The Green party has opened nominations for a candidate to contest the Ikaroa Rāwhiti by-election. The party has only ever won one electorate. that was a general seat and the party didn’t manage… more →
Homepaddockwrote 1 day ago: Last night I blogged about the New Zealand Herald and their unsurprising support for the proposed ch … more →
wrote 5 days ago: The Green party has opened nominations for a candidate to contest the Ikaroa Rāwhiti by-election. Th … more →
wrote 1 week ago: Kia Ora At 1400 hours tomorrow, the Treasurer, Bill English will deliver the 2013 Fiscal Budget in t … more →
wrote 1 week ago: CHARTER SCHOOLS SPEECH, General Debate, Wednesday 15 May 2013 Hone Harawira – MANA Leader and … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: A couple of weekends ago I sent off some emails to the Maori MPs. My idea was to kick them into acti … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Kia Ora At 2138 hours tonight, by a vote of 77-44, the New Zealand Parliament passed its third readi … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Kia Ora A few days ago, I wrote an article about the Crown Minerals Amendment Bill, carrying amendme … more →
wrote 2 months ago: In an interview on Marae Investigates Shane Jones was asked about the leadership problems in the Mao … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Is three leaders more or less? I have admired aspects of the Maori Party way. I think the way they c … more →
wrote 2 months ago: The weekend’s special National Hui in Huntly WordPress video did nothing to quell the current … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Kia Ora It has been a stressful period for the Government. The Sky City Casino deal, the worsening e … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Perhaps coincidental considering Rodney Hide’s “and hate the Maori” reference, Joh … more →
wrote 3 months ago: This year Maori have the first chance since 2006 to choose whether they’re on the Maori or gen … more →
wrote 3 months ago: . - Citizen A - . - 24 January 2013 - . - David Slack & Dr Wayne Hoper - . - National Party cabi … more →
wrote 4 months ago: Interesting comments by ‘xtasy’ at The Standard on the Maori and Mana parties and their … more →
wrote 4 months ago: Tariana Turia has announced this will be her last term in parliament and Te Ururoa Flavell wants to … more →
wrote 4 months ago: Kia Ora The reign of Tariana Turia and Pita Sharples as co-leaders of the Maori Party is showing cle … more →
wrote 4 months ago: An interesting tweet: Mihingarangi Forbes @Mihi_Forbes Is there a Mana-Maori Party merger in the wi … more →
wrote 4 months ago: Coming in to the middle year of the term I thought it was worth looking at the state of the parties. … more →