2013 February
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Opposing Richard Prosser’s appeal to the house – Harawira
Posted on February 13, 2013 by admin in Hone Harawira, Press ReleasesToday I opposed a request from Richard Prosser to make a personal statement to the house. I did so because if he has an apology to make for his offensive remarks to the Muslim community, then he can make his…
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Ae Marika – 12 Feb 2013 – MP Hone Harawira
Posted on February 12, 2013 by admin in Ae MarikaLast week I talked about how the ongoing inequality that Maori continue to face today, confirms how far away we are from realising the dream that our tupuna had when they signed the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840. This week…
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The wrong side of history – again! – Minto
Posted on February 12, 2013 by admin in John Minto, Mana BlogParliament’s new speaker David Carter has scored a well deserved own goal with his decision to ban West Papuan tribal leader Benny Wenda from parliament. Benny had been invited to a joint Mana Party/Green Party meeting in parliament to brief…
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MANA in Parliament, 29-31 January 2013
Posted on February 5, 2013 by admin in Mana in ParliamentSpeech in Reply to the Prime Minister’s Statement Parliament started up again for the year this week, and the first thing on the agenda was a 20 minute statement from the Prime Minister. John Key spent much of this time…
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Water means more than money – Harawira
Posted on February 1, 2013 by admin in Hone Harawira, Press Releases“172 years ago our ancestors signed an agreement to protect our rights to our ‘taonga’ – the Treaty of Waitangi. Today the New Zealand Maori Council, on behalf of all Maori, seeks the assistance of the Supreme Court of New…
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