Ratana celebrations: omnibus excerpt from week ending 27.01.2012
On Tuesday leaders from most major political parties attended the Ratana celebrations. However no new Māori policy commitments were announced by any party and the
On Tuesday leaders from most major political parties attended the Ratana celebrations. However no new Māori policy commitments were announced by any party and the
Over the last four weeks we have provided a series of précis on political manifesto commitments of five political parties.[1] This is because policy settings
The Māori-focused policy statements released by National and Labour both reconfirm a commitment to enhanced crown-iwi relationships, and both explicitly acknowledge the Treaty of Waitangi
In its Treaty policy statement, the National Party proposes further iwi/Crown hui, changes to speed up legislative processes, and further resourcing for the Office of
The Labour Party – Māori focused matters The Labour Party has no published Māori specific policy currently on its website. By comparison, the Party does
The Māori Party has announced a shortlist of three names from which it will select a candidate to contest a by-election in Te Tai Tokerau.
Independent Member of Parliament, Hone Harawira is now scheduled to resign from Parliament on 20 May. The resulting by-election has been scheduled for 25 June,