Labour MP Kiritapu Allan has resigned from all her government portfolios, after she was charged in relation to a car crash in Wellington on Sunday night. Back in 2021, she was highly praised - for how she oversaw the tsunami evacuation on the East Coast - while also facing a cancer diagnosis... So what's the feeling among people on the East Coast about their local electorate MP? Matai Rangi Smith is a broadcaster based in Gisborne, he spoke with Nathan Rarere.
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