There are more Māori on the Māori roll than ever. Will they turn out to vote?

The Māori roll is growing, stoked both by new enrolments and voters switching from the general roll. Ātea editor Liam Rātana explores what’s behind the increase and how it could impact the election. There are now almost 310,000 Māori on the Māori roll, 54,000 more than on the general roll. The 10% difference – 55% to 45% – is the largest discrepancy between the two rolls since 2013, at a time when…