Angry Delamere to challenge PM at Waitangi

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Former Immigration Minister Tuariki Delamere plans to stand and challenge the Prime Minister when he goes on to Waitangi’s Te Tii Marae this morning. Mr Delamere is angry about immigration policies he says affect Maori children with a parent who is an overstayer. He said sending parents out of the country not only directly affected their children but also caused “collateral damage” to wider society. “Who picks up the bill if a parent is booted back to China or India or the Pacific Islands? The taxpayer does.” Mr Delamere said he had 101 New Zealand families on his books where one parent is a citizen and their spouse is an overstayer. He said one of his Maori female clients who has a partner who is an overstayer was planning to speak on the marae, an act which defies protocol.

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