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Post by Kiwi Frontline on Sept 25, 2017 17:07:06 GMT 12
MAORI PARTY LOSS WON'T MEAN ABOLISHING MAORI SEATS – NATIONALLabour took all seven of the Maori seats, knocking the Maori party out of Government and National leader Bill English said he has spoken to co-leader of Maori Te Ururoa Flavell to offer his commiserations. Co-leader, Marama Fox, had fears this would mean Winston Peters would come in and knock out Maori and the Treaty of Waitangi from all legislation. Mr English said their negotiations with Mr Peters will not involve this particular topic. "As I think we stated during the campaign, we had no plans to abolish the Maori seats, effectively it changed the policy." But what the coalition talks between National and New Zealand First will contain is anyone's guess.... www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/vote2017/maori-party-loss-wont-mean-abolishing-maori-seats-national/
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