He also addressed the sudden removal of an MP as the party's whip.
Under-fire Te Pāti Māori co-leaders Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer turned up alone at Parliament on Tuesday as the fracas over the comments from one of their MPs continued into a new week.
The MP’s refusal to back down and a Treaty ‘bottom line’ could be key factors in whether the two parties can work together next year.
In the last debate before voters head to the polls in the Tāmaki Makaurau byelection, there were some good moments but more that would make you sigh ‘auē’.
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