# Peeni Henare farewells Parliament after 12 years

An episode of [Politics NZ](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1849044663), 13 Mar 2026, 16 min.

Audio: https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1773445967/audio/fop/fop-20260313-1830-peeni_henare_farewells_parliament_after_12_years.mp3

Former Labour MP Peeni Henare has called time on his 12 year career in Parliament. He sits down with political reporter Lillian Hanly to discuss his resignation, and the balancing act of "being Māori" and "being a politician." Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. Every show and episode belongs to its publisher and plays from the publisher's own feed; this site hosts none of them.