Several critics of the Maori Party, including Mana leader Hone Harawira, are telling it to distance itself from National.
The party is quite rightly saying it will keep its commitment to support the government until the next election.
. . .Co-leader Tariana Turia says the party will stand by National for the rest of this term of Government, but won’t say who it might work with after 2014.
Te Ururoa Flavell says the party will consult its supporters after the election before making any commitments to other political parties.
Critics don’t realise, or don’t want to understand, that the Maori Party votes against the government more often than not.
However, it votes with it when it matters, on confidence and supply, and a few key areas which are consistent with its philosophy.
Keeping its options open after the next election puts it in a position of power which Mana and the Green Party don’t have because they won’t support National.
The Maori Party strategy is the sensible one for a party which wants to make a difference rather than one like Mana which just wants to make news.
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was the last word in that post a typo, thought it was noise?
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That’s a much more appropriate word.
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