Annette Sykes This week in the realm of Maori Politics has been extraordinary. While the Crown boxes on with Sky City Deals that give Ngati Whatua lands(which prices have escalated two fold since the backroom deal was negotiated) upon which gambling dens are to function to the benefit of third party corporate entities Maori are […]
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Mana News editor Joe Trinder Last Friday the Minister of Maori development Te Ururoa Flavell announced his budget. The Kaitoko Whanau social workers that have been helping in our communities will be extended for another four years. The first social worker to show his gratitude to the minister was James Papalii he thanked the minister formally in […]
Pat Odea Climate change editor The memory of leadership and leadership abandoned “All men are created equal” ABRAHAM LINCOLN “Quit India” MAHATMA GANDHI “We shall never surrender” WINSTON CHURCHILL “I have a dream” MARTIN LUTHER KING “The ideal of an equal society… It is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.” NELSON MANDELA […]
Mana News editor Joe Trinder Many political commentators are going to praise the finance minister Bill English Budget this year as being sensible, I can categorically guarantee the budget will be in deficit. The New Zealand economy is servicing the $80 billion government debt the finance minister has ticked up. This is Mr English’s seventh […]
Ian Daynes Despite the heartlessness of the system we live under, capitalism, there are nevertheless both good and bad employers. At present, no-one blames employers for making profit the deciding factor over the good of the community, no matter how much hardship and desperation some workers are living in. Nevertheless, there are good employers who […]
Mana News editor Joe Trinder The National governments capital gains tax that they claim is not a capital gains tax is too late and to weak. This poor attempt to suppress the housing crisis with a Neo-Liberal approach has foreign property investors who can’t vote for the National party hold onto their investment property for […]
Mana News editor Joe Trinder Recently the social media adviser to the Prime ministers office Gwynn Compton threatened a critic. This was an admission Mr Compton can track down dissidents. In this dystopian scenario of National government employees having to much control over peoples lives through mass surveillance. The NSA has passive optical taps sensors on the southern cross […]
Mana News editor Joe Trinder What New Zealander has ever been subjected to more character assassinations and discrimination than Hone Harawira in the history of this nation. If these cartoons are an attempt at humour they aren’t funny at all just crass and borderline racist. The cartoon above makes the perception Hone Harawira should somehow be grateful for […]
By Mihaere Emery -Kaitoko – Te Rau Korowai I share a quote from a song by Kora called Politician: Poli, Poli, Poli, Politician can u make a right decision for all of us yeeeah, for all of us. X2 You can talk the talk, but can you walk the walk and bring us comfort and […]
