Maori activist says foreshore hikoi an 'embarrassment'
A hikoi due to arrive at parliament today brings shame to Maori and leaders should call it off, a Ngapuhi activist says.
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'Shame! Dumb! Doh!' - Harawira forgets to vote
Hone Harawira says it was "dumb" and shameful that he forgot to vote on the bill that was the main reason for his break with the Maori Party.
Harawira misses foreshore and seabed vote
The second reading of the bill to replace the Foreshore and Seabed Act has passed through Parliament and former Maori Party MP Hone Harawira wasn't there to vote against it - despite the bill being the reason for him leaving his party.