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Podcast: The Front Page
Episode: How Elizabeth Kerekere's resignation impacts the Greens - and Labour
Description: Having one MP resign from their party mid-term is rare enough in Aotearoa – but to have two from the same electorate is basically unheard of. Yet days after Meka Whaitiri quit the Labour Party, her two-time Ikaroa-Rāwhiti electorate rival Elizabeth Kerekere has quit the Green Party. What was behind Kerekere’s decision to leave, and what does this shake-up between Labour, the Greens and Te Pāti Māori mean for a potential coalition after the election? Today, on The Front Page, we’re joined by NZ Herald deputy political editor and host of t...