Joe Trinder

The Prime Minister has the courage to send other peoples family members to a war-zone in Iraq but lacks the courage to attend the 176th commemoration of the signing of our founding national document the Treaty of Waitangi.

The army of well paid  spin doctors in the Prime ministers office have come up with an insulting plan that the Prime Minister attend Te Tii Marae on their conditions. So far the Prime Minister is not prepared to listen to the concerns of the people he is there to dictate and justify the TPPA.

Will the PM make one of his insulting warmongering speeches like last year?

Mana Leader Hone Harawira has extended an invitation to the Prime Minister to attend a speech tent on the grounds at Te Tii Marae where the Prime Minister is welcome to speak.

Mr Harawira has guaranteed the Prime Ministers  personal security but not verbal security due to the Prime Minister compromising our National sovereignty by signing the TPPA.

Political commentator Martyn Bradbury had this too say on facebook

The Prime Minister John Key has an obligation to attend Te Tii Marae after accusing others of cowardice when sending troops to Iraq. Even if rejected at the gates of Te Tii Marae by Kingi Taurua for excluding Ngapuhi from the TPPA negotiations the Prime Minister needs to swallow his pride and head up to the upper Marae as a sign of respect.