Te Pāti Māori went on the attack in parliament last night after both major parties refused to support its proposed ban on seabed mining.
The party's co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer gave an impassioned speech, outlining how the proposed bill would ban any future Government from permitting any seabed mining.
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She later attacked both sides of the house when the bill was voted down at first reading.