Duncan Garner - Editor In Chief

Chris Hipkins Slams Green Party and Te Pati Māori After Leaked Mongrel Mob Meeting

Duncan Garner - Editor In Chief

Show Notes

Green and Te Pati Māori MPs visited a South Auckland gang pad to meet senior Mongrel Mob members and posted the photos online. With the election on a knife-edge, the judgment of these politicians is under heavy scrutiny. Chris Hipkins has called the photos abhorrent and completely unacceptable. We ask what on earth they were thinking and whether this error hands the election to their opponents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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