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  "description": "“It could well be that critical minerals are needed for hearing aids. And I rather fear, Mr Speaker, that hearing aids are needed for the member from Western Māori sitting to my right” – Minister Shane Jones. ",
  "path": "/face-of-the-day-1479/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-13T18:30:17.000Z",
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  "textContent": "> Parliament’s Speaker, Gerry Brownlee told Shane Jones to “haere rā”, after the regional development minister lobbed three insults at Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer.\n>\n> During a series of pre-prepared “patsy” questions from an NZ First backbencher on Wednesday, Jones decided to take aim at Ngarewa-Packer. He told  _Stuff_ that Ngarewa-Packer had been “very rude” to him while he was answering the questions.\n>\n> However, her comments were not picked up clearly by parliament’s microphones.\n>\n> Jones’ one-liners started with a slight against the intelligence of Ngarewa-Packer and her iwi, Ngāti Ruanui.\n>\n> “I accept, Mr Speaker, in some areas the growth in intellect and the growth in intelligence will take a lot longer. And I fear that the longest period of time it will take will be around Ngāti Ruanui in Taranaki,” he said.\n>\n> Jones had been answering questions about mining and critical minerals. He managed to make a joke from that topic.\n>\n> “It could well be that critical minerals are needed for hearing aids. And I rather fear, Mr Speaker, that hearing aids are needed for the member from Western Māori sitting to my right,” he said.\n>\n> Brownlee interrupted, saying there was “no need to make those comments”.\n>\n> But Jones continued, pleading that Ngarewa-Packer would “stop talking like a wounded hen and listen to the matua”.\n>\n> Brownlee put an end to that line of questioning, but discussion continued. Then Brownlee told Jones, “haere rā indeed, off you go.”\n>\n> Stuff\n\nRead More",
  "title": "Face of the Day",
  "updatedAt": "2026-05-13T18:30:16.432Z"
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