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New Zealand MPs Behind Viral Haka Protest Receive Longest Suspension In Parliament History (www.pedestrian.tv)
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[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

As much as I support younger people in power... How dpea a recent college grad pull this off?

[–] Snowclone@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Convincing people to vote for them.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 1 points 2 months ago

Both Maipi-Clarke and her father were under consideration by Te Pāti Māori as candidates for the Hauraki-Waikato electorate. In the end, the party wanted a "youthful perspective"[14] and she was selected to contest the electorate at the 2023 election.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hana-Rawhiti_Maipi-Clarke