Senior Labour MP Peeni Henare's announced he's leaving politics, after what he calls a 'tough' 2025. 

Henare says he's not seeking re-election for Labour this year, and will leave Parliament in the coming weeks.  

It comes after he lost the Tamaki Makaurau seat to Te Pati Māori for a second time in last year's by-election, a seat he'd held for six-years from 2014 to 2020. 

Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper explained further.

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Senior Labour MP Peeni Henare's announced he's leaving politics, after what he calls a 'tough' 2025.&nbsp;
Henare says he's not seeking re-election for Labour this year, and will leave Parliament in the coming weeks. &nbsp;
It comes after he lost the Tamaki Makaurau seat to Te Pati Māori for a second time in last year's by-election, a seat he'd held for six-years from 2014 to 2020.&nbsp;
Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper explained further.
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Barry Soper: Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent on Labour's Peeni Henare leaving politics

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