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Parliament’s combative debating chamber descended into sorrow yesterday as MPs marked the death of Te Pāti Māori MP Takutai ...
MPs took turns to fill Hansard with poetry, waiata and references to Justin Bieber’s dancing on Thursday afternoon as they ...
Te Pāti Māori MP Takutai Moana Natasha Kemp is being remembered as a “beautiful soul” dedicated to helping young people in ...
Flags are flying at half mast around Parliament after the death of the Te Pati Māori MP for Tāmaki Makaurau at the age of 50.
The Te Pāti Māori MP had taken leave from Parliament last year, following a diagnosis of kidney disease and recently ...
The 50-year-old Te Pāti Māori MP died on Thursday, "as she lived - fighting for the cause" according to her colleagues.
Labour's Willie Jackson will attend Kemp's tangi in Taihape over the weekend. Te Pāti Māori's Takutai Moana Natasha Kemp died today aged 50, following a battle with kidney disease. He says Labour ...
Takutai Tarsh Kemp’s passing has united Aotearoa in grief and gratitude. The outpouring of tributes—-rom Parliament, iwi, and community-honours a “calm in the storm,” a champion of rangatahi, and a ...
From hugs to waiata, Parliament paused politics to honour Kemp's legacy and the kaupapa she lived for.
Ms Kemp has been reported to have been waiting for a kidney transplant, one of around 400 people in Aotearoa currently on the waiting list. Her death is a significant loss and a timely reminder of the ...
The union movement is sending its love and condolences to the whānau of MP for Tāmaki Makaurau, Takutai Tarsh Kemp, following the shocking news of her passing. “We are heartbroken for Takutai’s whānau ...
The Labour Party is sad to learn of the death of Takutai Tarsh Kemp. “We are devastated at the passing of a dear friend. The thoughts of everyone here, and around Aotearoa are with Takutai’s whānau,” ...