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 […]
Joe Trinder A letter writing and phone call campaign to undermine Ms Helen Clark’s opportunity of becoming the next Secretary General of the United Nations has begun. The campaign consists of everyday grass roots New Zealanders writing formal letters addressed to member states of the United Nations. Particularly countries that suffered greatly during European colonisation. […]
Joe Trinder The seven Māori electorates had the highest rejection for flag change in the country. The most resistant electorate was Te Tai Tokerau voting 78.5% against flag change. Even former MP for Te Tai Tokerau, Hone Harawira made an appeal to the electorate for change. His anti colonial argument for change made sense and […]
Joe Trinder Methamphetamine is evil incarnate one of the parasites of poverty and about the worst scourges to afflict New Zealand since the Neo-Liberal sell off of state owned assets and the colonial land grab committed during the 1800’s. The meth trade has destroyed entire communities and countless peoples lives while literally destroying hundreds of homes […]
Mana leader Hone Harawira “I’ve already chosen the flag that fits best with my heart, my soul, my life – the Maori flag. It’s the one that we designed, it carries the colours of my world, and it speaks of our history, our place in the cosmos, and the possibilities that lie ahead of us […]
MANA Rotorua recently hosted a talk by Lowell Manning of Basic Income NZ who explained how an unconditional basic income would work. With more and more jobs disappearing because of new technology, this is an idea whose time is definitely coming. Both MANA and the Greens include it in their policies, and several countries in […]
Joe Trinder The findings from the Waitangi Tribunal on Wai 2478 as filed by Marise Lant have justified concerns that the changes being made by Minister of Maori Development Te Ururoa Flavell to the Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993. The Waitangi Tribunal has rejected the changes to the bill based on there has not […]
By Kirihimete of Waiariki Rohe. We must be prepared to hoe our 2017 Mana Waka on our own and look to position Mana in a positive position for 2017. From the 2014 election, Labour will be endeavouring to make sure it holds the Maori seats that it won, and will make an all out assault on […]
