tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8687643215117543088.post2870679558850345886..comments2023-12-21T23:44:40.324+13:00Comments on Maui Street: Further proof...Morgan Godferyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16151402259122819244noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8687643215117543088.post-83218811258384642262011-03-22T23:46:21.389+13:002011-03-22T23:46:21.389+13:00I think Hone and his party and the greens will mak...I think Hone and his party and the greens will make some gains.<br /><br />Labour until it makes applogies and drops Goff is not anything amazing. They are led by and old and tired grey haired man.<br /><br />Hone and the greens have youthful energy and are movement based. <br /><br />I look forward to seeing the new party in action this year, and build up its profile up for the next election to follow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8687643215117543088.post-40640600507357029212011-03-22T17:41:42.307+13:002011-03-22T17:41:42.307+13:00Kia ora Marty,
You may be right actually. I tend...Kia ora Marty, <br /><br />You may be right actually. I tend to forget that Labour has zero credibility on this issue. <br /><br />I do not think that Labour's party vote was necessarily an endorsement either. I put it down to the fact that many Maori still felt unfamiliar with the Maori Party and Labour is the best of a bad bunch, the devil you do know almost. For all of Labour's anti-Maori rubbish I think many Maori still appreciated some of the good things Labour had achieved, for example working for families and near full employment. <br /><br />Hone's party will without doubt get support - but enough support? <br /><br />Hi BN,<br /><br />Really? That is worrying.Morgan Godferyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16151402259122819244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8687643215117543088.post-15750460360689264562011-03-22T10:22:02.519+13:002011-03-22T10:22:02.519+13:00BN - luckily we are making a crumble.BN - luckily we are making a crumble.Marty Marshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07434142404949696557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8687643215117543088.post-65938514928283066792011-03-21T23:39:41.781+13:002011-03-21T23:39:41.781+13:00One other problem.Hone will be unable to get radi...One other problem.Hone will be unable to get radio advertising to promote his party as the application deadline for broadcasting funds with the Electoral Commission has passed. And I doubt that the list vote will be any more than the 1.5 percent necessary to get an extra MP. Hone, at best will be a lone voice in Parliament quietly spouting off in the sidelines. <br /><br />And MM, if the Maori Party is toast, Hone is the crumbs.Swimminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12913329810121951824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8687643215117543088.post-67825450621446879942011-03-21T21:43:12.735+13:002011-03-21T21:43:12.735+13:00Kia ora Morgan,
"Hone must know that the onl...Kia ora Morgan,<br /><br />"Hone must know that the only beneficiaries of a three way race in the Maori seats will be Labour."<br /><br />I don't agree with your assessment. Labour won't be the winners - although Tariana is wrong about a lot of things she is right about labour and i don't think maori will forget why this whole mess is there - they did it and nothing they do will breach the gap of trust with maori before the election. goff has no guts for fighting for maori against what he actually believes in.<br /><br />The party vote from last time is inevitably mentioned here - it was habit, not an endorsement of labour from maori IMO. But that will change come November when maori and others get a real choice to vote for a party that will represent them.<br /><br />The maori party are toast.<br /><br />Hone's new party will get the vote, get the seats and get the support from a wide constituency of people, from all backgrounds, who support tino rangatiratanga, equality, kaitiakitanga and supporting the disadvantaged. I do not believe that only maori will vote for this new party - there are many people who support that kaupapa - good people. <br /><br />It is time to be part of history e hoa, time to make history.Marty Marshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07434142404949696557noreply@blogger.com