BHN Big Hairy News • 26 June 2025

#BHN The passing of TPM MP Takutai Moana Kemp | Chris Finlayson LIVE | Seymour still under fire

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Te Pāti Māori MP Takutai Moana ‘Tarsh’ Kemp died aged 50 on Thursday morning. Her death shocked colleagues at Parliament, who said she had “devoted every breath” to the kaupapa. MPs across the House dried away tears as they spoke about her short time in politics — she was elected to Parliament in 2023 — and noted she worked right up until she died.Former Treaty Negotiations Minister Chris Finlayson has called Shane Jones' proposal to force New Zealand’s largest iwi Ngāpuhi into a single commercial settlement “a terrible idea”. Finlayson joins us tonight LIVE at 9pm to talk over why its a terrible idea.David Seymour’s ‘victim of the day’ posts are continuing to raise questions especially as it's been noted that there is a Parliament crest the social media posts implying the messaging is endorsed by Parliament.=================================Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠⁠#BHN⁠⁠ www.patreon.com/BigHairyNews⁠=================================Merch available at www.BHNShop.nz Like us on Facebookwww.facebook.com/BigHairyNews Follow us on Twitter.@patbrittenden @Chewie_NZFollow us on BlueskyPat @patbrittenden.bsky.socialChewie @chewienz.bsky.socialEmily @iamprettyawesome.bsky.socialMagenta @xkaosmagex.bsky.social