Labour leader Chris Hipkins says he wasn't told the full truth about the gathering that led to Kerrin Leoni's resignation as Tāmaki Makaurau candidate. 

At a debate this week, Te Pati Māori's Oriini Kaipara accused Leoni of visiting a gang pad a week before she did - which Leoni denied. 

Footage surfaced yesterday of her campaigning this month at a family event including gang members, wearing a Labour Party jacket. 

Hipkins told Heather du Plessis-Allan that Labour didn't know the extent of the event. 

He says it was working off the information she provided - that she had not visited a gang pad, and hadn't done what was alleged in the debate. 

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Labour leader Chris Hipkins says he wasn't told the full truth about the gathering that led to Kerrin Leoni's resignation as Tāmaki Makaurau candidate.&nbsp;
At a debate this week, Te Pati Māori's Oriini Kaipara accused Leoni of visiting a gang pad a week before she did - which Leoni denied.&nbsp;
Footage surfaced yesterday of her campaigning this month at a family event including gang members, wearing a Labour Party jacket.&nbsp;
Hipkins told Heather du Plessis-Allan that Labour didn't know the extent of the event.&nbsp;
He says it was working off the information she provided - that she had not visited a gang pad, and hadn't done what was alleged in the debate.&nbsp;
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Chris Hipkins: Labour Party Leader responds to resignation of Kerrin Leoni

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