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Te Pati Maori Pledges Restore Mongrel Mob Mana After Meeting

By Drooid · Oct 19, 2026, 2:35 AM UTC · How we work

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Te Pati Maori MP Oriini Kaipara pledged to restore mana to the Mongrel Mob after meeting members.
Labour leader Chris Hipkins called the meeting a huge error and barred the parties from ministerial posts.
Hipkins said Labour will not support gang rights or change the gang-patch ban.
Mongrel Mob administrator Cherie Kurarangi said food and petrol costs, not gangs, are the community’s real issue.

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Te Pati Maori MP Oriini Kaipara pledged to restore mana to the Mongrel Mob after meeting members.
Labour leader Chris Hipkins called the meeting a huge error and barred the parties from ministerial posts.
Hipkins said Labour will not support gang rights or change the gang-patch ban.
Mongrel Mob administrator Cherie Kurarangi said food and petrol costs, not gangs, are the community’s real issue.