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Meka Whaitiri is the first - but will not be the last to switch to Te Pāti Māori.
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OPINION: Voting system has delivered mediocrity, and given minor parties too much power.
The National leader says despite Te Pāti Māori poaching Labour's Meka Whaitiri, they are essentially "one entity" when it comes to the election.
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The question Meka Whaitiri has not yet answered is why she has switched parties.