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Melissa Heni Mekameka Whaitiri (born 11 January 1965) is a New Zealand politician and former member of the New Zealand House of Representatives. She was first elected to Parliament in the 2013 Ikaroa-Rāwhiti by-election for the Labour Party .
Melissa Heni Mekameka Whaitiri, in der Öffentlichkeit als Meka Whaitiri bekannt, war eine Politikerin der New Zealand Labour Party. Am 3. Mai 2023 trat sie aus der Partei aus und wechselte zur Te Pāti Māori Partei.
Independent MP Meka Whaitiri has broken her silence this morning in her first media interview after defecting to Te Pāti Māori, saying that she didn't feel heard in Labour. Whaitiri spoke as she returned to Parliament after her shock defection last Wednesday.
Government defector Meka Whaitiri will remain in Parliament as an independent MP and her move to Te Pāti Māori will not trigger the waka-jumping legislation, Parliament has been told.
A tearful Meka Whaitiri has confirmed this morning she resigned from the Labour Party and has now joined Te Pāti Māori: “Effective immediately”. She intends to be seated with Te Pāti...
- Michael Neilson
2. Mai 2023 · Labour minister Meka Whaitiri says she has taken the difficult but “right decision” to cross the floor to join Te Pāti Māori in a shock move five months out from the election.
3. Mai 2023 · Meka Whaitiri has announced she has resigned from Labour and intends to sit with Te Pāti Māori in Parliament and stand for the party at the election. She said crossing the floor was not an easy decision, but the right one. Prime Minister Chris Hipkins sacked her as a minister after her announcement.
