Collected stories - 1 March 2023 to 31 May 2023
RNZ
Meka Whaitiri has insulted constituents and created a constitutional 'cluster' with her sudden and barely explained defection to Te Pāti Māori, writes Tim Watkin.
The event was supposed to open with a karakia, but it didn't - prompting a spokesperson for the Māori King to express their disappointment.
NZ Herald
Whaitiri this week announced that she had quit Labour and would stand for Te Pāti Māori.
RNZ
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said the Free Trade Agreement with the United Kingdom was coming into effect faster than the government had thought it might.
The MP's defection made for a good bit of political theatre, but it was not an exercise in achieving meaningful political gains, Jack Tame opines.
Stuff
ANALYSIS: Meka Whaitiri staged a major upset for Labour, but is yet to explain why she's left the party and why she should be re-elected.
Newshub
National wants Whaitiri to release publicly "exactly what she said to the Speaker".
NZ Herald
The Māori Development Minister has taken aim at the Te Pāti Māori defector.
Waatea News: Māori Radio Station
A Māori political commentator says Meka Whaitiri’s defection could give the Māori Party the impetus it needs to become a real political force. Ms Whaitiri yesterday quit Labour and announced she would contest Ikaroa Rawhiti for the fourth time as […]
The Auckland Central MP gave an impassioned speech at Parliament today.
Stuff
Green MP Elizabeth Kerekere is under investigation by her own party after appearing to call Chlöe Swarbrick “a crybaby”.
Waatea News: Māori Radio Station
A member of the National Iwi Chairs Forum says Labour’s fear of a political backlash over co-governance keeps it from doing the right thing. The forum, the New Zealand Māori Council and the Māori Women’s Welfare League have issued a […]
Make no mistake, writes Yvonne Tahana, as an election strategy, this was a thunderous opening shot from the Te Pāti Māori.
NZ Herald
Labour's Kelvin Davis has brushed off the shock departure of Meka Whaitiri.
Newsroom
Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta's latest foreign policy speech was light on truly new diplomatic insights, but did give a sense of the pressure being felt by the Government around Aukus discussions
Pundit
Meka Whaitiri’s switch from Labour to Te Pāti Māori raises questions about whose mana is being enhanced - not by the decision itself but how it’s being done. What thought has she given to her public duties as an MP?
Inside Government NZ
Auditor-General, John Ryan says language used in a letter sent only to Labour MPs from Transport Minister, Michael Wood, about a new $350 million funding programme risked a perception that projects might be considered outside of the published application process, or that the application process could be open to influence. Mr Ryan today published a […]
Stuff
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Newshub
"This all looks like personal ambition, gripes, personal vanity."
Newshub
Not taking the Prime Minister's calls is utterly unforgivable, writes Jenna Lynch.
RNZ
New Zealand is increasing its military, humanitarian, legal and economic support for Ukraine.
Newsroom
And party president extends invitation to minister Mahuta: 'If Nanaia feels there's something awry with the way she was treated, she knows what she can do.'
Newsroom
Labour minister Meka Whaitiri says she has taken the difficult but “right decision” to cross the floor to join Te Pāti Māori in a shock move five months out from the election.
Newshub
Here's what's going down.
RNZ
The National leader says despite Te Pāti Māori poaching Labour's Meka Whaitiri, they are essentially "one entity" when it comes to the election.
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RNZ
Parliament changed a long-standing rule this week and will now leave the counting of votes to the experts. It turns out MPs just aren’t that good at counting.
The Conversation
As she prepares to deliver of her valedictory statement to parliament, Jacinda Ardern will be remembered as an outstanding prime minister – though perhaps not for reasons of her own choosing.
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