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Maori Party brushes off Harawira criticism

By Amy McQuire, September 13, 2011

NEW ZEALAND: The Maori Party has brushed off criticism from its former MP Hone Harawira, who dumped the party to form his own earlier this year.

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UN chief confronted over abuses in West Papua

By Amy McQuire, September 1, 2011
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

NEW ZEALAND: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says that the alleged human rights abuses in West Papua should be put to the Human Rights Council for discussion.

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Voting begins in Harawira’s electorate

By Amy McQuire, June 1, 2011

NEW ZEALAND: Advance voting has begun in Hone Harawira’s Maori electorate of Te Tai Tokerau.

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Act reversing Foreshore and Seabed laws passes Parliament

By Amy McQuire, April 7, 2011

NEW ZEALAND: Legislation designed to repeal the controversial Foreshore and Seabed Act passed Parliament in March, but it did not come without protest. In 2004, about 40,000 protestors marched in Wellington against the act, which rejected Maori title over the foreshore and seabed, instead deeming it to be held by the crown. It also abolished [...]

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