MPs' maiden speeches: 'I have been called 'f*****' over our fence at home' 9 Feb, 2021 03:43 AM 15 minutes to read Labour's new New Plymouth MP Glen Bennett. Photo / Supplied Political reporter, NZ Herald@AmeliaJWade Eight more new MPs will give their maiden speeches to Parliament this afternoon - Act's Mark Cameron, James McDowell, Karen Chhour and Toni Severin then Labour's Emily Henderson, Gaurav Sharma, Sarah Pallett and Glen Bennett. Karen Chhour - Act At just 9 years old Karen Chhour's home was so unsafe she didn't think she'd live to see her tenth birthday. She ran away and was picked up by Child, Youth and Family (now Oranga Tamariki).