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	Podcast:		Mediawatch
	Episode:		Political defection takes media by surprise
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:10:04
	Publish Date:		2023-05-06 21:07:00
	Description:		Te Pāti Māori livestreams from local marae don’t usually attract much mainstream media interest. But the defection of government minister Meka Whaitiri on Wednesday was carried by every major outlet after Whakaata Māori's late-night scoop sparked a media scramble. It also created a “constitutional cluster” that needed clarity.
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