foreshore Archive

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  Goff delivers wedge to split the left

  
  
  
  For all the indignation at the response to his speech , what did Goff expect whanau and hapu would hear in it? He starts with a criticism of Hone, he attacks the Maori Party, he promotes unjust treaty settlements and he defends the discriminatory foreshore legislation. And all delivered to a predominately Pakeha audience. How could [...] read more
  December 1, 2009 10:14 am - 50 Comments
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  National gags Pita Sharples: Maori deserve better

  
  
  
  Todays performance in the House has confirmed that the Minister of Maori Affairs, Pita Sharples is being locked out by the National Government from answering serious questions concerning Maori. My question today directly concerning Maori and their loss of rights under the RMA reforms was transferred by the government from the Maori Affairs Minister to the [...] read more
  March 11, 2009 6:17 pm - 4 Comments
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  Labour stole the foreshore from the Maoris; the Nats’ll hand it to the Rich

  
  
  
  What should we make of the decision of National to give my RMA/Conservation question about the coastal marine area to the Minister for Treaty Settlements? Well, its difficult to give a question to a Conservation Minister who has been MIA now for weeks and weeks. And I guess they wouldn’t want to give it to [...] read more
  March 10, 2009 5:35 pm - 42 Comments
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  Hope that the Foreshore Act will be repealed is real

  
  
  
  I was at the announcement of the terms of reference of the Foreshore review yesterday. It was rather hard in some respects, seeing many people there who were such a major part of the campaign against the law and remembering what an awful campaign of hatred it was. I heard the Maori Party clearly state [...] read more
  March 5, 2009 10:37 am - 45 Comments