Ae Marika

  • Ae Marika! – 5 August 2014

    Posted on August 5, 2014 by admin in Ae Marika

    Last Friday I flew to Gisborne for the Secondary Schools Kapa Haka Finals. I had ear muffs as part of a ‘Silent Leadership Challenge’ to support the hard-of-hearing but every time I put them on I couldn’t hear anything! And…

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  • Ae Marika! 29 July 2014

    Posted on July 30, 2014 by admin in Ae Marika

    It wasn’t till I read John Armstrong’s column in the NZ Herald last week that I realised what a huge impact the Internet MANA tour has had, but the reality is that we achieved what no other political party has…

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  • Ae Marika! 22 July 2014

    Posted on July 22, 2014 by admin in Ae Marika

    The big storm has gone, but the damage that it did and the saturation levels that it reached meant that smaller storms quickly overwhelmed roading, and water-flow systems again in the north. And although certain individuals are talking up the need…

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  • Ae Marika! 15 July 2014

    Posted on July 15, 2014 by admin in Ae Marika

    It ain’t over by a long shot, but I can’t help feel good about Northlanders response to the week from hell. This last week has seen the worst weather over a larger region of the north, for a longer period…

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  • Ae Marika! 1 July 2014

    Posted on July 1, 2014 by admin in Ae Marika

    I got a really good response to last week’s article about forestry safety, including this gem from an old mate – “Back in the early 70’s our Maori bush gangers showed you the ropes. You never forgot a thing they said…

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  • Ae Marika! 23 June 2014

    Posted on June 24, 2014 by admin in Ae Marika

    Another key spot for me to meet people is Auckland Airport, on my way back from parliament to either go to Waitakere or the North Shore, or to catch link flights to Whangarei, Kerikeri, or Kaitaia on constituency business. Every…

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  • Ae Marika! 17 June 2014

    Posted on June 17, 2014 by admin in Ae Marika

    If I’m ever down doing constituency work in either Waitakere or on the North Shore on the weekends, I always pop into either the Otara or the Avondale flea markets to get a feel for how the community is rolling…

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  • Ae Marika 10 June 2014

    Posted on June 10, 2014 by admin in Ae Marika

    Last week I chaired the Tai Tokerau Kohanga Reo review held at Tumatauenga Marae in Otiria and attended by representatives of the 10 districts from around the north. The meeting had been called to respond to options for a new governance…

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  • Ae Marika! 20 May

    Posted on May 20, 2014 by admin in Ae Marika

    Budget Day is over for another twelve months and as usual there’s been a lot of crowing from the government and their friends and a lot of criticism from the opposition. Free doctor’s visits and prescriptions for primary school visits are…

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  • Ae Marika! 8 April 2014

    Posted on April 8, 2014 by admin in Ae Marika

    I gotta say its bloody hilarious reading what all the political commentators are saying about how any relationship between MANA and the Internet Party is a ‘sell out of MANA’s principles’. For the past three years those same commentators have tried…

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