Hone Harawira has escaped being kicked out of the Maori Party but is likely to be told to publicly apologise for inflammatory words he used in an email and for visiting Paris instead of staying with an official delegation in Brussels.
The MP is also likely to be denied further chances of official international travel by his party in this parliamentary term.
His final fate will not be known until later this week after the leadership has travelled to Kaitaia to meet his electorate organisation.
However, Mr Harawira has told party president Whatarangi Winiata he wishes to remain with the party.
After meeting him over the weekend, Dr Winiata said there was also no question of the party ejecting him.
However, it is likely to expect Mr Harawira to publicly account for his actions.
Mr Winiata said Mr Harawira's "angry response" to the email from Buddy Mikaere questioning the Paris trip was not justified and ran contrary to Maori Party kaupapa.
In that email, Mr Harawira questioned whether Mr Mikaere was buying into "that white man bull...." and said "white mother....... have been raping our lands and ripping us off for centuries".
Mr Winiata said Mr Harawira's hot-headedness was a recurring problem.
"There isn't any doubt about his intellectual ability.
"It's just his ability to express ideas well and his energy.
"I don't think punishment is where we should focus. He has so much talent, and we have to shape the politician out of that."
When contacted yesterday, Mr Harawira would not comment.
Race Relations Commissioner Joris de Bres has ruled out investigating the email, saying Mr Harawira was exercising his freedom of opinion.
It is understood the Maori Party has received at least 150 emails complaining about his comments and that its co-leader Tariana Turia has personally responded to each one by apologising.
Mrs Turia had criticised Mr Harawira for going sightseeing in Paris and, previously, for his 2007 trip to Alice Springs when he was supposed to be in Melbourne.
Prime Minister John Key said on TVNZ's Q+A yesterday that the comments were "offensive" and he believed there was "a tinge" of racism in them.
He said it was up to the Maori Party to deal with the matter and he believed they were taking it seriously.
