02-07-2025
Students from Tairāwhiti gain experience as Youth MPs in Wellington
Jake Higgins, 16, Youth MP for Cushla Tangaere-Manuel, Labour MP for Ikaroa-Rawhiti. He is from Ruatōria and is a direct descendant of Sir Apirana Ngata, a statue of whom they are standing next to.
Future leaders of the East Coast joined MPs this week at Parliament in Wellington as Youth MPs.
More than 140 students, working with MPs from around Aotearoa, travelled to Parliament in Wellington for Youth Parliament from Monday to Wednesday this week.
The Gisborne Herald spoke with the three local youths
