Debbie Ngarewa Packer
Taranaki DHB believes the wastewater sample is likely positive
The Maori Party Co-leader says the Taranaki District Health Board believes the wastewater sample is likely positive for the Delta variant of Covid-19. Extra testing sites have been set up despite a… Audio
Policing political race speech with a posse
Parliament’s Speaker doesn’t want to stifle MPs’ free speech, instead he’s deputising all MPs to call out bigotry when they hear it. Audio
Policing political race speech with a posse
Parliament’s Speaker doesn’t want to stifle MPs’ free speech, instead he’s deputising all MPs to call out bigotry when they hear it.
AudioDebbie Ngarewa-Packer urges funding for cervical self-test
Funding for a self-screening programme for cervical cancer probably would not be up for debate if it was about men's bodies - that's the view of Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer.
The… Video, Audio
Question time key part of shortened sitting day
Question time was considered an essential part of business this week as fewer MPs sat for shorter hours under changing Covid alert levels at Parliament. Video, Audio
Question time key part of shortened sitting day
Question time was considered an essential part of business this week as fewer MPs sat for shorter hours under changing Covid alert levels at Parliament.
Video, AudioCovid-19 casts shadow over upcoming holidays
A Covid-19 shadow is hovering over this weekend's Auckland Anniversary holiday.
The mystery continues as to how three people caught the virus at the city's Pullman Hotel.
The government response has… Audio
Māori Party pinning hopes on Te Tai Hauāuru
The Māori Party is pinning its hopes on candidate Debbie Ngarewa Packer as its best chance of returning to Parliament.
While she's polling behind Labour's Adrian Rurawhe in Te Tai Hauāuru, a third of… Audio
The Outliers: Small parties want radical changes
Covid-19 is front and centre in the run up to this year's election, with politicians battling over how best to lead the country through the crisis.
It's not just Labour and National presenting its… Audio
Hawera blackface float: Mayor's part disappointing - iwi leader
The iwi leader who drew attention to the blackface float in the Hawera A&P Show parade says the South Taranaki District Mayor shouldn't have to resign for being part of a judging panel that awarded it… Audio
Taranaki iwi says Crafar cows have damaged heritage site
A Taranaki iwi is furious cows from a Crafar-owned family farm have destroyed one of the country's most well-preserved terraced pas. Audio