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Budget Speech - Hone Harawira - Leader of MANA

Thursday, 19 May 2011, 10:29 am | Hone Harawira

Kia ora koutou When I first came back into parliament, my first speech as an Independent MP, Te Reo Motuhake o te Tai Tokerau, was on the Maori Party's shameful "Watch me clap while I let the government steal our Marine and Coastal Area" Bill. ... More >>

Hone Harawira's Ae Marika!

Wednesday, 18 May 2011, 11:18 am | Hone Harawira

'tis better to die on your feet than to live forever on your knees - geronimo More >>

Hone Harawira Announces Resignation

Wednesday, 11 May 2011, 4:21 pm | Hone Harawira

“Today I wrote to the Speaker of the House, Lockwood Smith, formally notifying him that I will be resigning from Parliament, effective 20 May 2011,” said MANA leader and MP for Te Tai Tokerau, Hone Harawira. “The date for any possible by-election ... More >>

Labour Standing in Tai Tokerau

Tuesday, 10 May 2011, 3:35 pm | Hone Harawira

"Flip-flop Phil is back" said Mana leader and Tai Tokerau MP, Hone Harawira "Phil Goff said Labour would not stand in the upcoming by-election because of the cost, and now he’s saying he has given ‘permission to Kelvin Davis to stand’.” More >>

Hone Harawira: Comments on Death of Osama Bin Laden

Thursday, 5 May 2011, 3:17 pm | Hone Harawira

My mihi to the Bin Laden’s family was seen by some as support for Bin Laden’s actions. This was a mistake and was not intended. Using terror for political reasons is never acceptable. More >>

Harawira on Hide and Osama Bin Laden

Thursday, 5 May 2011, 12:09 pm | Hone Harawira

Now I’m no great fan of Rodney Hide, or his party, or his policies, but his political demise should send shivers through those who purport to love democracy. More >>

Harawira seeking advice on by-election

Wednesday, 4 May 2011, 9:50 am | Hone Harawira

PRESS RELEASE TAI TOKERAU BY-ELECTION Hone Harawira Te Reo Motuhake o Te Tai Tokerau Wednesday 4 May 2011 More >>

Harawira: Launch of Mana party

Monday, 2 May 2011, 9:35 am | Hone Harawira

Let today be the day that we reject the politics of fear, because I know that if we are united, then there is nothing that we have to fear, and nothing that we can’t achieve More >>

Ae Marika! An ANZAC Story For All New Zealanders

Tuesday, 19 April 2011, 9:38 am | Hone Harawira

No column next week but I didn't want to bypass ANZAC Day without a mention, even though sometimes I think that sometimes we overdo the whole ANZAC thing, and that perhaps we might all be better off forgetting about the horrors of war, particularly ... More >>

Transferring The Vote

Thursday, 14 April 2011, 10:08 am | Hone Harawira

The agreement between me and the Maori Party included, at the request of the party, the right for them to cast my votes in my absence from the house. However, with most of my votes being more aligned with the Green Party, the Maori Party asked whether ... More >>

Ae Marika: Sometimes you can't... and sometimes you can

Tuesday, 12 April 2011, 1:19 pm | Hone Harawira

Back in ’81, a bunch of us hard-out, take-no-shit activists got arrested at Waitangi – along with a guy who was so green he hadn’t even had a speeding ticket before! Anyway, me and this guy bunked up in a cell together and I spent a lot of time talking ... More >>

Crown mobilises armed force against Northern Maori

Tuesday, 12 April 2011, 12:30 pm | Hone Harawira

“The Crown mobilised their armed forces against Northern Maori in the 1840’s, they moved against the people of Parihaka in 1881, they did it again at Bastion Point in 1978, and now,” said Hone Harawira, Independent MP for the Tai Tokerau, “the ... More >>

“When Rich People Fail, Poor People Pay” - Hone Harawira

Friday, 8 April 2011, 2:14 pm | Hone Harawira

“When rich people fail, poor people pay”, said Hone Harawira, Independent MP for Te Tai Tokerau, after government announced a bailout for AMI. “That’s the bitter lesson that ordinary Kiwis draw from previous government bailouts of finance ... More >>

Hone Harawira's Ae Marika!

Tuesday, 5 April 2011, 10:20 am | Hone Harawira

Ae Marika! A column published in the Northland Age By Hone Harawira Te Reo Motuhake o Te Tai Tokerau 05 April 2011 More >>

The True Intent of the Marine and Coastal Area Bill

Monday, 4 April 2011, 2:43 pm | Hone Harawira

Press Release Hone Harawira Te Reo Motuhake o Te Tai Tokerau Monday, 4 April 2011 The True Intent of the Marine and Coastal Area Bill “The true intent of why National suckered the Māori Party into supporting the Marine and Coastal Area Bill is now ... More >>

Hone Harawira's Ae Marika! Column

Tuesday, 29 March 2011, 12:53 pm | Hone Harawira

Hone Harawira writes: Last week was a very special time, with the return of the Hikoi Takutaimoana to parliament, the manner in which they conducted themselves, the solemnity and dignity of the occasion, the presence of so many very special kaumatua and kuia ... More >>

Journey with No End - Hone Harawira

Friday, 25 March 2011, 1:53 pm | Hone Harawira

Mr Speaker, this is a sad moment for Maoridom, the end of a long and hopeful, but ultimately tragic journey that began when 50,000 marched to oppose Labour’s confiscation of our rights to the foreshore and seabed in 2004, blossomed when the Maori Party ... More >>

Hone Harawira open letter on Coastal and Marine Area Bill

Wednesday, 23 March 2011, 12:23 pm | Hone Harawira

Dear Tariana, Pete, Te Ururoa and Rahui, I know you guys are probably still pissed off with me, but this Marine and Coastal Area Bill is bigger than all of us, so I’m writing to ask you to withdraw your support for it, for the very simple reason that ... More >>

Hone Harawira On The Taku Tahae Moana Bill

Wednesday, 23 March 2011, 9:21 am | Hone Harawira

Title - Committee in the House - Marine and Coastal Area Bill Hone Harawira - Te Reo Motuhake o Te Tai Tokerau Tue 22 Mar 2011 More >>

Speech: Harawira - wake up and smell the kaimoana

Thursday, 17 March 2011, 9:52 pm | Hone Harawira

Part 3, Committee in the House - Marine and Coastal Area Bill Hone Harawira - Te Reo Motuhake o Te Tai Tokerau Thu 17 Mar 2011 Mr Chairman, members of both the National and Maori Parties have deliberately tried to disrupt the flow of my korero, particularly ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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