Post by Kiwi Frontline on Nov 25, 2016 17:26:55 GMT 12
MAORI PARTY TO PAVE WAY FOR HARAWIRA'S RETURN TO PARLIAMENT
The Maori Party – Mana Party pact announced yesterday looks set to pave the way for Hone Harawira to return to Parliament.
At the same time the deal may threaten two of Labour’s brightest Maori stars --- Kelvin Davis and Peeni Henare.
The two parties have not detailed how their relationship will work.
Talking to POLITIK, Morgan said the aim of the two parties was to wrest all of the Maori seats off Labour.
That would involve each standing aside for the other in some seats.
But what’s clear already is that the Maori Party see it as a way of increasing their seats in Parliament.
However what's unique about the Maori- Mana relationship is that it will stop at the doors of Parliament.
"The issue for us is to ensure that we have a permanent voice at the governing table of this country.
In an interview with POLITIK IN September, Deputy Prime Minister Bill English said he believed that Morgan's strategy might work and that the Maori party could win another two seats.
“If they win a couple more seats and we need them, they are going to be a handful,” English said.
“They will be ambitious.”
But that might be a price National was willing to pay if it limited the demands from New Zealand First......
politik.co.nz/en/content/politics/986
The Maori Party – Mana Party pact announced yesterday looks set to pave the way for Hone Harawira to return to Parliament.
At the same time the deal may threaten two of Labour’s brightest Maori stars --- Kelvin Davis and Peeni Henare.
The two parties have not detailed how their relationship will work.
Talking to POLITIK, Morgan said the aim of the two parties was to wrest all of the Maori seats off Labour.
That would involve each standing aside for the other in some seats.
But what’s clear already is that the Maori Party see it as a way of increasing their seats in Parliament.
However what's unique about the Maori- Mana relationship is that it will stop at the doors of Parliament.
"The issue for us is to ensure that we have a permanent voice at the governing table of this country.
In an interview with POLITIK IN September, Deputy Prime Minister Bill English said he believed that Morgan's strategy might work and that the Maori party could win another two seats.
“If they win a couple more seats and we need them, they are going to be a handful,” English said.
“They will be ambitious.”
But that might be a price National was willing to pay if it limited the demands from New Zealand First......
politik.co.nz/en/content/politics/986