Lauren Crimp of RNZ Ngāti Ruanui is demanding an apology from Resources Minister Shane Jones for suggesting the iwi lacks intelligence during a Parliament debate this week. Its tumu whakahaere (leader), Haimona Maruera Jnr said Jones' comments were "shameful" and "an attack on the mana of our entire iwi". Jones was thrown out of the House on Wednesday after taking jabs at Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and the iwi. He was arguing that some "luddites" and "troublemakers" did not see the importance or economic value in mining for critical minerals. Ngarewa-Packer interrupted Jones to point out he'd "failed" after a mining company withdrew its fast-track application to mine the Taranaki seabed. Ngāti Ruanui had opposed the application. Jones said it was important that the $1.4 billion sector be enabled to grow. "Whether it's through the fast-track legislation ... and I accept ...…