As most of you will know Yvonne Dainty’s husband Brett died last Wednesday morning after a long struggle with brain cancer. Yvonne Dainty is the Mana Movement candidate for Manurewa a dedicated Mana member that has been at the front line of the housing struggle in Glenn Innes. Mana News would like to offer our […]
Mana News editor Joe Trinder Yesterday Mana News ran a snap poll on a possible alliance between the Maori Party and the Mana Movement. The results were interesting but of 200 people that participated one “NO” vote came from Parliament. I’ll let you draw your own conclusions on this poll.
Mana News editor Joe Trinder In an historical meeting between the Maori party and the Mana Movement for a potential alliance in which the big parties stand to lose out. This alliance has the potential to make 15% of the Maori population king maker. You don’t need to be a mathematician to do the numbers on […]
Mana News editor Joe Trinder The average wage of a New Zealand CEO is now 100 times of the average worker, In Europe it’s only 26 times. We have the biggest inequality gap between the wealthy and poor in the OECD nations. The economy is suffering because money is circulating between a privileged few. New Zealand […]
Mana News editor Joe Trinder Yesterday I was critical of the New Zealand Police in how they arrested Diego Chavez. Today the Police deserve praise for the initiative to avoid instantly charging Maori drivers that have fines for no licence in South Auckland and it’s working. Unfortunately this has become a prejudice debate of those with […]
Mana News editor Joe Trinder In one of the worst cases this year of Police bias and a breach of civil liberties the right to protest. On Friday the 22nd May in a protest at sky casino against the post budget address the New Zealand Police have enforced assault charges against Diego Chavez although Mr Chavez claims he […]
Mana News editor Joe Trinder Nick Smith the housing minister has used a loop hole of re designating land in order to avoid honouring the Treaty of Waitangi. As part of Ngati Whatua and Waikato-Tainui treaty negotiations there is a clause giving individual iwi the right of first refusal when the Government wants to dispose […]
Mana News editor Joe Trinder Kaylee Teree Ngarimu has been wheel chair ridden for months, doctors couldn’t diagnose her condition. What Kaylee was suffering from is often referred to as Maori sickness a condition that modern medicine has no solutions. Tuta and Kaylee went to many experts until whanau at the Mana AGM referred Kaylee […]
A damp state house played a part in a toddler’s death this week, but it could have all been very different if we had a Warrant of Fitness scheme to ensure all homes are warm and healthy — or known as the Healthy Homes Bill. ‘Damp state house played part in toddler’s death’ – that […]
Mana News editor Joe Trinder To avoid becoming the most hated New Zealander for 2015 Cameron Slater quickly shut down his own poll to avoid embarrassing himself. In a prejudice poll that is made up of predominantly members of the Mana Movement avoiding personalities from National like Gerry Brownlee and Mike Sabin. I have absolutely […]