He said it's “unacceptable” for people of other ethnicities to campaign in the seat.
That's despite him saying in 2023 that racism should be called out.
Oriini Kaipara won the Tāmaki Makaurau seat last night, defeating Labour's Peeni Henare.
Labour has condemned a social media post by Te Pāti Māori MP Tākuta Ferris, after he questioned why visible non-Māori were helping Labour candidate Peeni Henare campaign in the Tāmaki Makaurau by-election.
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