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Ae Marika! 15 October 2013
Posted on October 15, 2013 by admin in Ae MarikaDuring the recent local body elections in Auckland, Mayor Len Brown and Housing Minister Nick Smith made a bit of a splash when they announced a couple of new housing subdivisions in Weymouth and West Auckland. Unfortunately however, very few…
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Ae Marika! 24 September 2013
Posted on September 24, 2013 by admin in Ae MarikaIt’s been a couple of weeks now since the Tai Tokerau Primary and Secondary School Kapahaka Competitions were held, but I gotta say it again … big ups to everyone who participated – every school, every child, every mother, father,…
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Ae Marika! 16 Sept 2013
Posted on September 17, 2013 by admin in Ae MarikaThe review of the Maori Community Development Act ends this week. It began a couple of weeks ago at Te Paatu, home marae to Sir Graham Latimer, long-time chairman of the New Zealand Maori Council which operates under the auspices…
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Ae Marika! 10 September 2013
Posted on September 10, 2013 by admin in Ae MarikaYesterday we buried one of the most colourful characters I have ever known, Dennis Hansen, a man who spent much of his life in West Auckland but was always proud to call Te Paatu home. Dennis was a big man…
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Ae Marika! 3 Sep 2013
Posted on September 3, 2013 by admin in Ae MarikaApologies for missing last week’s article folks … was over in Aussie catchin’ up with the mokos and got all my times completely messed up. Going to Aussie once in a while is a good chance to get the feel…
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Ae Marika! 20 Aug 2013
Posted on August 20, 2013 by admin in Ae MarikaBy the time you read this I will have already spoken at the rally against the GCSB bill, held last night down at the Auckland Town Hall, and I can’t help but note that the audience at the last public…
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MANA in Parliament, 30 July-1 August 2013
Posted on August 9, 2013 by admin in Ae Marika, Mana in ParliamentGovernment BillsTaking up most of the schedule this week was the 8 hour committee stage debate of the Appropriations (2013/14 Estimates) Bill. This Bill puts in place the government’s estimated budget or spending programme for the financial year. Needless to…
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Ae Marika! 30 July 2013
Posted on July 29, 2013 by admin in Ae MarikaWell – the court case is over, I defended myself rather than get one of the many lawyers who offered to do it for free, and after 3 days of testimony I was convicted and fined $500 for failing to…
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Ae Marika! 23 July 2013
Posted on July 22, 2013 by admin in Ae MarikaI don’t want to get too caught up in all the hoopla about who in the Maori Party is making all the decisions, but I really do think somebody over there needs to get their positions sorted out. Since their…
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Ae Marika! 16 July 2013
Posted on July 15, 2013 by admin in Ae MarikaThey say that “a man who is his own lawyer has a fool for a client” … Not the greatest recommendation for those who represent themselves in court, but you can guess the saying came from lawyers wanting to protect…
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