Press Releases
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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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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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Is MANA MAORI a Possibility?
Posted on January 23, 2013 by admin in Hone Harawira, Press Releases“It’s nice to be wanted but being the leader of the Maori Party right now is like being the captain of the Titanic just before it smacks into the iceberg” said MANA Movement Leader and Tai Tokerau MP Hone Harawira,…
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Message to AirNZ: Please Drop Costs – Harawira
Posted on December 17, 2012 by admin in Hone Harawira, Press Releases“With Cyclone Evan causing death and destruction in Samoa, it’s time for our national airline to step up to the mark and ease the burden for worried whanau who live here in NZ” says MANA Leader and MP for Te…
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BIG UPS TO FONTERRA – BUT WHERE’S THE GOVERNMENT?
Posted on December 14, 2012 by admin in Feed the Kids, Hone Harawira, Press Releases“Great news” said Hone Harawira, Leader of MANA and MP for Te Tai Tokerau of Fonterra’s announcement that their Milk in Schools programme would be extended from its pilot in Northland schools to include all interested primary schools in the…
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Alcohol Law Reform a Big Disappointment – Harawira
Posted on December 12, 2012 by admin in Hone Harawira, Press Releases“Good enough to support, but could and should have been a hell of a lot better” said MANA Leader and MP for Te Tai Tokerau, Hone Harawira, about the Alcohol Law Reform Bill up for its third and final reading…
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“A way to go yet” Harawira on water rights
Posted on December 11, 2012 by admin in Hone Harawira, Press Releases“There’s a long way to go yet” said MANA Leader and MP for Te Tai Tokerau Hone Harawira on hearing that the New Zealand Maori Council had lost its case against the Crown in the High Court over Maori water…
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Feed the Kids
Posted on December 11, 2012 by admin in Feed the Kids, Hone Harawira“Over the past two days I have been inundated with support for my private member’s bill to provide free breakfasts and lunches to all decile 1 and 2 schools in the country” says MANA Leader and MP for Te Tai…
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Congratulations Te Whanau a Apanui, Petrobras hands in drilling permits!
Posted on December 4, 2012 by admin in Hone Harawira, Press Releases“Te Whanau a Apanui, take a bow” says MANA leader and MP for Te Tai Tokerau Hone Harawira following the news that Petrobras have handed in their drilling permits. “Against a multimillion dollar campaign that involved both the New Zealand Government…
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TPPA Negotiations = Giving Away our Sovereignty for Pie in the Sky
Posted on December 3, 2012 by admin in John Minto, Press ReleasesMANA is calling on the government to open up to public scrutiny the TPPA (Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement) negotiations which start their 15th round in Auckland today at the Prime Minister’s favourite venue – Sky City Casino. “We want to…
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