Mana News editor Joe Trinder The Māori Party have called for more Te Reo Māori to be used on our currency. So the young Nats decided to ask their supporters opinion on this suggestion. In a smorgasbord of racism referring to their fellow countrymen as “Towel head, Maori Folk”.
Mana News editor Joe Trinder All Black legend Piri Weepu has been voicing his dissapointment with the National government’s negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) . The majority of former All Blacks have endorsed the National government.e.g Jonah Lomu, Israel Dagg Weepu is the exception and has been critical of the governments position on the […]
Mana News editor Joe Trinder This morning on the Paul Henry show approximately at 6.15 am Paul Henry started complaining about a driver he encountered on the Motorway. To begin Henry said this “I am not going to be insensitive I’m going to do some racial profiling here” in an attempt to indemnify himself. At that very moment […]
Mana leader Hone Harawira Kia ora koutou, I got heaps of responses to my LETTER TO OBAMA. 99% supportive, and the others … well … you can’t please ‘em all. Anyway, I thought I’d reply to some of those ‘other’ people’s concerns. So – for those people who were upset at my writing style … […]
Rueben Taipari Porter Well I have been watching and listening to all the issues in front of us. The TPPA, the Ture whenua Maori Act review, Water allocation, Reo Maori Bill, Housing price increases, Dairy pricedrops, Flag reviews,Oil company presence, GE trees da di dah and it all gets a bit overwhelming. But most of […]
By Moana Maniapoto On Monday 3rd August, claimants received the decision on whether the Waitangi Tribunal will grant an urgent hearing on the Trans-Pacific Partnership applications for an urgent hearing. The Tribunal sees the scope for “significant prejudice to Māori” and made the comment that the Crown treats Māori as “domestic stakeholders, not Treaty partners”. The […]
Ben Peterson Last weekend, negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) broke down. Representatives from 12 Pacific nations had met in Hawaii for negotiations that aimed to create the biggest trade agreement ever. For anti-TPPA activists, this delay is a welcome break. But the trade deal is far from finished. The delay is an important […]
Mana leader Hone Harawira “Unfortunately we’re not going to get an urgency hearing” said Hone Harawira, MANA leader and former Tai Tokerau MP, of the claim that government negotiations over the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) were in breach of the Treaty of Waitangi. “The Tribunal did note that government’s consultation with Maori had been ‘limited […]
Mana News editor Joe Trinder After Students at Waiuku College suggested a month of Maori language week the intolerance in New Zealand society has reared its ugly head. In the comments below J Subz comment wants a democratic vote on Maori language. Before the arrival of English speaking British colonists the Maori language was democratically the only […]