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Oriini Kaipara
Tāmaki Makaurau
· Te Pāti Māori
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03 Pecuniary interests Methodology →
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04 Directorships Methodology →
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08 Recent meetings (as minister) Methodology →
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09 Recent Hansard speeches
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12 In the news Methodology →
50 articlesCoverage from RNZ, Stuff, NZ Herald, ODT, 1News, Newsroom and The Spinoff that mentions this person. Click any source to expand. Article body markdown is captured separately and used for AI summarisation downstream.
Stuff 16
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2026-10-23As National intensifies its campaign against the left for campaigning with gangs, Stuff has obtained a photo showing one of their own ministers apparently posing for a photo with patched Mongrel Mob members.
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2026-10-23Our fascination with gang pads is focused on the wrong group of destructive idiots, when billionaires impact our daily lives far more.
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2026-10-23Oriini Kaipara knew her gang pad visit would raise eyebrows, in fact, she even said that it would. It didn’t just raise eyebrows, it saw all hell breaking loose.
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2026-10-23Kei te huri hē tō tātou aro ki ngā whare gang me taua rōpū rorirori nei, i te mea ko ngā piriona kē kei te tino raweke i ō tātou oranga o ia rā
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2026-10-23Kerrin Leoni has resigned as a Labour Party candidate following revelations she campaigned at a gang event - here’s how it went down
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2026-10-22Follow the election campaign live.
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2026-10-21During a Whakaata Māori Tāmaki Makaurau debate on Wednesday night, Oriini Kaipara claimed Kerrin Leoni also visited the gang pad she visited a week earlier.
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2026-10-21Follow the election campaign live.
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2026-10-20Hipkins said he didn’t recall Cabinet ever agreeing to that funding. He pointed out that it started under the John Key-led National government.
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2026-10-18New video from inside the Mongrel Mob’s meeting with Green and Te Pāti Māori candidates shows the candidate’s campaigning for votes.
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2026-10-18Follow the election campaign live.
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2026-10-15Follow the election campaign live.
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2026-10-15Labour and the Opportunity Party are distancing themselves from Te Pāti Māori and the Greens over their candidates’ selfies with the Mongrel Mob, as the photos into a major distraction for the Opposition during the election campaign.
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2026-10-14Follow the election campaign live.
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2026-10-14Candidates from Te Pāti Māori and the Green Party have teamed up to win votes and discuss issues with the Mongrel Mob.
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2026-09-29A Colosseum-like atmosphere filled the University of Auckland on Tuesday night as politicians faced a cauldron of energised, enthusiastic students.
RNZ 10
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2026-10-24Labour leader Chris Hipkins criticises National over the photo, saying the party should be held to its own standards.
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2026-10-23Former Labour candidate breaks silence on her resignation, saying the criticism is being used for political gain and media clicks.
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2026-10-22Clearly, this has been very, very difficult for her. This is her family who we’re talking about," the Labour leader said after Kerrin Leoni’s resignation.
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2026-10-22Kerrin Leoni acknowledged she has whānau in gang and attended a family function earlier this year where gang members were present.
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2026-10-19The MP for Tāmaki Makaurau promised to "restore mana" to Mongrel Mob gang members when she visited a gang pad.
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2026-10-18"I see Mums and Dads, I see uncles who have been trapped," the MP says. Meanwhile, Christopher Luxon can’t say if we’ll have a government by Christmas, and Labour aims at social media
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2026-10-16Māori are going without healthcare or putting it off because of the cost and the unavailability of services, a new survey reveals.
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2026-10-16Analysis - In a neck-and-neck election campaign there's no greater gift for a political party than an unforced error by the opposing team.
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2026-10-14"We don't change who we are as a political party just for the campaign," the party's co-leader says.
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2026-10-14National is crying foul at a social media post from Mongrel Mob lifetime member Harry Tam, which shows the Greens' candidates and Te Pāti Māori candidates, at a whānau, health, and wellbeing election hui.
NZ Herald 8
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2026-10-23Labour leader Chris Hipkins (clockwise, from top left), National leader Christopher Luxon, Act leader David Seymour and Te Pāti Māori MP Oriini Kaipara.
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2026-10-21Labour candidate Kerrin Leoni speaks at an event attended by Mongrel Mob members. Credit / Supplied
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2026-10-20Harry Tam says Chris Hipkins threw Jacinda Ardern under bus over gang funding. Photo / NZ Herald.
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2026-10-18Te Pāti Māori's Oriini Kaipara has pledged to give gangs 'their mana back' in a speech to Mongrel Mob.
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2026-10-18Te Pāti Māori MP Oriini Kaipara meeting with members of the Mongrel Mob during the 2026 election campaign.
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2026-10-18Te Pāti Māori MP Oriini Kaipara meeting with members of the Mongrel Mob during the 2026 election campaign.
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2026-10-16Te Pāti Māori MP Oriini Kaipara meeting with members of the Mongrel Mob during the 2026 election campaign.
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2026-10-07First panel during the New Zealand Herald, The Future of New Zealand Debate. NZ Herald photographs by Dean Purcell
Newsroom 6
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2026-10-23Chris Hipkins knows this doesn't end with the Tāmaki Makaurau candidate's reluctant resignation. More Labour heads may fall before election day. The post The real reason Kerrin Leoni had to go is not about the gangs appeared first on…
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2026-10-22Tāmaki Makaurau challenger resigns from the race, with Chris Hipkins labelling her conduct 'unacceptable' The post Labour candidate steps down as photo with family and some gang members emerges appeared first on Newsroom .
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2026-10-21From The Detail: As we enter the final fortnight of the election campaign, NZ political parties are still struggling to get out of first gear The post ‘Desperate’ election is going down to the wire appeared first on Newsroom .
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2026-10-21Oriini Kaipara accuses critics of racism over Mongrel Mob visit, as new poll puts the incumbent just 2 points ahead of Labour challenger in Tāmaki Makaurau The post Te Pāti Māori, Labour face off over gang pad visit in tight race appeared…
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2026-10-19Labour’s Tāmaki Makaurau challenger says politicians' gang photos are fuel for right-wing scare tactics three weeks out from the vote The post Gang photos throw new focus on Labour and Te Pāti Māori’s battle for Tāmaki Makaurau seat…
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2026-09-29Caucus chair concedes some Māori will want to split their votes – but Labour's not advocating that. 'That's their business.' The post Māori seat poll: Electorates hang in balance as Willie Jackson tackles vote-splitting appeared first on…
1News 6
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2026-10-23Labour candidate Kerrin Leoni resigned on Friday after she campaigned alongside Mongrel Mob members.
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2026-10-23Labour candidate Kerrin Leoni resigned this morning, with leader Chris Hipkins saying campaigning with gang members was "unacceptable".
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2026-10-22Labour candidate Kerrin Leoni resigned this morning, with leader Chris Hipkins saying campaigning with gang members was "unacceptable".
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2026-10-13The kingmakers went head to head, as ACT's David Seymour, the Greens' Chlöe Swarbrick, NZ First's Winston Peters, Te Pāti Māori's Rawiri Waititi and Opportunity’s Qiulae Wong faced off over major election issues.
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2026-10-10Ahead of the November 7 election — follow 1News for the latest from the campaign trail.
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2026-10-08Te Pāti Māori's Oriini Kaipara and Labour's Kerrin Leoni went head to head in a live debate.
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The Spinoff 1
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2026-09-24Roll out the green carpet: as the parliamentary term draws to a close, it’s time to hand out the gongs for the most memorable moments and momentous mishaps of the past three years in the House of Representatives. Bugger the election…
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