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Post by Kiwi Frontline on Feb 4, 2016 17:43:04 GMT 12
Key pulls out of Waitangi visitPrime Minister John Key will not be going to Waitangi this year, following a row over whether he should be able to attend and speak at the celebrations. A letter was sent to Mr Key last night from Te Tii Marae trustees which said he would be allowed to speak in the whare, but his speech must not be political. Mr Key called those rules a "gagging order" and said he wouldn't attend on Saturday unless the rules were revoked. A one-line statement from a spokesperson from his office to media this afternoon, it says: "The Prime Minister's Office has had no response to its letter sent to trustees at Te Tii Marae earlier today. Accordingly, the Prime Minister has decided he will not be attending celebrations in Waitangi this year."…. www.newshub.co.nz/politics/pm-pulls-out-of-waitangi-visit-2016020416
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