Mihi to Welcome Newly-Elected MPs to Parliament

Today the 29 newly elected MPs were welcomed into Parliament with a Mihi. Parliament’s current Speaker David Carter offered advice from his experience working in Parliament advising the MPs to work collaboratively. He also discussed their 2-week induction program: “The Class of 2014 are going to be receiving training in many areas including staffing, security, managing their support budgets, and how to be an effective member of the House and select committees,” he said.

The first half of the ceremony was presented in TeReo and included waiata.

The MPs were officially welcomed by the Speaker, the Clerk of the House of Representatives, Mary Harris, and the General Manger of the Parliamentary Service, David Stevenson.

ENDS

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