Labour’s Max Harris targets Tāmaki in east Auckland campaign
Labour candidate Max Harris is running to reclaim the Tāmaki electorate, which has been held by the right for 69 years, with recent polling showing a tight three-way race.
Max Harris, a lawyer and author, is Labour's candidate for Tāmaki in the November election. Recent polling suggests the race is competitive, with Harris at 24%, Act's James Christmas at 26%, and National's Mahesh Muralidhar at 23%. Harris, who has worked in legal and political circles for years, says communities across the electorate—from Glen Innes to Mission Bay—are united by concerns about cost of living, community cohesion, and strain on services.
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