A Te Pāti Māori MP is under fire after questioning the Children's Minister's Māori identity.

Mariameno Kapa-Kingi made the remark to Karen Chhour in a Select Committee meeting this morning during heated discussion of boot camps, youth offending, and removing Treaty provisions from the Oranga Tamariki Act.

Kapa-Kingi claimed Chhour had 'knowledge gaps' and didn't understand the essence of being Māori.

Newstalk ZB political editor Jason Walls says David Seymour has been quick to lambast Te Pāti Māori over these comments.

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