through a "vanilla lens." Chhour had questioned Davis about the relationship between Oranga Tamariki and the Māori group Te Whānau o Waipareira Trust, which was being investigated for financing Māori Party candidate John Tamihere's campaign during the 2020 election. Davis' remarks had offended Chhour, who is Māori from the Ngāpuhi iwi, who stated that Davis' remarks had taken away her mana (prestige). Davis' remarks were condemned as racist by ACT leader David Seymour, and ACT urged Ardern to order Davis to apologise and to suspend him. Davis initially defended his remarks, but subsequently phoned Chhour and apologised to her. Notes References External links Kelvin Davis on the Labour Party website Living people New Zealand Labour Party MPs New Zealand list MPs Unsuccessful candidates in the 2011 New Zealand general election Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives New Zealand MPs for Māori electorates People educated at Bay of Islands College 21st-century New Zealand politicians Candidates in the 2017 New Zealand general election 1967 births People from Kawakawa, New Zealand Members of the Cabinet of New Zealand Ngāpuhi people Candidates in the 2020 New Zealand general election