MANA Leader Hone Harawira “The kai was rubbish … but it was worthwhile meeting” said MANA Leader Hone Harawira of a briefing on the Ture Whenua Maori Bill that he and MANA land rights spokesperson Annette Sykes received from the Minister of Maori Development, Te Ururoa Flavell “but we still have major concerns about the […]
MANA Leader Hone Harawira “Saying Maori are to blame for ending up in prisons is like saying chickens are to blame for ending up as our Christmas Dinner” said MANA Leader about the Sensible Sentencing Trusts statement that Maori criminal offending is a Maori problem. “Mr Garth McVicar is adding a twist of racism to […]
MANA Leader Hone Harawira “The hypocrisy of government launching a Ministry for Vulnerable Children, while refusing to launch an inquiry into the abuse of children in state care is mindboggling” said MANA Leader Hone Harawira “Its point the bone everywhere else but the mirror …” “100,000 kids have been taken into state care since 1950, and […]
MANA Leader Hone Harawira Te Ururoa said he wants to brief me on the Ture Whenua Bill” said MANA Leader Hone Harawira of the invitation from Minister of Maori Affairs and Maori Party Leader Te Ururoa Flavell to brief him on the changes to the bill “I’m waiting for his call …” “But he […]
MANA Leader Hone Harawira I’m getting hoha listening to people blaming Ngapuhi for settling their claim and then using it to fix the economic and social deprivation in the north. Stop blaming Ngapuhi! It was Labour’s decision to sell off state assets and privatise government services and National’s determination to continue down that track that […]
MANA Leader Hone Harawira “The Ture Whenua Maori Bill is an ugly and crude attempt to cut away the remaining protections over Maori land” says MANA leader Hone Harawira “and we want it thrown out – now” “The bill will weaken the Crowns treaty obligations, and the laws safeguarding Maori land” “It will strip the […]
MANA Leader Hone Harawira Meinga meinga – in a classic case of 21st century colonialism, Labour leader Andrew Little became a self-acclaimed expert on “kaupapa Maori” and got roundly chopped down by every Maori in the country except his “loyal Maori caucus MPs”. For everyone’s information, Andrew Little doesn’t understand Maori, he can’t speak Maori […]
MANA Leader Hone Harawira “Been a long time coming, but it’s what the people have been calling for” said Lisa McNab, MANA President about the agreement that will see MANA and the Maori Party carry a strong mandate to win all seven Maori seats. “Standing against one another only lets the party that stole our […]
The descendants of Pomare ll of Ngati Manu are busy preparing to commemorate the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi by their ancestor Pomare lI who signed at Opua in the Bay of Islands on the 17th of February, 1840 at their annual Te Rā o Pomare celebrations. Karetu Marae, the bastion of Ngati Manu situated on the banks of a tributary to […]
