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Māori political play looks credible
Māori political interests are becoming clearer and look like they are aiming for real gains – and it doesn’t look favourable for the Labour Party, who appears to be losing it’s connection with yet...
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Possible by-elections
There’s a couple of probable and several more possible by-elections in store before next year’s election (NBR’s Rob Hosking has suggested John Key should call an early election for later this year but...
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Labour demand Maori “open the books”
Nanaia Mahuta, in a press release under the New Zealand Labour Party, has asked for the President of the Maori Party to disclose “honorariums and fees paid”. Does Mahuta think this should just apply to...
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Maori king versus Nanaia Mahuta
King Tuheitia has endorsed one of his advisors to stand for the Maori Party in the Hauraki-Waikato electorate, which will put him up against Labour’s Nanaia Mahuta. This is a significant challenge to...
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Little on failing Maori
Labour have often been accused of taking their Maori support and Maori seats for granted. They lost seats when the Maori MPs split and formed the Maori Party, but they have won all but one of them...
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Two Maori seats appear to be safe
There had been reports that Te Ururoa Flavell was being run very close by Labour’s Tamati Coffey in Waiariki, but a Maori television/Reid Research poll suggests otherwise. Te Ururoa Flavell (Maori...
View ArticlePeters pulls rank and blows off two Labour Māori MP initiatives
Winston Peters sounds like he is acting Prime Minister already, throwing cold water on two initiatives being promoted by Labour MPs, a bill to protect Māori seats, and aims to make Te Reo compulsory in...
View ArticleWaikeria ‘mega prison’ won’t be built but Government remains vague
Decisions on what to do about an escalating New Zealand prison population are still pending, but the government has revealed it has ruled out building a 2.500 bed prison expansion at Waikeria. other...
View ArticleMahuta’s speech to UN Indigenous Issues forum
It’;s not often we hear of Nanaia Mahuta, She has been a Labour MP since 1996, and has been Minister for Māori Development since 2017. She has just given a speech to the United Nations Permanent Forum...
View ArticleSeems a sensible move on solid fuel burners but won’t change anything
NZ Herald overhypes a sensible move to eventually phase out inefficient wood and coal burners: Government moves to ban old-style wood and coal-fueled burners to improve air quality The Government is...
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