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Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jan 25, 2020 4:30:36 GMT 12
LABOUR'S HISTORIC TIES WITH RĀTANA CHURCH TESTED OVER HANDLING OF MĀORI ISSUESLabour's historic ties with the Rātana church are being tested over the Government's handling of several high-profile Māori issues, and a former Green Party candidate's deal with the Māori Party in the Rātana seat should have Labour worried. Labour is facing a growing threat from a resurgent Maori Party this year. Rātana is in the Maori electorate Te Tai Hauauru and the current MP is Labour's Adrian Rurawhe. Last election, Labour's candidate got 9791 votes, the Maori Party's 8752, the Green's got 2798. That's nearly 3000 votes now up for grabs which could tip Labour's fragile majority or 1039. The Prime Minister said she's "not worried" because Labour has an "excellent candidate". National has no real hope of winning Rātana votes. But National leader Simon Bridges is building bridges and looking for mates. He's more optimistic about the Māori Party comeback...... www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/01/labour-s-historic-ties-with-r-tana-church-tested-over-handling-of-m-ori-issues.html
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Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jan 25, 2020 4:31:17 GMT 12
SIMON BRIDGES TO RATANA: CHALLENGE PM JACINDA ARDERN ON DELIVERY TO MĀORINational Party leader Simon Bridges has told those gathered at Ratana that they should hold his rival Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to account for her claim that she would deliver for Māori. He said they should now hold Labour and Ardern to account for delivering on what she had promised, before pointing to a ream of statistics such as unemployment and benefit numbers. He pointed to National's history on Treaty settlements, and developments such as charter schools which some saw as giving Māori more self-determination. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12303180
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