McCarten and Jackson are former close friends, having worked together as union officials and in the Alliance Party. Deputy chief executive Mike Tukaki will be acting CEO at MUMA during Rangiheuea’s leave period, thought to be three months. The MUMA board statement said that One Union was welcome at MUMA. “It is not a MUMA matter.”A mediation meeting occurred in late January between the union and MUMA management. Jackson hit back against the McCarten allegations in December, after the Herald ran its investigative piece, and accused McCarten of betrayal.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 18, 2026 07:34 UTC