The Maori Party today continued to hound Local Government Minister Rodney Hide over his attitude to Auckland Council's Maori Statutory Board, asking in Parliament what he meant when he said yesterday it was "inherently divisive".

The overwhelming message from Hone Harawira's Te Tai Tokerau constituents is he should stay with the Maori Party, the MP's electorate committee says.

Hone Harawira has broken down in tears in a TV interview discussing his problems with the Maori Party.

Hone Harawira's very public discomfort reflects the impossibility of being all things to all Maori.

Hone Harawira has broken down in tears in a television interview discussing his ongoing problems with the Maori Party and reiterated his desire to stay in the party.

Suspended Maori Party MP Hone Harawira spent today talking with constituents in his Tai Tokerau electorate following a disciplinary hearing in Wellington on Wednesday. Te Tai Tokerau electorate chair Lisa McNab told NZPA Mr Harawira had

The mainstream parties don't make their decisions based on what is fair, just or moral. They base it on ... politics.

The Government has bowed to pressure over the foreshore and seabed repeal bill and ditched a provision that would have allowed secret deals to be done with iwi to award customary title.

Phil Goff says a parliamentary committee ignored the "overwhelmingly" number opposed to the new foreshore and seabed legislation when they recommended it be passed without amendment today.

The statement delivered by Maori Party MP Hone Harawira following his suspension from the Maori Party cacus.

Hone Harawira is remaining defiant and has criticised the "public relations disaster" for the Maori Party, but wants to stay with the party and stand for it at the next election.

Phil Goff has refused to rule out Hone Harawira as a somewhat unlikely potential coalition partner following this year's election.

Division between Hone Harawira and Maori Party leadership ran so deep the party caucus had difficulty working together, Derek Fox claims.

MP Hone Harawira has arrived at Parliament to front up to Maori Party colleagues after being suspended from their ranks yesterday.

Hone Harawira has widespread support in his electorate - but that support is starting to wane, a Ngapuhi kaumatua says.

Maverick Maori Party MP Hone Harawira says he is "hugely disappointed" by the decision to suspend him from caucus, saying it showed "complete disregard" for the complaint process two days out from a disciplinary committee meeting.

Rogue MP Hone Harawira has been suspended from the Maori Party for what its leadership describes as a five year legacy of ill discipline.

Hone Harawira's suspension from the Maori Party caucus this afternoon apparently took Harawira by surprise, as it did everyone else.