Indeed, she says in her sworn affidavit that Tamihere had been chairing the weekly caucus meetings of MPs in Parliament since September. And it was he who sent Kapa-Kingi an ‘ultimatum’ on her overspending that sent the simmering issue into overdrive.
To have the party president chair caucus instead of the leader or a co-leader is unprecedented. Chairing caucus is a major part of the role of the leader.
Dealing with parliamentary budget issues is also very firmly the role of the leader.
This makes it very clear that despite not being an MP, John Tamihere is both the president and leader of Te Pati Maori.
Waititi and Ngarewa-Packer are, at best, the co-deputy leaders.
If there is a Labour/Green/TPM Government, it will be John Tamihere deciding what TPM does, and how they do it.
Tamihere is the President and Leader. His daughter is the General Manager and one of his staff is the Secretary/Treasurer. One of the co-deputy leaders is his son-in-law. This is not a political party anymore. It is a family business.
This makes it very clear that despite not being an MP, John Tamihere is both the president and leader of Te Pati Maori.
Waititi and Ngarewa-Packer are, at best, the co-deputy leaders.
If there is a Labour/Green/TPM Government, it will be John Tamihere deciding what TPM does, and how they do it.
Tamihere is the President and Leader. His daughter is the General Manager and one of his staff is the Secretary/Treasurer. One of the co-deputy leaders is his son-in-law. This is not a political party anymore. It is a family business.
This is where Kapa-Kingi alleges that Tamihere said he was “coming for [her] boys” and wanted “utu” (revenge).
Norman says in his evidence that Kapa-Kingi called Tamihere a “f….n c…t”.
This is the party that says tikanga must be followed!
The party’s caucus manual was included in the document bundle. Among many fairly anodyne rules and procedures it is revealed that TPM prohibits its MPs from “socialising with alcohol or other substances with Media or other Political Parites [sic] or Members of Parliament outside of Te Pāti Māori”.
This is both disturbing and explains a lot. The prohibition on socialising with other MPs is a control freak level of paranoia. It is also very bad. You want people from other parties to socialise and develop relationships. But the prohibition explains a lot about TPM not wanting to actually achieve anything legislatively. They want to divide, not work with others.
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
5 comments:
I've seen TPM drinking and eating together in Wellington, with Willie Jackson. The first thing noticeable is Tamihere is definitely in charge. He dominates the conversation and calls the shots. Waititi and Jackson act like a couple of giggling schoolboys while Tamihere has the demeanor of the teacher. It's questionable whether Waititi is capable of chairing caucus.
The second thing noticeable is that Jackson is definitely one of them, even though he is a Labour MP.
I think we've had more than enough of this Maori outfit. They are not worthy of a place in a western parliament. Clearly incapable of keeping John Tamihere in order. Here we see UTU working itself out. Pre-European Maori gang in action in public view. Thank you for your detail, David. This article needs w i d e circulation.
When New Zealander's read articles like this, scratch their 'heads', ponder how this came about, well ponder no more -
My suggestion is, using Dr. Google and research the Jackson- Tamihere (The Twins) connection, that goes back to their days in Parliament, and the subsequent (turbulent) days that followed when they left, became radio stars, with a joint presentation, the pathway that Tamihere was taking and the voyage Jackson took, that led him back into the Labour Party, as the 21st List MP, prior to the election of Ms. Ardern.
Also in your research, you need to include a review of The Jackson Family of New Zealand and look at Wee Willie's family and their respective "noses into matters politics".
I am sure that the hierarchy of -
- Ngai Tahu
- Waikato
_ Northland Maoridom
(the above being the 'monied' Tribal Groups)
must love all the "attention on the Twins" as it allows them to "move under the radar" on matters business and of course money.
Here is a question - how many of the above Operate under the Charities Act?
In actual fact The Maori Party are simply all bluff and bluster. It is the two main parties who are responsible for the Maorification of New Zealand. How could the smaller parties push these divisive issues if they did not have the support of Labour or National? Over the years, both main parties have seen fit to pander to a small percentage of the population when they didn't need to . This was most noticeable when John Key signed us up to UNDRIP. I am sure 80% of New Zealanders want a united country. Yes, John Tamahere is self- serving but I bet many others in powerful positions are as well, that we don't hear about.
On giving it some thought, Janine is right on the money - the two main parties are culpable for allowing Maorification and co-governance to slide into our lives. Well, as the old saying goes:
"You have made your mark on the place, please take it with you." In some ways it can be understood why the Maori elite have taken advantage of these weak-kneed, limp wristed politicians as that could be claimed as human nature but frankly it is a bad joke that has gone too damned far!
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