- Tuku Morgan
Tukoroirangi (Tuku) Morgan (b 1958) is a former
New Zealand politician. He was an MP from 1996 to 1999, first with theNew Zealand First party, then as an independent, and finally as a member ofMauri Pacific . During his term in Parliament he was involved in a number of controversies.Morgan was first elected to Parliament in the 1996 elections as the New Zealand First MP for
Te Tai Hauāuru . New Zealand First captured all fiveMāori seats in the 1996 election (including Te Tai Hauāuru) - Morgan and the other four Māori MPs became known as theTight Five .In the 1999 elections, Morgan was ranked second on Mauri Pacific'sparty list , and contested the Te Tai Hauāuru seat again, but was not returned to Parliament. He then returned to TV and film production.
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