Press Releases
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New Zealand troops should withdraw from “insane” war
Posted on September 26, 2011 by admin in John Minto, Press ReleasesMANA’s foreign affairs spokesperson John Minto says the view of prominent Pakistani politician and former cricket captain Imran Khan that New Zealand is involved in an “insane” war in Afghanistan should prompt an urgent reappraisal by our government and withdrawal…
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Rugby World Cup minister Mc Cully must guarantee people’s safety
Posted on September 22, 2011 by admin in Hone HarawiraMANA leader Hone Harawira said RWC minister Murray Mc Cully failed to provide adequate security for waka crews at the RWC launch, and is backing calls from Waka organizer Pereniki Tauhara for an apology and compensation for injuries suffered and…
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MANA calls on Government to support UN recognition of Palestine
Posted on September 22, 2011 by admin in John Minto, Press ReleasesMana spokesperson John Minto is calling on Foreign Minister Murray McCully to support the Palestinian appeal to the United Nation for recognition of a Palestinian state. Mr Minto says 63 years of Palestinian oppression is an international embarrassment and New Zealand…
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MANA outraged at retrospective legislation
Posted on September 22, 2011 by admin in Annette Sykes, Press ReleasesMANA is outraged that the Government is to ram through the Search and Surveillance Bill in the wake of the Urewera fiasco. http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/5651975/Covert-police-filming-to-be-made-legal MANA justice spokesperson Annette Sykes says the government’s response to the Supreme Court’s ruling from the Urewera debacle…
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MANA questions whether the right to a jury trial should be handed away while the country’s attention is taken by the Rugby World Cup.
Posted on September 19, 2011 by admin in Press ReleasesMANA questions whether the right to a jury trial should be handed away while the country’s attention is taken by the Rugby World Cup. “Justice Minister Simon Power couldn’t take away NZer’s right to silence but, while everyone’s attention was diverted…
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Mana slams proposed environment law
Posted on September 15, 2011 by admin in Press Releases“First the Maori Party voted in ‘their’ Marine and Coastal Area Bill to let foreigners exploit our coastal marine resources” said Hone Harawira, MANA leader and MP for Te Tai Tokerau. “Now they’re lining up with National and Act to…
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Mana Leader calls on Government to Guarantee Rugby World Cup Safety
Posted on September 14, 2011 by admin in Korero, Press ReleasesMANA leader Hone Harawira is demanding an urgent meeting with Rugby World Cup minister Murray McCully to ensure there is no repeat of the opening debacle. Mr Harawira says the fact that young maori, many of whom were women, were assaulted…
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Hone Heke has Big Backers – Sarkozy and Merkel pinch Mana Policy
Posted on August 23, 2011 by admin in John Minto, Press ReleasesPress Release John Minto | Key spokesperson for MANA The Mana Movement’s proposals for a Hone Heke Tax on financial transactions has big backers in Europe. Last week the French leader Nicholas Sarkozy and German leader Angela Merkel pledged their support for such a…
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Press Release | GST off food
Posted on August 16, 2011 by admin in Press ReleasesPress Release Hone Harawira Tai Tokerau MP and Leader of MANA 16 August 2011 “Tax cuts for the rich and benefit cuts for the poor are the explosive ingredients for massive dislocation and disaffection in a society where the gap between rich and poor…
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Statement from Hone Harawira Leader of MANA, AGM, 6th Aug
Posted on August 6, 2011 by admin in Press ReleasesTena koutou katoa. Today has been a great day for MANA and an even better day for Aotearoa. We’ve had people travel up from all round the country, and we’re rolling on to the General Election in November, with a simple message…
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