John Minto
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MANA to fight mass privatisation of state housing
Posted on October 7, 2014 by admin in John Minto, Press ReleasesAnnouncements over the past 12 hours from the Minister responsible for Housing New Zealand, Bill English, and Minister for Social Housing, Paula Bennett, make clear the government’s intention for the mass privatisation of state housing. This comes during the middle of…
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The Maori Party’s Mana-Enhancing Relationship with National – Minto
Posted on September 3, 2014 by admin in John Minto, Press Releases“First we had Cameron Slater and David Farrar backing Labour’s Kelvin Davis bid to unseat MANA Movement Leader and MP for Te Tai Tokerau Hone Harawira. Now we have Slater writing a pro-Te Ururoa Flavell article on his website, Whale…
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How much tax does John Key pay compared to a minimum wage worker?? – Minto
Posted on August 26, 2014 by admin in John Minto, Press ReleasesMANA Movement Economic Justice spokesperson John Minto is calling for a radical overhaul of New Zealand’s taxation system with calculations showing that a minimum wage worker pays a ten times higher tax rate than the Prime Minister. Minimum wage worker 28%…
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Stop Israeli State Terror – Rally and March this Saturday 26th July, Aotea Square, 2pm
Posted on July 22, 2014 by admin in John Minto, Press ReleasesThe humanitarian crisis in Gaza is getting much worse and the world is marching in unprecedented numbers. New Zealanders spoke out strongly last Saturday with a march of 5,000 people in Auckland (see picture below) – the biggest march ever in…
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MANA Movement policy release – Economic Justice – John Minto
Posted on July 20, 2014 by admin in John Minto, Press ReleasesAddress notes from Mana Economic Justice Spokesperson and co-vice President John Minto to Economic policy launch in Kelston – 2pm, Sunday 20 July 2014. Reducing inequality and giving everyone a fair go MANA Movement’s policy prescription for a rich man’s country which…
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No place for user pays in our classrooms – Minto
Posted on July 10, 2014 by admin in John Minto, Press Releases“Labour’s education policy announcements last weekend have several welcome features which would be supported by Mana but we are concerned at the “user pays” proposal for children to get the educational benefits of access to the internet,” says Mana Education…
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Father and son join the picket line in Mangere against booze outlet
Posted on June 20, 2014 by admin in John Minto, Press ReleasesMana Movement leader Hone Harawira and Mana supporters will be standing alongside the Mangere community this Saturday as it protests the decision of the Auckland District Licensing Committee to grant yet another licence to sell cheap booze in the area. Mana…
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NO MORE GOVERNMENT FUNDS FOR AMERICA’S CUP – Minto
Posted on June 14, 2014 by admin in John Minto, Press Releases“The Government should not waste any more money on Team NZ’s bid for the next America’s Cup but fund winning teams like the All Blacks to Samoa and our World Champion Waka Ama teams” says Mana candidate for Mangere…
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Oil and gas industry not safe enough for expansion into the North
Posted on June 6, 2014 by admin in Hone Harawira, John Minto, Press Releases“The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment has found that government regulation of oil and gas drilling is woefully inadequate – with a pile of big issues that desperately need to be sorted” said Hone Harawira, MANA Leader and MP for…
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Mana applauds the Prime Minister’s proposal for tax cuts – Minto
Posted on May 14, 2014 by admin in John Minto, Press ReleasesMana Economic Justice Spokesperson John Minto tonight applauded Prime Minister John Key’s announcement that future budgets would have tax cuts.Mana wants to cut taxes for families on low and middle incomes who are doing the heavy lifting for the economy.”For…
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