are important to give youth a voice
At just 17, Lena Ormsby from the Ngāpuhi and Tainui iwi has gone from representing rangatahi in the Hastings district to one of eight young leaders representing rangatahi as part of the Parliament’s youth reference group.
The Karamu High School head student and former Hastings Youth Council chairwoman said she feels honoured to have been selected to Rito o te Pāremata.
Rito is a group of young people that advise the Office of the Clerk and the Parliamentary Service on how to engage with youth in Aotearoa.
Ormsby said she thought Rito would be an opportunity to build on her role last year as chairwoman, which she was grateful to experience.
Link to article: Hastings teen believes parliamentary opportunities are important to give youth a voice - NZ Herald
