{"id":126863,"date":"2025-11-09T22:08:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T22:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/126863\/"},"modified":"2025-11-09T22:08:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T22:08:08","slug":"te-pati-maori-expels-takuta-ferris-and-mariameno-kapa-kingi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/126863\/","title":{"rendered":"Te P\u0101ti M\u0101ori expels T\u0101kuta Ferris and Mariameno Kapa-Kingi"},"content":{"rendered":"

Te P\u0101ti M\u0101ori’s national council has voted to expel MPs Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and T\u0101kuta Ferris, after a period of internal conflict<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The National Iwi Chairs Forum had been hopeful the party’s two factions could patch things up at a hui at a Wellington marae this week.<\/p>\n

That plan has been scuppered, after the co-leaders on Monday announced the party’s council – made up of electorate representatives – met on Sunday night and voted “without opposition” to expel Kapa-Kingi and Ferris, with immediate effect.<\/p>\n

In response to news of his expulsion, Te P\u0101ti M\u0101ori MP T\u0101kuta Ferris has issued a statement, saying the decision “is plainly unconstitutional”.<\/p>\n

\"'Rogue'<\/p>\n

\nA composite image of T\u0101kuta Ferris and Mariameno Kapa-Kingi.
\nPhoto: RNZ\/Liam K. Swiggs\n<\/p>\n

“I do not acknowledge the decisions and illegal resolutions made through unilateral measures.”<\/p>\n

The affiliation of the Ferris and Kapa-Kingi – whose son Eru has also been scathing of party president John Tamihere – has been in question as the stoush in the party escalated.<\/p>\n

Co-leader Rawiri Waititi confirmed last Tuesday the party was considering explusion.<\/p>\n

Tamihere last week urged them to quit<\/a> after the National Council voted to suspend Kapa-Kingi over office overspending accusations.<\/p>\n

\"Te<\/p>\n

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Photo: RNZ\/Samuel Rillstone\n<\/p>\n

That followed a vote of no confidence<\/a> in Tamihere from Ferris’ Te Tai Tonga electorate branch, which also called for his immediate resignation.<\/p>\n

Tamihere accused them of plotting a coup against the co-leaders and said their behaviour was based on “greed, avarice and entitlement”.<\/p>\n

The MPs have not been speaking to media but in a statement Kapa-Kingi said she was not going anywhere, and Tamihere did not speak for Te Tai Tokerau.<\/p>\n

The council has been examining the party constitution to come to a decision on how it would handle the MPs, who met with the co-leaders last week.<\/p>\n

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