{"id":609795,"date":"2026-09-24T02:08:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T02:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/609795\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T02:08:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T02:08:10","slug":"debbie-ngarewa-packer-to-scale-back-campaign-as-mum-becomes-unwell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/609795\/","title":{"rendered":"Debbie Ngarewa-Packer to scale back campaign as mum becomes unwell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"body-paragraph articleLinkText  [&amp;_p]:tit-sub-xl tit-sub-xl md:[&amp;_p]:d-tit-sub-xl md:d-tit-sub-xl mb-[1.3rem]\">Te P\u0101ti M\u0101ori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer has withdrawn from upcoming election debates and will scale back her campaign after her mother became very unwell.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-paragraph articleLinkText  lg mb-4\">In a Facebook post addressed to voters in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1news.co.nz\/2026\/08\/24\/te-tai-hauauru-meet-the-candidates-for-the-west-north-island-electorate\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Te Tai Hau\u0101uru<\/a>, the electorate she holds, her team said Colleen Ngarewa&#8217;s illness would change how the rest of her 2026 campaign ran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-paragraph articleLinkText  lg mb-4\">&#8220;Most who know Debbie or her wh\u0101nau know that her Mum is their rock,&#8221; the campaign team said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-paragraph articleLinkText  lg mb-4\">&#8220;Not much would halt her in her mission to get this Govt out and to serve you all, but this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-paragraph articleLinkText  lg mb-4\">Her campaign plan will now &#8220;look very different&#8221;, the team said, to give Ngarewa-Packer and her wh\u0101nau time for &#8220;the journey that they have ahead&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-paragraph articleLinkText  lg mb-4\">The team said it understood what was expected of Ngarewa-Packer during the campaign, and that its members would keep working on the ground in the electorate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-paragraph articleLinkText  lg mb-4\">&#8220;We are committed to carrying on the work on the ground for Te Tai Hau\u0101uru as we know she would want. We will keep you informed on what that looks like.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-paragraph articleLinkText  lg mb-4\">The statement sent love to &#8220;our beautiful Nanny Colleen Ngarewa, Koko Hemi&#8221; and the wider wh\u0101nau.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-paragraph articleLinkText  lg mb-4\">&#8220;We also reiterate both Debbie&#8217;s &amp; our teams love for Te Tai Hau\u0101uru and our people,&#8221; the team said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-paragraph articleLinkText  lg mb-4\">Commenting on the post, Te P\u0101ti M\u0101ori co-leader Rawiri Waititi wrote: &#8220;Arohanui nui ana ki a koutou ko t\u014d wh\u0101nau Deb&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-paragraph articleLinkText  lg mb-4\">Te Tai Hau\u0101uru is a M\u0101ori electorate which covers the western North Island, encompassing southern Waikato, Taranaki, Manawat\u016b and the north of the Wellington region.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-paragraph articleLinkText  lg mb-4\">Ngarewa-Packer, who won the seat by 9162 votes in 2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1news.co.nz\/2026\/08\/24\/te-tai-hauauru-meet-the-candidates-for-the-west-north-island-electorate\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">faces competition<\/a> from Labour\u2019s Te P\u016boho K\u0101tene and National\u2019s Coral Raukawa in November&#8217;s election.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-greyDarkFaded\">The morning&#8217;s headlines in 90 seconds, including two people rescued from the bottom of a cliff, how AI might kill us all, and the dramatic moment two military pilots eject from their plane.  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