An Act MP says the message is the same across NZ, "everyone, Maori and non-Maori, is vehemently opposed to this bill".

Parliament looks set to be debating foreshore bills for years to come after Labour pledged today to repeal the Government's legislation when back in power.

Labour has confirmed it will pull its support for new foreshore legislation, saying it does not offer a lasting solution.

Maori Party MP Hone Harawira says the bill that will replace the Foreshore and Seabed Act is a fraud because 98 per cent of Maori will not be able to meet the threshold to claim customary title.

The husband of Maori Party MP Rahui Katene says he resigned as the head of the Mental Health Commission in 2008 after using commission money for personal spending.

The Government's liquor law bill passed its first reading yesterday amid strident criticism from Opposition MPs.

A website is predicting that National is likely to need the embattled Act party in order to govern after next year's election.

There would be plenty of mana in customary marine title without the power to exclude the public from sacred sand.

There is a simple reason MP Hone Harawira is winning the public relations war within the Maori Party over the bill his leaders have negotiated to repeal Labour's Foreshore and Seabed Act.