Member
of Parliament for Northland 21 SEPTEMBER 2016
Common Sense Reply to Gerry’s Latest Rant
“The
failed woodwork teacher is at it again making it up as he
goes along.
“And bereft of basic maths at the same
time.
“One hundred and eight members support the five
Treaty bills that were down for Friday, and New Zealand
First was concerned that two bills contained serious
provisions which Māoridom and the country needed to know
about.
“The government at all times was in control of
this matter and every aspect of it, and the committee stage
and third reading of all of these bills could have taken
place over the next two days.
“But it requires Gerry to
amass his 108 against an army of 12 – even bungling,
hopeless Gerry should be able to do that,” says Rt Hon
Winston Peters, New Zealand First Leader and MP for
Northland.
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