1 Jul 2025

Te Pāti Māori MP Takutai Kemp laid to rest

From Checkpoint, 4:35 pm on 1 July 2025

Te Pāti Māori MP Takutai Moana Natasha Kemp has been laid to rest today on the grounds of a small church at Opaea Marae among the rolling hills of Taihape, in the central North Island. The Tāmaki Makaurau MP died suddenly last week after battling kidney disease. Māori News Journalist Pokere Paewai reports.