Joe Trinder At the MANA Movement AGM being held this weekend at Auckland University MANA leader Hone Harawira spoke of the deepening levels of poverty caused by a decade of National Government, and said that MANA needed to lead the fight to re-establish the Treaty as the constitutional basis of Aotearoa, reclaim the wealth of […]
Lisa McNab, President of the MANA Movement said she had recently talked with the Maori Party’s new President Tukuroirangi Morgan, to follow up on discussions held last week with MANA Leader Hone Harawira about possible working arrangements between both organizations. “The MANA Movement recognizes the desire within Maoridom for MANA and the Maori Party not […]
By Te Ringahuia Hata Māori women confronting racism in the 70’s – Hilda Halkyard-Harawira In 1974, Hilda Halkyard faced racism head on at a time when discrimination against Māori in the cities was rife especially within the Auckland University campus. “How dare you bastardise our culture, stop it now!” – Hilda said in this photo […]
Joe Trinder Recently Tina Ngata from Gisborne flew to the United Nations in New York to address the permanent forum for indigenous issues. Previous to Ms Ngata’s forthright speech to the United Nations she was given advice not to reveal the content of her speech in case her speaking rights were sabotaged. The speech ruffled a […]
Friday 29th to Sunday 31st July 2016 Waipapa Marae, Wynyard St, Auckland University, TAMAKI Please download the form and return to repia43@gmail.com MANA 2016 AGM Registration Form-[2] MANA 2016 AGM Registration Form-[2] (1)
Joe Trinder As the country goes beyond the point of no return in a housing crisis the National Government is in denial a crisis exists. By avoiding using the word “crisis” under instruction from Cosby Textor spin doctors are using language like “Issue” or “Challenge”. The National government have openly admitted they want to protect homeowners equity. […]
Ian Daynes Looking at some of the trends here and around the world, it is hard not to come to the conclusion that the Mana Party, despite its present lack of representation in Parliament, is in a unique position in relation to some of the changes happening in society. What are we to make […]
Ian Daynes Some years ago while waiting in the Otara library for a bus on successive days I read a book about Maggie Papakura, who I had never heard of before. Maggie Papakura was chiefly famous as a tour guide in Rotorua in the middle of the nineteenth century and later was a pioneer in […]
Joe Trinder Recently state broadcaster Mike Hosking made a prejudice comment about Maori on Seven Sharp. Coincidentally Hosking has a track history of being intolerant of Maori personalities rolling his eyes at Hone Harawira in this interview and his inability to pronounce Mr Harawira’s name correctly. Members of the public have demanded Mike Hosking be the […]
Joe Trinder In the Taxpayers union mission statement they have the following values “To lower the tax burden on New Zealanders”. The Taxpayers union mysteriously after 10 days has failed to criticise the Prime Minister John Key defending New Zealand being a tax haven in the leaked Panama Papers. Why because the Taxpayers union are a […]
