Smith had a choice over Hone’s oath | National Business Review
Bryce Edwards | Friday July 15, 2011 Hone Harawira’s non-swearing in yesterday has predictably generated a lot of comment. While Harawira won’t be upset by the furore, the widespread assumption that this was a deliberate stunt aimed at getting him thrown out of parliament is almost certainly wrong. Andrew Geddis (What if Hone had crossed [...]
Gee, I’m really impressed with Hone Harawira | Taranaki Daily News
Rachel Stewart – 21/03/2011 Ten Reasons Why I Like Hone 1. No one else seems to. In my world when someone is universally disliked that’s often a sign that they are just telling the truth. The masses generally don’t like to hear truths so I figure Hone must be on to something. 2. He’s not [...]
The Voice of Reason | Northland Age
It would be deeply ironic if Te Tai Tokerau MP Hone Harawira were to be ejected from the MaoriParty for the opinion piece published by a Sunday newspaper nine days ago. The likelihood of his being evicted seems to be waning, although one would not become wealthy by betting on the Maori Party seeing reason, [...]
Crunch time for Maori grumbles | Hone Harawira
(Source | Hone Harawira – Sunday Star Times) A FEW MONTHS ago my daughter said to me, “Dad, you know I’ll always vote for you, but I just can’t bring myself to vote for the Maori Party any longer. I don’t like what I see your mates doing, so I’m gonna vote for the Greens.” [...]
2010: Minor government parties pay the price
by Tim Watkin (Pundit Blog) What was 2010 like for the smaller parties propping up this government? Not a lot of fun, really. Big holes were exposed in ACT, the Maori Party and United Future, which raise even bigger questions Power exacts a price. Of the three smaller parties with a role in government in 2010, [...]
Foreshore & seabed: Sinking… (Iwi Leaders reject Bill)
Foreshore & seabed: Sinking… It looks like prospects for the government’s Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Bill are sinking fast, with the Iwi Leadership Group – a clique of powerful iwi leaders – rejecting it: There is increasing division among Maori about it, with the leader of one of the most powerful tribes in [...]
How is this Bill different from the Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004? (Te Karaka)
EXCERPT FROM TE KARAKA: How is this Bill different from the Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004? Mark Solomon: It isn’t much different at all. I think the whole approach of the Government has been to continue this nonsense about the continuous contiguous exclusive and the only rationale behind that is to minimise what rights Māori [...]
Wild Hone: Parliamentary recesses can be dangerous times.
(by Jane Clifton) During recess, MPs are released from captivity into the wild. Instead of the sleep-deprived, artificially conditioned lab rats they’ve become, running the mazes of select committees and question time, they start to revert to exhibiting natural behaviour. So it was that Hone Harawira reverted to type, after two years’ unnatural experimental confinement [...]
Editorial: Harawira ousting a disrespectful step (Dominion Post)
It is hardly surprising the Maori Party does not want Hone Harawira sitting on the select committee that is about to consider the replacement foreshore and seabed legislation. The maverick Te Tai Tokerau MP creates enough problems when he is marching in step with his colleagues, let alone in the opposite direction. However, rather than [...]
Listen to Hone on RadioLIVE
Hone was in the Radio Live studio with Willie Jackson and John Tamihere yesterday to clarify recent statements in the media. Is being uncomfortable with other races the same as being racist towards them, does the new foreshore and sea bed legislation help or hinder Maori rights? Have a listen and tell us what you [...]
