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STORY OF THE WEEK: Tariana Turia's Long Walk
STORY OF THE WEEK: Week Ending April
30th
Tariana Turia's Long Walk
Tariana Turia
Resigns - Launches New Maori Political
Movement
Tariana Turia Gets Out
Of The Labour Waka - By-election Ahead - Radio Waatea
603am today broke the news that Tariana Turia has decided to
resign from Parliament and stand in a by-election in the Te
Tai Hauaru Electorate. "It is my belief that our people have
through this issue realised that it is time for a Maori
Political movement," she replied. "And it is something that
I believe too. I am excited Willie. I have been excited
listening to our people around the country." See... NEWSFLASH: Turia Launches New Political Movement.
Earlier: - NEWSFLASH: Tariana Turia's Long
Walk
MORE:
- Tariana Turia - Tariana Turia Anouncement; VENUE CHANGE & Tariana Turia Press Conference Called
- Radio
Waatea - Tariana Turia Press Conference Radio Broadcast
-
National's Richard Worth - Spot the difference?
… And The PM Closes
The Stable Door - Prime Minister Helen Clark has
advised the Administrator of the Government, who is acting
in place of the Governor-General, to dismiss Tariana Turia
from her ministerial responsibilities. See... Turia relieved of ministerial responsibilities
MORE REACTION:
- Greens - Greens: Government can't hold back the tide
-
National - Don Brash on Tariana Turia
Ewan Morris: Somebody’s Been Sleeping in My Seabed! - Once upon a time there were three bears: Mama Pea, Papa Pea, and little Pepi Pea. They lived in a beautiful, spacious house in the middle of the woods. See... Ewan Morris: Goldilocks And The Four Shores. See also... Public Address 28/04/04 - Human Traffic
National's Wayne Mapp To Talk To Hikoi -
Equality before the law and equal participation in
Government is the only way to advance not just Maori but New
Zealand as a whole, says National's Treaty and
Constitutional Issues spokesman, Dr Wayne Mapp. See... Mapp to address Hikoi
MORE SEABED AND
FORESHORE NEWS:
- Bill English - Playing hooky to hikoi unacceptable - English
- Ken
Mair - Ken Mair On Radio in Montreal
- Gerry Brownlee -
Tariana Turia should be gone already
- Gerry
Brownlee - Business is right to question foreshore plan
-
Richard Worth - PM tears down constitutional conventions
For much much more on the Hikoi and Tariana Turia see… Full
Coverage: A Critical Day In Race
Relations
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