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Willie Jackson said Whaitiri was still 'hurting' from the defection.
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'Floodgates could be opening' - John Tamihere
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Whaitiri this week announced that she had quit Labour and would stand for Te Pāti Māori.
Meka Whaitiri welcomed home to the Te Pāti Māori whānau
Meka Whaitiri is the first - but will not be the last to switch to Te Pāti Māori.
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Willie Jackson fires a broadside at runaway Labour Party MP Meka Whaitiri
The Māori Development Minister has taken aim at the Te Pāti Māori defector.
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Elizabeth Kerekere to break silence to Green members in Zoom call
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Meka Whaitiri remains an MP - 'waka-jumping' law not triggered - Speaker
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Labour's Kelvin Davis has brushed off the shock departure of Meka Whaitiri.
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Labour minister's shock defection to Māori Party touted as turning point for election
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Thomas Coughlan: Why Labour's playing nice with Whaitiri and Te Pāti Māori
Labour's being very nice to Te Pāti Māori after Meka Whaitiri's defection.
Editorial: Meka Whaitiri defection cuts deep
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