11 Facts About Deborah Morris-Travers

Deborah Morris-Travers was a list MP for New Zealand First from 1996 to 1998.

Deborah Morris-Travers was first elected to Parliament in the 1996 election as a list MP, and when her party formed a coalition with the National Party, she became a Minister.

Deborah Morris-Travers's suggestion was publicly opposed by the Governor-General Sir Michael Hardie Boys.

Deborah Morris-Travers worked at Plunket, Barnardo's, Save the Children and UNICEF New Zealand, leading the movement for children.

Deborah Morris-Travers helped establish Every Child Counts and then the Tick4Kids networks, working to get child abuse and child poverty onto the public agenda.

Deborah Morris-Travers lent her support for the controversial repeal of Section 59, which removed the defence of reasonable force in child discipline.

At the 2013 local authority elections Morris-Travers stood for, and was elected to, the Paraparaumu Raumati Community Board.

In 2016, Deborah Morris-Travers delivered her Ted talk to TedX Wellington.

Deborah Morris-Travers later became the Green Party Chief of Staff.

Deborah Morris-Travers was replaced in her role by then-digital director Tory Whanau.

Deborah Morris-Travers was part of the campaign for proportional representation, achieving MMP.