Mariameno Kapa-Kingi says Te Pāti Māori’s leadership has removed her from the role of party whip despite her enjoying the work.
The role is now listed on Parliament’s website as being held by Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer. Losing the job comes with a roughly $20,000 salary decrease.
Speaking to the Herald outside Parliament on Thursday night, Kapa-Kingi said she couldn’t speak about the decision but said “things are changing”.
They have one MP who doubled down on comments the co-leaders said were wrong, and now they have unilaterally sacked the whip (in most parties whips are elected by the caucus, not anointed by the leader). These are not signs of a well functioning party.
UPDATE: Reliable sources tell me this is much bigger than I realised. There is a huge split in TPM, basically between the Tamihere aligned MPs and the rest. I have been told that some existing MPs are facing deselection, and that this is behind what we are seeing with the Whip sacked and Ferris defying the co-leaders.
David Farrar runs Curia Market Research, a specialist opinion polling and research agency, and the popular Kiwiblog where this article was sourced. He previously worked in the Parliament for eight years, serving two National Party Prime Ministers and three Opposition Leaders
3 comments:
Fighting amonst themselves? Now that would be a surprise wouldn't it?
Ah...... tis going to be funny to watch..... TPM falling apart.... Maoris scrapping... These stone age savages playing to the death. How best to fan the fire?
Good to see the Left eating itself. Doubly ironic given maori history.
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