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‘Little princess’: Labour MP Tamati Coffey welcomes newborn daughter, born five weeks early

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Labour MP Tamati Coffey with his newborn daughter at Rotorua Hospital. Photo / Facebook

Labour MP Tamati Coffey with his newborn daughter at Rotorua Hospital. Photo / Facebook

Labour MP Tamati Coffey has welcomed his second child, a baby girl he called his “little princess”.

The Rotorua-based MP and former weatherman posted photographs of his newborn daughter on Facebook late last night.

“And here she is,” he said. “Made with love (and a little bit of science!) Mum and support crew doing well. Baby girl weighed in just under 3kgs and surprised us by being about 5 weeks early.”

His daughter, whose name was not known, was born via a surrogate, Coffey said.

“Another acknowledgment of the mana of our wahine who choose to give couples, like me and my partner Tim, the gift of life.

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“More and more couples are having kids this way, so the law still needs to be changed to streamline the process. As a lawmaker, those changes are my priority this year - now more than ever.

“Welcome to the world my little princess.”

Under current laws, hopeful parents must jump through several legal hurdles before having a baby by surrogacy.

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Coffey drafted law changes to simplify this process after the birth of his son, Tūtānekai Smith-Coffey, in July 2019. The changes are being debated by Parliament.



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