19 May 2023

"A budget for the rich" - Te Pāti Māori

From Midday Report, 12:11 pm on 19 May 2023

Te Pāti Māori has given the government a scathing review of it's sixth Wellbeing Budget, claiming that the wellbeing of Maori has never been worse off. Co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer says it serves middle class and wealthy people in New Zealand, and continues to fuel extreme inequality. On the flip side, the party is celebrating a huge boost in funding for Te Matatini, the national kapa haka competition. Debbie Ngarewa-Packer spoke with Charlotte Cook.