Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jan 21, 2017 16:14:16 GMT 12
MĀORI PARTY AND KINGITANGA UNITE FOR RATANA
The Māōri Party will walk alongside the Kingitanga at next week's Ratana celebrations. This kind of alignment is something we haven't seen from the Kingitanga, so the question remains what does this mean and what message does it send?
The Māori Party has made their first move at the start of the election year. It's the first time a political party has been invited to walk on with the Kingitanga at the Rātana celebrations.
“We are going on together at the request of Rātana themselves,” says Flavell.
The move comes after King Tuheitia said in his coronation speech last year that he would no longer support Labour.....
www.maoritelevision.com/news/regional/maori-party-and-kingitanga-unite-ratana
The Māōri Party will walk alongside the Kingitanga at next week's Ratana celebrations. This kind of alignment is something we haven't seen from the Kingitanga, so the question remains what does this mean and what message does it send?
The Māori Party has made their first move at the start of the election year. It's the first time a political party has been invited to walk on with the Kingitanga at the Rātana celebrations.
“We are going on together at the request of Rātana themselves,” says Flavell.
The move comes after King Tuheitia said in his coronation speech last year that he would no longer support Labour.....
www.maoritelevision.com/news/regional/maori-party-and-kingitanga-unite-ratana