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Te Tawharau (roughly translated as the shelter) was a Māori political party in New Zealand. Te Tawharau briefly had representation in Parliament when Tuariki Delamere a former New Zealand First MP transferred his loyalty to it. In the 1999 elections Te Tawharau contested electorates under its own banner but contested the party vote as part of the Mana Māori Movement. It did not however win any seats with Delamere losing his position to Mita Ririnui of the Labour Party.