In an election year bombshell, Labour minister Meka Whaitiri has jumped ship, her shock defection blindsiding her own caucus - including the Prime Minister.
She remains in Parliament as an independent MP - but intends to contest her Ikaroa-Rāwhiti seat this election for Te Pāti Māori.
Opposition MPs are now questioning why she has not been booted from her electorate and Parliament under the waka-jumping provision.
RNZ deputy political editor Craig McCulloch has the story, and RNZ political editor Jane Patterson joins Lisa Owen with the latest analysis.
