The iwi's chair said a united Māori movement in the political space was a powerful proposition.
"What they really think about is, do I have a job? Is my daughter safe when she goes out on Saturday night?"
"We are not a subset of Labour."
Watch it here.
Labour and the Greens turned up on Saturday.
It comes ahead of the Government arriving on Monday.
Here's what some in the room have been saying.
The Government fronted up to the iwi chairs forum on Friday.
"Those principles need to be democratically discussed and debated."
