2012 August
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Every tribe has a river – Harawira
Posted on August 29, 2012 by admin in Hone Harawira, Press ReleasesThis morning I was asked to speak to a group of young people about MANA’s position on Maori water rights. This is what I said … A few years ago Moana Jackson said “every tribe has a river” and in that short statement…
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Bring the Troops Home and Feed the Kids
Posted on August 28, 2012 by admin in Hone Harawira, Press Releases“Having my ‘Feed the Kids’ bill go into the ballot on the same day as the Children’s Commissioner is calling for exactly the same thing doesn’t give me any vindication” says MANA Leader and Tai Tokerau MP Hone Harawira. “I’d…
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“Elegant Solutions” Mean Nothing for Maori
Posted on August 28, 2012 by admin in Hone Harawira, Press Releases“When John Key promised an ‘elegant solution’ to the problem about Maori rights to water, he suggested the deal he struck with the Maori Party over the Marine and Coastal Area Bill as a model” said MANA Leader Hone Harawira…
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Ae Marika! 28 August 2012
Posted on August 28, 2012 by admin in Ae MarikaLast week I spoke in the house about the 3 soldiers killed overseas. This is what I said – “Today people prepare for the return of their loved ones from Afghanistan. Today we mourn those who have died and we…
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MANA in Parliament, 21-23 August
Posted on August 27, 2012 by admin in NewsHe aituā The week in Parliament started with a Government Motion on the deaths of Corporal Luke Tamatea, Lance Corporal Jacinda Baker, and Private Richard Harris in Afghanistan on Sunday. Hone spoke to the motion and alongside his mihi to the…
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Corporates write their own alcohol policy? John Minto
Posted on August 27, 2012 by admin in Mana BlogIt’s an outrage. If you ever wanted confirmation that government policy is made by politicians in closed-door meetings with corporate lobbyists rather than on the floor of parliament then the government decision to back down on regulating alcopops is proof positive. This…
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The Government Needs to Stop and Listen
Posted on August 24, 2012 by admin in Hone Harawira, Press Releases“This government needs to stop in their tracks with their plan to sell state assets right now” says MANA leader Hone Harawira following the release of the Waitangi Tribunal’s Interim Report on the National Freshwater and Geothermal Resources Claim…
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Bring the Troops Home – Harawira
Posted on August 22, 2012 by admin in Hone Harawira, Press ReleasesBy Hone Harawira, Mana Party leader Today I spoke to the motion regarding those who have recently died in Afghanistan. I began with a mihi and ended in a similar vein. My comments in English were as follows: “Mr Speaker last week a…
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Ganging up on patches | Ae Marika!
Posted on August 21, 2012 by admin in Ae MarikaLast week Todd McClay put forward legislation to ban gang patches from government premises, including schools, hospitals and swimming pools. He followed that up with a statement in the house that if gang members go to government premises with a…
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MANA in Parliament, 14-16 August
Posted on August 20, 2012 by admin in Mana in ParliamentGovernment Bills This week the debate continued on the Appropriations (2012/13 Estimates) Bill and the Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf Bill (the EEZ Bill), both of which MANA is continuing to oppose. The government put up an amendment to…
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