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Bring The Troops Home
Tuesday, 21 August 2012, 10:24 pm | Mana Party
PRESS STATEMENT MANA Leader Hone Harawira Tuesday 21st August Bring The Troops Home Today I spoke to the motion regarding those who have recently died in Afghanistan. I began with a mihi and ended in a similar vein. My comments in English were as follows: More >>
Ganging up on Patches
Tuesday, 21 August 2012, 9:32 am | Mana Party
Last week Todd McClay put forward legislation to ban gang patches from government premises, including schools, hospitals and swimming pools. He followed that up with a statement in the house that if gang members go to government premises with a patch, ... More >>
Six Arrested In Glen Innes - Project Delayed Six Months
Friday, 17 August 2012, 8:42 am | Mana Party
Six protestors were arrested tonight as the Glen Innes community and supporters resisted another state house being moved out of the suburb. More >>
No EEZ Road For Tangaroa
Thursday, 16 August 2012, 4:52 pm | Mana Party
“Adding ‘sustainable management’ to the purpose of the Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Bill will do little to allay concerns about the ecological impacts of deep sea drilling and mining” said MANA leader ... More >>
Australia Gets Gold in the Fight against Tobacco
Thursday, 16 August 2012, 3:57 pm | Mana Party
“Australia didn’t do too well at the Olympics, but they get a Gold Medal for beating the tobacco giants in the plain-packaging debate” said MANA leader Hone Harawira. More >>
Is $1.15c too much more to clean Prime Minister's office?
Thursday, 16 August 2012, 3:55 pm | Mana Party
“Who earns $400,000 a year and has investments of $50 million, but won’t pay his cleaner more than $13.85 an hour? Answer - John Key. What a sad fullah,” said MANA leader Hone Harawira. More >>
Gang Insignia Ban Won’t Work
Wednesday, 15 August 2012, 2:19 pm | Mana Party
PRESS RELEASE MANA Leader Hone Harawira Wednesday 15th August Gang Insignia Ban Won’t Work “Banning gang insignia won’t reduce crime” says MANA Leader Hone Harawira. “This Prohibition of Gang Insignia in Government Premise Bill is nothing ... More >>
Electoral Commission Report on MMP
Tuesday, 14 August 2012, 8:53 am | Mana Party
"Just who is the Electoral Commission protecting?" asks MANA Leader Hone Harawira in response to the Electoral Commission's report on MMP. More >>
Govt’s 3 Year Scorecard on Rights for Indigenous Peoples
Thursday, 9 August 2012, 8:48 am | Mana Party
MANA Party Thursday 9th August Tena koutou katoa. Attached and below is the MANA Party’s scorecard measuring the Government’s three-year progress against the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Today marks the United ... More >>
Low Quality Dominates NZ Model of Charter Schools
Friday, 3 August 2012, 8:43 am | Mana Party
“Cost-cutting on teaching and on what it taught is the recipe private companies will use to make money from Charter Schools” comments MANA Vice President John Minto. More >>
A Turkey Calling for an Early Xmas
Friday, 3 August 2012, 8:40 am | Mana Party
“National calling for an early answer from the Waitangi Tribunal is like a Turkey calling for an early Xmas” said MANA Leader Hone Harawira. “They’re going to get a bad result so what’s the rush?” Harawira’s comment comes after Government ... More >>
France takes the lead in Financial Transactions Tax stakes
Thursday, 2 August 2012, 9:50 am | Mana Party
Mana applauds the French government’s announcement of a Financial Transactions Tax in its budget released yesterday. More >>
Mana Says No to Political Window-Dressing Bill
Wednesday, 1 August 2012, 10:49 am | Mana Party
“It’s disappointing we are the only party opposing this bill because it is nothing more than political window-dressing for the government” says MANA Vice President John Minto. More >>
Tribunal Says No Deal
Monday, 30 July 2012, 4:25 pm | Mana Party
Press Release MANA Leader Hone Harawira Tribunal Says No Deal Monday 30th July “This is the first significant step in shutting down the government’s plan to sell our power companies – and along with most Kiwis, I couldn’t be happier” said MANA ... More >>
Protest – Close the fast-food pokies
Friday, 27 July 2012, 2:54 pm | Mana Party
Press Statement Protest – Close the fast-food pokies! MANA Vice President John Minto Friday 27th July MANA is organising a protest this Saturday outside the Galaxy fast-food pokies in Otara. More >>
Elvis Teddy Charges Dropped: Harawira
Thursday, 26 July 2012, 4:11 pm | Mana Party
PRESS RELEASE MANA Leader Hone Harawira Thursday 26th July Kia ora to Te Whanau a Apanui and Elvis Teddy “Elvis is in the house … of the free” said MANA Leader Hone Harawira on hearing that all charges against Te Whanau a Apanui captain Elvis ... More >>
Harawira - the Definition of Marriage Bill
Thursday, 26 July 2012, 2:35 pm | Mana Party
PRESS RELEASE Mana Leader Hone Harawira the Definition of Marriage Bill Thursday 26th July MANA Leader Hone Harawira congratulates Louisa Wall on her “The Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Bill” being drawn from the ballot. Harawira said that ... More >>
Government’s Family Policy
Tuesday, 24 July 2012, 10:30 pm | Mana Party
Press Release MANA Leader Hone Harawira Tuesday 24th July Government’s Family Policy “Government policy when it comes to whānau is to under-fund and undermine Whanau Ora, attack families on a range of issues, and make the Families Commission ... More >>
Six month delay a victory in the battle for Glen Innes
Tuesday, 24 July 2012, 3:27 pm | Mana Party
“A six-month delay in the first stage of the Glen Innes redevelopment is a victory for the gutsy tenants of this war-torn suburb who have resisted the social-cleansing of their community every step of the way” says MANA Vice President John Minto. More >>
Makin’ it EEZ to Desp-oil Our Beaches
Thursday, 19 July 2012, 10:54 am | Mana Party
“New Zealand is one step closer to opening up our seabed for offshore drilling” says MANA Party Leader Hone Harawira following the second reading of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and Continental Shelf Bill. “For the second time in a week, ... More >>