Metiria Archive

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    Some questions to end Seaweek… - by frog



    To end our Seaweek coverage on Frogblog, here’s some Questions for Written Answer that Green Fisheries spokesmermaid Metiria Turei lodged this week to the Minister of Fisheries. No doubt the Ministry of Fisheries is in the gun for cost cutting, restructuring and major legislation review, but the Government isn’t saying much yet. Fairfax papers recently [...] read more
    March 6, 2009 4:40 pm - 1 Comment
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    Protecting freedom of speech and fairer elections - by frog



    Here’s a few quotes from Russel and Metiria at their press conference on the Electoral Finance Bill on Monday: “…Democracy is a fundamental principle of our society. But democracy does not happen in a vacuum. It happens in a society which is increasingly characterised by inequality of wealth and that inequality of wealth can have [...] read more
    November 21, 2007 2:50 pm - 36 Comments