Verbal Submission on the Marine and Coastal Areas Bill | Hone Harawira
Hone Harawira, Maori Party Member of Parliament for Te Tai Tokerau Whangarei, Monday 6 December 2010 This Bill is an insult to Maori in using the name Takutaimoana in its title, because it does nothing to properly recognise the relationship between Maori and the foreshore & seabed. This Bill should be called the Foreshore and [...]
Legal Services Bill: First Reading
Tomorrow marks the occasion of 20 years since the Bill of Rights landed on the New Zealand judiciary, and that’s important because the Bill of Rights, together with the 1993 Human Rights Act – and the nation’s founding document, – Te Tiriti o Waitangi – provide the framework for a strong and evolving constitutional discussion, [...]
