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SIR BOB JONES SAYS HE DIDN'T WANT TO DROP RENAE MAIHI DEFAMATION CASE
Ms Maihi had launched a petition to strip Sir Bob of his knighthood after he penned a column which she believed was racist.
But after several days in court, Sir Bob ended the proceedings.
He told Jack Tame on TVNZ1's Q+A that there's a confidential agreement in place - but says he didn't want to stop the case.
"I was outraged by what happened," he says, calling it a "fabrication"......
www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/sir-bob-jones-says-he-didnt-want-drop-renae-maihi-defamation-case
MĀORI BACK END OF LIFE CHOICE BILL – POLL
Seventy-two percent of Māori say they will vote in support of the End of Life Choice Bill at this year's referendum, according to a new poll revealed by The Hui on Sunday.
The has been controversial, with MPs casting conscience votes on whether or not the Bill - which would legalise euthanasia under strict circumstances - should progress.
For Māori MPs, one of the most divisive discussion points was whether or not assisted euthanasia is a transgression of tikanga Māori.
The Hui's poll, which was undertaken by Horizon Research, shows that 58 percent of respondents did not believe the End of Life Choice Bill was incompatible with tikanga Māori, and 55 percent felt that for the terminally ill, choosing to die was an act of tino rangatira/self determination.....
www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/03/m-ori-back-end-of-life-choice-bill-poll.html
Ms Maihi had launched a petition to strip Sir Bob of his knighthood after he penned a column which she believed was racist.
But after several days in court, Sir Bob ended the proceedings.
He told Jack Tame on TVNZ1's Q+A that there's a confidential agreement in place - but says he didn't want to stop the case.
"I was outraged by what happened," he says, calling it a "fabrication"......
www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/sir-bob-jones-says-he-didnt-want-drop-renae-maihi-defamation-case
MĀORI BACK END OF LIFE CHOICE BILL – POLL
Seventy-two percent of Māori say they will vote in support of the End of Life Choice Bill at this year's referendum, according to a new poll revealed by The Hui on Sunday.
The has been controversial, with MPs casting conscience votes on whether or not the Bill - which would legalise euthanasia under strict circumstances - should progress.
For Māori MPs, one of the most divisive discussion points was whether or not assisted euthanasia is a transgression of tikanga Māori.
The Hui's poll, which was undertaken by Horizon Research, shows that 58 percent of respondents did not believe the End of Life Choice Bill was incompatible with tikanga Māori, and 55 percent felt that for the terminally ill, choosing to die was an act of tino rangatira/self determination.....
www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/03/m-ori-back-end-of-life-choice-bill-poll.html