Taxpayers to save over $22K thanks to suspensions of Te Pāti Māori MPs

Good news for the taxpayer wallet: with Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke, Rawiri Waititi, and Irish Deb (aka Debbie Ngarewa-Packer) facing suspensions from Parliament, the country’s coffers are about to get a little boost.

Maipi-Clarke is set to miss seven days, while Waititi and Ngarewa-Packer each face 21 days off - without pay. Based on an annual salary of $…