Te Pāti Māori president John Tamihere has told MPs Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and Tākuta Ferris to "do the honourable thing" and quit Parliament, accusing the duo of "greed, avarice, and entitlement". It is the latest salvo in an increasingly public fallout between the party leadership and the two MPs.
The party's National Council last month voted to suspend Kapa-Kingi, who is MP for Te Tai Tokerau.
The executive of Te Tai Tonga electorate - which covered the South Island and parts of Wellington - abstained from the resolution, and later called for a vote of no confidence in Tamihere.
To give us some context around what's happening, Emile Donovan speaks to political editor at the NZ Herald, Thomas Coughlan.
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