Page 176 - John Key News Today

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says shes "totally open" to going to Te Tii marae next year. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is welcomed with a pōwhiri at Te Whare Rūnanga on 4 February, 2021. Photo: RNZ / Jogai Bhatt Speaking on the treaty grounds after the dawn service, Ardern said shed be guided by the Waitangi Trust, "on behalf of all parliamentarians". "One of the things I think weve all enjoyed is the fact that when we come onto the upper marae we do it as MPs together, so not that party p...

Joe Biden sends letter to Jacinda Ardern wishing Kiwis well for Waitangi Day By News Desk|   Published: 6th February 2021 12:40 pm IST Photo: Joe Biden serving as the 46th resident of the United States of America (Source: PTI) By Syed Mujeeb Auckland: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has today described arriving home from Waitangi to find a letter from US President, Joe Biden, wishing the country well as it commemorates the historic signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. “Just got ho...

OPINION: Self-determination is a political right that belongs to all, not just majorities.

The recent controversy over a decision by the Tauranga City Council to establish a Māori ward reminds us that arguments about Māori political representation are nothing new. In this latest case, the Hobson’s Pledge lobby group helped organise a petition to overturn the council decision. It would have created an electoral district (or ward) where only those on the Māori parliamentary electoral roll could vote for the representatives. By the end of January the petition had achieved enough su...

Close Ad Judith Collins says National wasnt invited to Waitangis Te Tii Marae as Labour makes its return • Source:  1 NEWS National leader Judith Collins says she wasn’t invited to Waitangis Te Tii Marae, but she is looking forward to the rest of the week’s proceedings.  Your playlist will load after this ad The National leader says she’s nonetheless...

Alleluia! Lifewise completely endorses Minister Tracey Martins vision of fewer children in state care. More >> Monday, 4 December 2017, 2:47 pm | Lifewise The 2016/17 Police Citizen Satisfaction Survey shows a decrease in peoples sense of public safety at night in cities, town centres, and local neighbourhoods, which some have linked to increased homelessness in the Auckland city centre. Lifewise, ... More >> Wednesday, 4 October 2017, 3:07 pm | Lifewise World Homeless Day is an annual gl...

New Zealand's politicians have begun to gather at Waitangi this week for events leading into the country's national day on Saturday.

Collins pledges to put National candidates in as many of the Māori seats as possible Newshub 31/01/2021 © Image - Getty; Video - Newshub Watch the announcement. National has not run candidates in Māori seats since 2002, but thats going to change as leader Judith Collins pledges to have contenders in "as many of the Māori seats as possible" at the next election.  "National has been absent from the Māori electorate contest for too long," Collins said on Monday at Nationals caucus retrea...

Collins vows to never be made to feel bad about her ethnicity as National looks to diversify Newshub 1/02/2021 © Newshub Watch the National Partys press conference. Judith Collins has vowed to "never be made to feel bad" about her Pākehā ethnicity as National embarks on a mission to diversify, pledging to run in the Māori seats in 2023.  Collins has courted controversy in the past for describing herself as a "woman of colour", and saying she was "sick of being demonised" for her Pākeh...

The National Party has confirmed it will "work towards" standing candidates in the seven Māori electorates in 2023.