Biography
Tākuta "Doc" Ferris is a New Zealand politician, currently representing Te Tai Tonga in the New Zealand House of Representatives as an independent. He was elected at the 2023 general election as a Te Pāti Māori candidate. Ferris was expelled from the party in November 2025.
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54th Parliament · since the 2023 general election
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Policies they shape, and why
Bills they’ve worked on
Voting record
Most votes in Parliament are party votes, where MPs vote as a block with their party. So on the large majority of votes Tākuta Ferris voted the same way as Independent. The votes that show an MP’s own view are conscience (personal) votes, where MPs vote individually.
No conscience (personal) votes are recorded for Tākuta Ferris this term. These votes are rare, because Parliament decides most matters by party vote. We record them from Hansard as they occur.
Taxpayer-funded expenses
Travel and accommodation paid by Parliamentary Service for 1 January – 31 March 2026. Ministers’ expenses are disclosed separately.
Latest coverage
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Details sourced from parliament.nz and the public record. Bills, written questions, declared interests and expenses refresh automatically from Parliament’s official sources; conscience votes are recorded from Hansard as they occur. Photo: Office of the Clerk, NZ House of Representatives, CC BY 4.0 (source ).