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Te Pāti Māori MP Orinii Kaipara doubles down on Mongrel Mob meeting

Te Pāti Māori MP Orinii Kaipara is doubling down on her support for gangs, as the furore around a gang pad meet up continues to draw fire. Kaipara promised to "restore the mana" of the Mongrel Mob last week, who she says are overwhelmingly victims of state abuse. That's been rubbished by the coalition parties, who've hit Te Pāti Māori, the Greens and Labour hard since the news broke. Political reporter Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira has more.

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