Harawira on brink of expulsion
Harawira on brink of expulsion
Hone Harawira's career as a Maori Party MP is all but over, with the party's national council expected to today endorse a disciplinary committee recommendation to expel him.
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Committee votes to expel Harawira
Committee votes to expel Harawira
The Maori Party committee considering a complaint against Hone Harawira has recommended that his party membership be cancelled.
Flavell has no regrets about complaint
Flavell has no regrets about complaint
Maori Party MP Te Ururoa Flavell says he has no regrets about making the complaint which has led to the Maori Party considering Hone Harawira's future.
Political pragmatism rules foreshore
Political pragmatism rules foreshore
When, with the support of the Maori Party, the Government introduced its replacement for the Foreshore and Seabed Act, it warned that if a consensus could not be found the status quo would remain.
Future uncertain as Harawira refuses to give ground
Future uncertain as Harawira refuses to give ground
Hone Harawira's future with the Maori Party is on a knife edge after he today refused to give any ground and continued his criticisms of the party.
Harawira unlikely to get a fair hearing
Harawira unlikely to get a fair hearing
The suspension of Hone Harawira from caucus two days before this morning's disciplinary meeting sent a pre-emptive message to the Maori Party's disciplinary committee that co-leaders Pita Sharples...
Making the most of Maori division
Making the most of Maori division
Hone Harawira has been singing the same waiata since the 1970s, even as a youthful member of the first modern Maori protest group, Nga Tamatoa, a classic hit about the Treaty of Waitangi.
Goff not ruling out working with Harawira
Goff not ruling out working with Harawira
Labour leader Phil Goff says he could work with Hone Harawira if the latter becomes an independent MP.
Harawira arrives for face-off
Harawira arrives for face-off
MP Hone Harawira has arrived at Parliament to front up to Maori Party colleagues after being suspended from their ranks yesterday.
Suspended Harawira 'hugely disappointed'
Suspended Harawira 'hugely disappointed'
Hone Harawira says he is "hugely disappointed" by a decision to suspend him from the Maori Party caucus.
Harawira at Rotorua hui
Harawira at Rotorua hui
Maori Party MPs Hone Harawira and Te Ururoa Flavell have arrived at a hui in Rotorua.
Harawira's future with Maori Party uncertain
Harawira's future with Maori Party uncertain
Hone Harawira still hasn't decided if he will attend a hui in Rotorua today where a complaint against him could be discussed.
Harawira complaint to be discussed tomorrow
Harawira complaint to be discussed tomorrow
MP Hone Harawira's future with the Maori Party will be up for discussion tomorrow in a meeting to consider the complaint laid against him by a fellow MP.
Maori Party unhappy with small minimum wage increase
Maori Party unhappy with small minimum wage increase
Prime Minister John Key's announcement that there is likely to be a "moderate adjustment" to the $12.75 an hour minimum wage is disappointing, the Maori Party says.
Turia defends coalition with National
Turia defends coalition with National
Maori Party MP Hone Harawira raised no problems with joining National in government at the time the coalition was signed, co-leader Tariana Turia says.
Week in politics: Work yet to be done setting up constitutional review
Week in politics: Work yet to be done setting up constitutional review
One of the big items yet to be ticked off on the Government's must-do coalition agenda is setting up the promised constitutional review.
Coastal law changes
Coastal law changes
The Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Bill reached Parliament last week with none of the controversy that attended its predecessor, the Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004.
Key, Tuhoe both learn the hard way timing is everything
Key, Tuhoe both learn the hard way timing is everything
In comedy timing is everything, as Prime Minister John Key found out this week when, by way of acknowledging he had angered Tuhoe, he joked he was fortunate he had dined with Ngati Porou rather than Tuhoe, "in which case, I would have been dinner".
Key chose right option over Anzac Day tragedy
Key chose right option over Anzac Day tragedy
Gut instinct would have prodded John Key to cut short his Middle East trip immediately he was told of the Anzac Day helicopter crash.
A step too far
A step too far
Tensions and periodic tantrums are built into coalition politics, just as compromise and pragmatism are an essential part of a coalition leader's armoury.