Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Debbie Ngarewa-Packer
MP
Co-Leader of Te Pāti Māori
Incumbent
Assumed office
15 April 2020
Co-leader with John Tamihere (April–October 2020)
Co-leader with Rawiri Waititi (October 2020 – present)
Preceded byMarama Fox
Member of Parliament
for Te Tai Hauāuru
Incumbent
Assumed office
14 October 2023
Preceded byAdrian Rurawhe
Majority9,162
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Te Pāti Māori Party list
In office
17 October 2020 – 14 October 2023
Personal details
Born1966 or 1967 (age 56–57)[1]
South Taranaki, New Zealand
Political partyTe Pāti Māori (2020–present)
RelationsMarried
Children3
OccupationBusiness consultant, business director

Debbie Anne Ngarewa-Packer[2] is a New Zealand politician, iwi leader and activist. She is a Member of Parliament and co-leader of Te Pāti Māori alongside Rawiri Waititi,[3][4] and is the chief executive of the Ngāti Ruanui iwi.[3][5][6][7]

Ngarewa-Packer stood for Te Pāti Māori during the 2020 election in the seat of Te Tai Hauāuru. Ngarewa-Packer lost to Labour's Adrian Rurawhe however entered Parliament as a List MP.[8] In 2023, she won the seat of Te Tai Hauāuru against Labour's Soraya Peke-Mason.[9]

  1. ^ "Compare the candidates for Te Tai Hauāuru — NZ Election 2020". Your complete guide to NZ Election 2020 — Policy.
  2. ^ "Event – New Zealand Parliament". www.parliament.nz.
  3. ^ a b Forbes, Stephen (15 April 2020). "John Tamihere and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer selected as new Pāti Māori co-leaders". Stuff. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Tamihere and Ngarewa-Packer new Pāti Māori leaders". RNZ. 16 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  5. ^ Keith, Leighton (13 October 2019). "Debbie Ngarewa-Packer selected to represent Te Pāti Māori in 2020 general election". Stuff. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Covid-19: More iwi checkpoints to be set up in Taranaki for alert level 3". RNZ. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Iwi leader's husband punched at mobile vax stop in South Taranaki". Stuff. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Te Tai Hauāuru – Official Result". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Te Tai Hauāuru – Official Result". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 21 May 2024.