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Interviews with Hone Harawira
Felix Marwick’s interview with Hone Harawira yesterday: Harawira on his ‘house n****r’ comments Chief political reporter Felix Marwick talks to Mana Movement leader Hone Harawira about his use of the...
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Key on Harawira
RadioLIVE Newsroom @LIVENewsDesk Speaking from Russia a short time ago, Prime Minister John Key is unimpressed with comments made by Hone Harawira on Facebook. The Prime Minister wants Hone Harawira...
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The Mana plantation owner
There’s quite a bit more to what Hone Harawira has said than a bit of abuse. From a Newstalk ZB interview: Harawira on his ‘house n****r’ comments Marwick: Now the attendance or non-attendance of both...
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Harawira has avoided responsibility
Hone Harawira has ducked and dived and denied after his ‘house nigger’ comment, and hasn’t had the guts to take responsibility for making them. His original comments were: Time John Key realised a few...
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On Labour-Greens and Mana in coalition
A comment on coalition options from Populuxe1 at The Standard: I am yet to be convinced that a Labour-Greens coalition would be anything but dysfunctional, and there is no way in hell that Labour will...
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Maori Mana merge?
An interesting tweet: Mihingarangi Forbes @Mihi_Forbes Is there a Mana-Maori Party merger in the wind? Both Harawira and Sharples say it’s a possibility The Maori Party are finding survival a...
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“Maori Party…dead or dying”
Interesting comments by ‘xtasy’ at The Standard on the Maori and Mana parties and their futures. The Maori Party generally more or less appears to be a “dead” or “dying” party now. Founded initially...
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Four year term supported by most party leaders
At Waitangi today John Key floated the idea of a four year term. It’s obviously not new but it gave media the opportunity to check it out with other parties in attendance. Key pushes for four-year...
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Other parties on Prosser
David Shearer: Jessica Mutch TVNZ @MutchJessica David Shearer says Richard Prosser’s comments were “offensive and completely inappropriate” but wouldn’t say if he would stand him down. This makes a...
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Harawira blocks Prosser’s personal statement
Today in Parliament Richard Prosser asked to make a personal statement. This was blocked by Hone Harawira. He later issued an explanatory press release: Harawira: Richard Prosser personal statement...
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Dunne won’t “Feed the Kids”
Hone Harawira has a Feed the Kids bill: The Bill aims to set up government funded breakfast and lunch programmes in all decile 1-2 schools. The Bill is expected to come before Parliament for its first...
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Maori Party supports Feed the Kids but doesn’t?
It seems that the Maori Party would vote for Mana’s “Feed the Kids” bill. Felix Marwick has tweeted: @felixmarwick Re food in schools. Maori Party says it will support Harawira Bill. I’m unsure how...
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Mana Party and Socialists
Mana is well known as the Hone Harawira party and as a party promoting Maori interests. Not so well known is the strong socialist connections with Mana. Socialist Mana is not obvious from their...
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Harawira – we pay $495 per day expenses
Hone Harawira is ranking nearly twice as much as David Shearer – in spending on expenses. Reported by NZ Herald - Harawira still top spender Te Tai Tokerau’s representative spent more than any other...
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“Nice guys don’t last long in this game.”
In an NZ Herald article on David Shearer’s demise as Labour leader a sad observation is made: The Mana Party’s Hone Harawira said he always found Mr Shearer to be “very, very friendly and very open”....
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Who does Harawira represent?
Hone Harawira has claimed that the country got good value for money paying for his trip to South Africa to attend Nelson Mandela memorial events. He went as far as claiming that he was better value...
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Harawira and unity
The annual political pilgrimage to Ratana is under way. This has more importance in election year, with the Labour, Green, Maori and Mana parties all chasing Maori votes. Ratana only represents a small...
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John Banks on poverty, unconditional love and education
In Parliament’s first day for the year John Key made his Prime Minister’s Statement followed by party leaders launching their parliamentary year. The best was from John Banks, who, in response to a...
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Harawira’s conflicting Treaty of Waitangi and socialist ambitions
Hone Harawira seems to want his Mana party through his Ngapuhi tribe to leverage the Treaty of Waitangi to transform New Zealand’s constitution so Maori have some degree of absolute rule, with funding...
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Harawira explanation raises questions
This morning Whale Oil raised a number of questions with a bog post What is the relationship between Hone Harawira and Kim Dotcom? My sources deep within the mansion have been telling me for weeks...
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