Māori Council leader calls on National MP to resign due to attending lockdown protest

Matthew Tukaki is calling on National backbencher MP Harete Hipango to resign after attending another COVID-19 anti-vaccine mandate and lockdown protest, Newshub reports. “…the errant National MP has had multiple opportunities yet she sneaks away to this protest and that knowing full well her presence gives license to those behind them – often peddling misinformation and lies,” Tukaki says in a statement. “… bring back people like Jo Hayes who worked damn hard to advocate for Māori.”