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IHUMĀTAO: NATIONAL WOULD HAVE 'DRAGGED THOSE MĀORIS OUT BY THE THROAT' - WILLLIE JACKSON
Ardern was advised to visit the protesters two years ago, long before they hit the headlines earlier this year, but didn't. A hikoi to her office in August also failed to convince her.
"It shows that her priorities aren't the issues that Māori are facing," said Newton.
Jackson said he is disappointed with the protesters' attitude.
"All she's getting is a boot in the guts from some of the people out there... You've never had a Prime Minister more committed to the language and culture than this Prime Minister. I remember John Key opening the 2011 World Cup - he couldn't even say 'kia ora'...
"She's working on a settlement for Ihumātao, which is much more than what National would have done. If National was in, they would have dragged those Māoris out by the throat about three months ago.".....
www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2019/11/ihum-tao-national-would-have-dragged-those-m-oris-out-by-the-throat-willlie-jackson.html
IHUMĀTAO: GOVERNMENT 'TRYING TO ESCAPE PUBLIC LIABILITY' - PANIA NEWTON
At the company's annual general meeting yesterday, chair Bruce Hassall said Fletcher had been speaking to government about the Ihumātao land occupation by mana whenua groups, which had stopped all work for months.
He said Fletcher Building had been advised that the government was hopeful of achieving a resolution by the end of the year.
Sources have told RNZ the Crown is considering lending money to the council so it can purchase the land from Fletcher Residential, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fletcher Building.
But Pania Newton of SOUL told Morning Report it's a roundabout way to resolve the issue......
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12289568
Ardern was advised to visit the protesters two years ago, long before they hit the headlines earlier this year, but didn't. A hikoi to her office in August also failed to convince her.
"It shows that her priorities aren't the issues that Māori are facing," said Newton.
Jackson said he is disappointed with the protesters' attitude.
"All she's getting is a boot in the guts from some of the people out there... You've never had a Prime Minister more committed to the language and culture than this Prime Minister. I remember John Key opening the 2011 World Cup - he couldn't even say 'kia ora'...
"She's working on a settlement for Ihumātao, which is much more than what National would have done. If National was in, they would have dragged those Māoris out by the throat about three months ago.".....
www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2019/11/ihum-tao-national-would-have-dragged-those-m-oris-out-by-the-throat-willlie-jackson.html
IHUMĀTAO: GOVERNMENT 'TRYING TO ESCAPE PUBLIC LIABILITY' - PANIA NEWTON
At the company's annual general meeting yesterday, chair Bruce Hassall said Fletcher had been speaking to government about the Ihumātao land occupation by mana whenua groups, which had stopped all work for months.
He said Fletcher Building had been advised that the government was hopeful of achieving a resolution by the end of the year.
Sources have told RNZ the Crown is considering lending money to the council so it can purchase the land from Fletcher Residential, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fletcher Building.
But Pania Newton of SOUL told Morning Report it's a roundabout way to resolve the issue......
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12289568