Te Pāti Māori deep in the kaka after messy divorce from Toitū Te Tiriti

Political divorces are never pretty, and the split between Te Pāti Māori and Toitū Te Tiriti is proving no exception. What once looked like a partnership built on shared kaupapa has unravelled into a very public separation, and it’s Te Pāti Māori who may come out looking the worse for wear.

Toitū Te Tiriti’s announcement that it was cutting formal ties w…