Māori Politics

Amanda Riddell
13 minutes ago
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We spent all of last year slinging mud at each other in the press, yet we're still roughly where we were in terms of polling. It says something: we're not afraid of airing our dirty laundry. Everyone had beef in the Te Pāti Māori feud, yet we're still working together.

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