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‘I am not Māori’: New Zealand MP corrects party deputy leader amid diversity criticism

Gaffe by Nikki Kaye came after concerns were raised about the new National party frontbench’s lack of diversity

The new deputy leader of the National party has misidentified one of her frontbench MPs as Māori when defending the party’s lack of diversity.

The MP, Paul Goldsmith, was forced to clarify Nikki Kaye’s comments and state that he was not, in fact, Māori. “Let me make it quite clear, I am not Māori myself,” Goldsmith said. “I don’t claim to be Māori myself.”

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