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Co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer called on all MPs and parties to support her first Member’s Bill, the Prohibition on Seabed Mining Legislation Amendment Bill, when she announced it on social media.
Ngarewa-Packer has led a fight for more than six years against a bid by Trans Tasman Resources Ltd to mine the seabed off the South Taranaki coast, in her role as Kaiarataki of Te Runanga o Ngāti Ruanui.
“Having helped to lead the campaign against seabed mining with my iwi, both in the courts and on the streets, I’ve always said that this would be one of my top priorities as a Te Paati Māori MP,” she said in a post on Tuesday morning.
Press Release – The Maori Party
Te Pāti Māori is calling on the Minister for COVID-19 Response, Chris Hipkins, to immediately release his plan for rolling out vaccines in Māori communities and to commit to working directly with Māori organisations to ensure resources get to where they are needed most.
In response to questioning in the House from Te Pāti Māori Co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, the Minister accepted that Māori are a population group particularly vulnerable to COVID-19 and confirmed that there is a specific vaccine rollout plan for Māori.
“Now that the Minister has confirmed that there is a specific vaccine rollout plan for Māori, he must urgently release that plan to Māori organisations and the public so they can start to plan and communicate the importance of getting vaccinated early,” said Mrs Ngarewa-Packer.