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# Face of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/face-of-the-day-1354/
- Published: 2025-12-04T17:30:04.000Z
- Updated: 2025-12-04T17:30:03.000Z
- Description: Mariameno Kapa-Kingi argues that John Tamihere is unlawfully in the role of party president.
- Author: Good Oil Staff
- Tags: Face of the Day, NZ Politics, Politics

> Te Tai Tokerau MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi is arguing that John Tamihere, the Pāti Māori boss ultimately responsible for her being booted from the party, is unlawfully in the role of party president.  
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> That claim was flatly rejected by Tamihere’s lawyer, who called it a “remarkable”, unsubstantiated, “difficult and extreme argument”.  
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> The saga, which has now evolved into a legal dispute over the leadership and membership of Te Pāti Māori, is unquestionably remarkable. It involves two expelled MPs, accusations of financial mismanagement, bullying and torn allegiances for all involved.  
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> Stuff

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