[6] In 2016, a member's bill submitted by Henare which aimed to ban the import of goods produced by slave labour was drawn from the ballot.

[11] He assumed the portfolio of Minister for Whānau Ora, which falls under the purview of Te Puni Kōkiri (the Ministry for Māori Development).

[26] Following the formation of the National-led coalition government in late November 2023, Henare became spokesperson for defence, sport and recreation, and associate health in the Shadow Cabinet of Chris Hipkins.

[28] In February 2024, Henare attracted media attention after he used a metaphor involving a gun during a Māori language speech prior to Waitangi Day.

[29] On 10 December 2024, House Speaker Gerry Brownlee referred Henare along with Te Pāti Māori MPs Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer to the Privileges Committee for leading a haka (ka mate) that interrupted vote proceedings during the first reading of the Treaty Principles Bill on 14 November 2024.

In 2018, Henare had disclosed Kimura's business interests to the Cabinet Office and agreed not to be involved in any decisions regarding contracts with her agency.

While the Health Ministry confirmed that Tātou had followed the rules and that Henare was involved, it acknowledged that the group had not declared a conflict of interest or instituted an internal management plan.

Public Service Commissioner Peter Hughes sought a copy of the findings but declined the National Party's request for a broader review of all government contracts awarded to Tātou.

[32] In February 2024, PwC released its review, which concluded that the Health Ministry had failed to raise any concerns about conflicts of interest around the seven contracts it had awarded to Tātou between 2021 and 2022.