毛利黨是由 Tariana Turia, Peter Sharples and Whatarangi Winiata在2005年成立，為了促進各項毛利議題。該政黨以毛利公民為基礎而組合成。 Tariana Turia是當時以勞工為首的聯合政府的內閣首長。Peter Sharples 則是一位備受矚目的毛利學者，成為共同領導人。他們從2004年7月就著手開始新政黨的成立。

The Maori Party, a political party in New Zealand based around Maori citizens, formed around Tariana Turia, a former Labour Party member who had been a New Zealand Cabinet minister in the current Labour-dominated coalition government. Pita Sharples, a high-profile Maori academic, became co-leader. They launched the new party on 7 July 2004.
The Maori Party - a political party led by Tariana Turia, Peter Sharples and Whatarangi Winiata established to promote Maori issues in the 2005 election.