Debbie Ngarewa-Packer is a member of parliament representing Te Tai Hauāuru on Aotearoa’s North Island, and she is co-leader of Te Pāti Māori, or the Māori Party. As an activist, executive, and elected official, Ms. Ngarewa-Packer has devoted her career to advancing public health, protecting the environment, and upholding Māori rights under the Te Tiriti o Waitangi, or the Treaty of Waitangi.
Public Conversation
Indigenous Politics in an Age of Peril
Speakers: Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, Member of Parliament and Co-Leader of Te Pāti Māori; Noelani Goodyear-Kaʻōpua, Professor of Political Science, co-founder of Hālau Kū Māna, Trustees of Kamehameha Schools (moderator)
Thursday, October 30, 2025, 6:30pm
Art Building Auditorium
UH Mānoa Campus
Lead Event Sponsor: Kaiāulu by Kamehameha Schools
Co-Sponsors: Hawai‘i Community Foundation, Learning Coalition, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, William S. Richardson School of Law, Global Energy and Environment in the 21st Century, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR), University of Hawai‘i Foundation, Papahānaumokuākea Coalition
