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Samantha Bergin: Youth MP for West Coast-Tasman 2022 pictured with Mrs Mortimer
 
Photo by Emily Westacott

Samantha Bergin: Youth MP for West Coast-Tasman 2022

Ms Sandra Quick —

Huge congratulations to Samantha on becoming our youth MP for West Coast-Tasman for 2022. This is a fantastic opportunity, and a big honour - only one person is selected from the whole electorate for the youth parliament, which only runs once every three years.

Samantha is very well placed to contribute to the youth parliament, with her experience on the Grey District Youth Trust and in Māori youth leadership at both John Paul II in previous years and at Grey High this year. Samantha is our Kaitataki Wahine for our kapa haka group which performed so well last week at the festival in Hokitika.

Samantha’s pitch for the West Coast-Tasman youth parliament position focused on growing employment and business opportunities in agriculture and horticulture and on mental health, both for our young people and for our whole community.

We are very proud of your accomplishments Samantha, and look forward to you sharing your Youth Parliament experiences with us next year.

Sandra Quick, HOD Languages