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• Maori Moment

  
  MacDoctor — Authority: 547
  It is seldom that I agree with Hone Harawira, but I have to agree with his comment about the suggestion that he becomes an independent MP as the “ Silliest idea I’ve heard “. For starters, Hone cast loose as an independent is just going to make him more of a nuisance than now. Currently, we only get Hone-ism ...
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  BIG NEWS — Authority: 424
  Harawira set to leave the Maori Party? Maori Party president Whatarangi Winiata has proposed embattled Te Tai Tokerau MP Hone Harawira leave the Maori Party and become an independent MP. Good. This proposal was made at todays hui, from which mainstream journalists were barred, although TVNZs Te Karere and Maori ...
  10 hours ago

• Hone Gone by Kai Time

  
  No Minister — Authority: 572
  Looks Like Hone has done his doogs , much as Adolf expected. The party president has suggested he might like to consider the virtues of being an independent MP. Hone doesnt think much of that because he would get no more tangos in Paris. We shall have to wait a couple of weeks to see how it pans out but the little ...
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  BIG NEWS — Authority: 424
  Maori Party leader disagrees with Race Relations Commissioner over Harawira emails During the week Race Relations Commissioner Joris de Bres was careful to avoid saying that Harawiras expletive-ridden email was abusive, because to do so would be an admission that Harawira had breached the Human Rights Act, which says ...
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  BIG NEWS — Authority: 424
  Tariana Turia breaks her silence over Harawira Maori Party leader Tariana Turia has finally broken her silence describing Hone Harawiras expletive filled e-mail as "unfortunate" "very distressing". But she has described his behaviour "unacceptable", and it is his behaviour that has done considerable damage to ...
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• IRONY FROM THE DEEP SOUTH

  
  roarprawn — Authority: 504
  This is the last time we will blog on the current Hone Harawira and his troughing issue . The Southland Times has produced what must be one of the finest pieces of satire we have seen in years.. Read on........ On Saturday, November 7, this newspaper printed an editorial headlined "Beyond ...
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• Ngapuhi embarrassed by Harawira

  
  The Standard — Authority: 609
  Check out this press release: Maori Leader Rejects Harawira Apology as “Embarrassing” and issues his own apology Ngapuhi Leader and senior relative to Hone Harawira, David Rankin, says he is embarrassed by the apology the MP has given. “Harawira has disgraced our iwi with his gutter language, and has casued ...
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• HEY TAMA NO TOA

  
  roarprawn — Authority: 504
  Kia Ora John, We have watched with interest what has happened over you deciding to skive off on your little tax payer jaunt in Europe so you could show your missus Paris, the city of love and just in case you forgot, the city where its residents rose up and said fuck off to the ruling class . So did you tell your ...
  2 days ago

• Espiner on Harawira call for different standards/laws for Maori

  
  The Inquiring Mind — Authority: 576
  Colin Espiner highlights a significant issue in respect of what Harawira said and appears to believe, if he is correct, considerable difficulties are likely to emerge:- Hone said he was sorry for the language he used. He continued: “ I suspect if I had said something like European colonisers have been ...
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• Harawira thinks ‘Phil Goff should be shot’

  
  The Inquiring Mind — Authority: 576
  At the end of an interview with Willie Jackson on Radio Waatea, Hone Harawira after an aplogy which was not an apology then went on to say:- Harawira: “I’m about to hammer Labour again, over Phil Goff saying I should be suspended, you know, from politics – the cheek of the bastard…” Jackson: ...
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• Yeah, nah, too far

  
  The Standard — Authority: 609
  We all use language sometimes that’s too stong and we regret. Hone Harawira apologised today over his choice of words in the “white motherf**kers” email. Unfortunately, he followed that up by saying Phil Goff “should be lined up against the wall and shot” over the foreshore and seabed law. It looks to me ...
  2 days ago

• Article Title Unknown

  
  BIG NEWS — Authority: 424
  The Rise of the Maori Party? Marae has published the results of a poll done by Digipoll between 18 October and 3 November 2009. It is of 1,002 voters of Maori descent – 700 on the Maori roll, and 302 on the General roll. It is an endorsement of the Maori Party arrangement with National, although Maori voters ...
  3 days ago

• Weavers National Hui 2009, Takitimu marae, Te Wairoa

  
  Te Papa's Blog — Authority: 117
  On the 23-26 October, fellow work colleague Hokimate Harwood and I attended one of the biggest events on the arts calendar of Māori weaving-the Te Roopu Raranga Whatu o Aotearoa Weavers National Hui.A biennial event, the first inaugural hui was called by Ngoingoi Pewhairangi of Te Whānau-a-Ruataupare, a member of ...
  3 days ago

• Labour second choice of Maori on both rolls

  
  Kiwiblog — Authority: 639
  Further to my blog earlier this morning, the kind people at Marae have sent me a breakdown of some of their poll results, by roll. This allows an easier comparison to election results. You can view the episode on their website , including a discussion between host Shane Taurima and John Key. First the party vote ...
  3 days ago

• Article Title Unknown

  
  BIG NEWS — Authority: 424
  Racism is a lawful freedom of expression post has been updated According to the Human Rights Commission [pdf], racism is a lawful freedom of expression under some circumstances, and Hone Harawira was within his rights to be racially offensive, because his comments were not insulting, abusive, or likely to ...
  3 days ago

• Quotation of the Day, Monday 9 November

  
  The Inquiring Mind — Authority: 576
  “There is a Maori way of seeing things and a Pakeha way,” said Hingston, who played down the prospect of serious disciplinary action by the party. Hekia Hingston – co -president of Maori Party, who appears to defend Hone Harawira. Mr Hingston appears not to understand that this is not Maori v Pakeha,. This ...
  3 days ago

• Maori voters poll

  
  Kiwiblog — Authority: 639
  I’ve blogged at Curiablog , the details of a Marae Digipoll. It has 700 voters from the Maori roll, and 300 from the general roll (but of Maori descent). There’s several fascinating aspects to it. Party Vote is Maori Party 48%, Labour 26% and National 20%. Now in the 2008 election, in the Maori seats, the ...
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• Article Title Unknown

  
  BIG NEWS — Authority: 424
  Maori Party release statement on Harawira The Maori Party has released a statement today, making it clear that it wants this business with Harawira cleared up, with him continuing as a Maori Party MP. A meeting will be held on Thursday and there`ll be no further comment until then. These recent incidents are ...
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• Some in Maori Party defend Harawira

  
  The Inquiring Mind — Authority: 576
  It would seem that Hone Harawira may not be the only person harbouring rather odd views in the Maori Party. Retired judge Hekia Hingston ,Maori Party co-vice president, appeared to defend Harawira yesterday. The former judge said Harawira’s day trip to Paris was just “bad timing”. Conveniently overlooking the ...
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• Cartoon for Today, Sunday 8 November

  
  The Inquiring Mind — Authority: 576
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