Did we pay for Debbie Ngarewa-Packer to go to Hawaii?

The Taxpayers’ Union said:

Te Pāti Māori MP Debbie Ngarewa-Packer managed to spend $39,209 on flights over just three months! And, thanks to some social media investigation work, it was evident that rather than flying to Hamilton, Ms Ngarewa-Packer had been serving constituents holidaying in Hawaii on your dollar.

We asked for more details – it’s taxpayer money after all – BUT were told by Parliamentary Services to get lost!

I don’t know if the Hawaii trip was paid for by taxpayers, but it would explain the $39,000 spending on flights in just 13 weeks.

This is the social media post that has the TU wondering if this is the cause of much of the $39,000 bill. Looks like a hard working trip.