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Waiariki MP Tamati Coffey opens electorate office in Rotorua

Zizi Sparks
By Zizi Sparks
Multimedia journalist·Rotorua Daily Post·
6 Apr, 2018 02:53 AM2 mins to read

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The office is on Pukaki St.

The presence of the Labour Party in the Bay of Plenty has been celebrated with the opening of Waiariki MP Tamati Coffey's electorate office in Rotorua. The Pukaki St office was officially opened at a ceremony this morning attended by residents, dignitaries and Rotorua Primary School pupils.

Coffey said he was humbled by the turnout.

"Today is a very big milestone for me," he said.

Coffey said the Beehive had always been a source of fascination for him as a child and that was where his journey began.

Tamati Coffey speaks at the official opening. PHOTO/STEPHEN PARKER
Tamati Coffey speaks at the official opening. PHOTO/STEPHEN PARKER
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"I've worked really, really hard and that's helped me be where I am today," he said.

"I'm going to be a soldier in the community and for New Zealand and I intend to do my service to the best of my ability.

"As of today we're open for business. It's a great business but it's also challenging."

We're live at the opening of Tamati Coffey's Waiariki electorate office on Pukaki St.

Posted by Rotorua Daily Post on Thursday, 5 April 2018

Coffey will share the office with Papamoa-based Labour list MP Angie Warren-Clark. The pair are soon to open an office in Tauranga which they will also share.

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Coffey said an office on the electorate's east coast, in Whakatane, was also still to come.

"It's been a while since Labour has had a presence in the Bay," he said.

The office is located on Pukaki St in Rotorua. PHOTO/ STEPHEN PARKER
The office is located on Pukaki St in Rotorua. PHOTO/ STEPHEN PARKER

"We've got a few issues in our community but it's nothing I'm going to shy away from."

Pupils sang a waiata to close the official opening, before the red ribbon in the doorway was cut and the office was opened.

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