|
National not convincing on oaths rejection
|
|
| 12 Nov 2012 12:55 PM | |
| | |
Te Ururoa Flavell says he can’t understand why National whipped it’s MPs into opposing his Oaths and Declarations Bill.
The Māori Party MP wanted to give members of Parliament and others taking up public office the option of affirming the Treaty of Waitangi. National, ACT, United Future and New Zealand First voted against the first reading. Mr Flavell says apart from Tau Henare saying he supported the bill but wasn’t allowed to vote for it, National’s speakers weren’t convincing. “You could tell by their body language and all the arguments they put up that all they were doing was filling a space for five or 10 minutes to say why they were given instructions to vote against it but I’m pretty confident that in their heart of hearts most of them would have supported this bill. If National can’t deal with this sort of optional issue, then I think that they won’t be able to deal with the bigger issues,” he says. Mr Flavell says he sees the vote as a breach of the support agreement the Māori Party has with National. Copyright © 2012, Uma Broadcasting Ltd |
|
|
|
|||||||||||
|
Wednesday May 22, 2013 Last updated 19:00PM
|
|
||||||||||
Please waitRegional News
Te Hiku o Te Ika
Tainui
Taranaki
Whakatane
Turanga Nui A Kiwa
Te Upoko o Te Ika
 |
Tawera 22/05/2013 - pt 1 of 6 Makere Mutu Presenter: Kotuku Tibble. Makere Mutu | Treaty settlements and the government process is a disadvantage for iwi claims. |
 |
Tawera 22/05/2013 - pt 2 of 6 Ngahiwi Tomoana Presenter: Kotuku Tibble. Ngahiwi Tomoana | Rome Pope & Arch Deacon of Canterbury. |
 |
Tawera 22/05/2013 - pt 3 of 6 Maanu Paul Presenter: Kotuku Tibble. Maanu Paul | CFRT, FOMA and the New Zealand Māori Council. |
 |
Claudette can step up to MP role Opinion: It might seem strange but a strong and passionate advocate for Māori is about to go to Parliament as a National MP. |
 |
MP might have avoided disaster Opinion: Government list MP Aaron Gilmore is proving to be John Key's biggest nightmare at the moment. |
 |
Māoridom's big loss Opinion: By the time you read this column, I will have been down on the East Coast for a couple of days. |
0
Opinion Poll
Previous Poll
Do you think English should be taught in total immersion kura kaupapa?69% - Yes
25% - No
6% - Maybe
Post comment: