We should all be concerned that the raruraru over our national day gets worse every year. As a Maori I share that concern even though I’m from another rohe. The most sensible thing I heard during this year’s media circus at the Lower Marae was Gareth Morgan: “It’s their marae so they can do what […]
Some of the responses to the plight of Niki Rauti, who is threatened with eviction from her state home in Glen Innes, in the New Zealand Herald and elsewhere have been mean-spirited, misinformed, and have at times made assumptions that are downright racist. People have pointed out that she has been offered five other […]
Since John Key’s sudden and surprising resignation from politics last month it is almost surprising just how quickly he has become yesterday’s man. The uncritical mainstream media has shown no more tendency to question or analyse his motives than it did when he was in power. It has been claimed that he left when he […]
On 25th January the country will again see an event that has come to mark the start of New Zealand’s political year – the commemoration of the birthday of Tahupotiki Wiremu Ratana. Ratana was a prophet, a healer and a politician, and those three strands all permeate the church and the movement he founded back […]
MANA Leader Hone Harawira “Last week I made a statement in support of a Kura Maori, Te Kapehu Whetu who were going through some tough times” said MANA Leader Hone Harawira “Today I regret to say that another kura, Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Rangiawhia, has suffered an even worse fate with the Minister of […]
MANA Leader Hone Harawira “I see Charter Schools are copping more flak from Labour’s Chris Hipkins and I can understand why. “I remember back when Charter Schools was first introduced, I was really pissed off with the Maori Party for supporting them when the government was doing bugger all for Kura Kaupapa, and they were […]
Hone Harawira, MANA Leader “The Dakota Access Pipeline has been stopped, the Prime Minister has resigned, and the Warriors are coming to Kaitaia … so it’s an awesome day to be alive” said MANA Leader Hone Harawira on hearing the news that the PM was stepping down. “Look, John Key has been a great leader […]
MANA Leader Hone Harawira “The current CYPF service continues to fail our kids, and the government’s proposed changes will make things even worse. The only way forward for our kids, is for Maori – for whanau, hapu, iwi, communities, organisations – to develop and lead the solutions ourselves” said MANA Leader Hone Harawira. “It’s a […]
MANA Leader Hone Harawira “Been a long time coming” said MANA leader Hone Harawira, of the talks held yesterday between Executive members of both the MANA Movement and the Maori Party “but given our history, the talks were cordial and the willingness to try to make something happen was genuine from both sides” “I have […]
MANA Leader Hone Harawira Tēna koe Barack Dear Mr President I know your time as Prez is coming to an end, so you won’t have too much time for stuff from down here in Aotearoa, but there’s a little something I’d like you to do for our Native American whanau up your way. And it’s […]
