First running competitive campaigns.
## Cost of living top concern
Cost of living is the most important issue in the electorate with 34% of voters citing it as their top concern.
## Housing and health concerns
Housing follows at 14% and health at 9% among voters' top concerns in the electorate.
## Kapa-Kingi's performance
40% of voters said Kapa-Kingi had done a good job, while 14% said she had been poor and 27% said average.
## Poll methodology
The poll was conducted between October 5 and October 15 with 500 respondents and a margin of error of 4.5%.
## Te Tai Tonga debate
The poll results will be presented to candidates during the Te Tai Tonga electorate debate tonight at 7pm.
## Debate broadcast details
The debate will be broadcast live on Whakaata Māori and MĀORI+ and streamed via Te Ao Māori News app, Facebook, and YouTube.
## Key takeaway

Green Party candidate Huhana Lyndon leads Te Tai Tokerau Māori electorate poll with 24% support ahead of Labour's Willow-Jean Prime at 18%.