1-on-1 in 10: Debbie Ngarewa-Packer on Seabed Mining Win & 2026 Unity
This week on The Bradbury Group, co-leader of Te Pāti Māori Debbie Ngarewa-Packer joins Martyn Bradbury for a powerful 1-on-1 in 10 following the historic defeat of the Trans-Tasman Resources seabed mining proposal.
After a 14-year fight, the Fast-track panel rejected the controversial seabed mining application — citing environmental risk and tikanga Māori. Ngarewa-Packer explains why this victory is bigger than Wellington politics, what it means for Treaty jurisprudence, and why grassroots resistance still works in Aotearoa.
In this must-watch interview:
• The Supreme Court precedent and the role of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in protecting the environment
• Why Shane Jones’ Fast-track regime failed in this case
• The future of seabed mining and offshore exploitation
• Wealth tax vs capital gains — Te Pāti Māori’s economic line
• Māori unemployment at 11.2% and economic transformation
• Opposition unity ahead of Election 2026
• Why Te Pāti Māori says it cannot be “assimilated” into centrist politics
With coalition maths tightening and polls showing no pathway to government without Te Pāti Māori, this conversation goes to the heart of what a Labour–Green–Te Pāti Māori government would look like — and why the Treaty remains a safeguard for all New Zealanders.
Election 2026 starts now.
