A former PM says turn down the temperature.

A walkout at the Iwi Leaders’ Forum, a call from John Key to turn down the temperature, and protests at parliament: a clear and consistent theme of the National-Act-NZ-First continues to be Crown-Māori relations. In the Spinoff’s politics podcast, Annabelle Lee-Mather, Ben Thomas and Toby Manhire test the air as former minister Tracey Martin urges National to back down on its coalition commitment with Act to repeal Section 7aa of the Oranga Tamariki Act.

Plus: is Karen Chhour right that the pressure she’s facing in parliament crosses the line? Should MPs in the house wear more or less party insignia? And how did Christopher Luxon go at the weekend’s party conference?

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