Te Pāti Māori president John Tamihere. Photo / FileTe Pāti Māori president John Tamihere - said to be the architect behind the coup of enticing Meka Whaitiri to the Māori Party - says the floodgates could be opening “but ultimately that’s a gift I can’t give”. Tamihere added as Te Pāti Māori president, it was his job to build the party infrastructure and the mana in the movement. She will try to find a tangi to go to even if she doesn’t know the person.”Tamihere said Te Pāti Māori strategy was simple. “The beauty about Te Pāti Māori is others don’t have anything to say about our votes.”Come October, the country will see how that strategy has worked - or not.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 05, 2023 12:29 UTC