Make Super City seats a conscience vote - iwi
Ngati Whatua says there is enough support for Maori Super City seats within the National Party to warrant a conscience vote.
Ngati Whatua says there is enough support for Maori Super City seats within the National Party to warrant a conscience vote.
PM rejects a last-ditch Maori Party bid to get the seats by making them a conscience vote issue.
National's Tau Henare and Rodney Hide square off after Henare called Hide "a buffoon" and a "jerk-off", over the Maori Super City seat issue today.
National MP Tau Henare slams Rodney Hide's approach to the Maori Super City seats issue.
Ngati Whatua spokesman Ngarimu Blair says a second hikoi is being talked about.
The Government doesn't believe two Maori seats on the Super City council will give Maori an effective voice. But John Key says other means of Maori representation are being considered.
The Cabinet is expected to reject Maori seats on the Auckland Super City council today.
Act leader tells Prime Minister he will resign as Local Government Minister if National agrees to Maori representation on the Auckland Super City council.
Rodney Hide says an email alleging he might end ACT's relationship with National if it agrees to Maori seats on the new 'super city' council is wrong.
ACT leader Rodney Hide says MP David Garret said 'lets just leave that outside', not lets 'take this outside' as has been alleged.