Revolution, in Maori Time | Nov 15,
2005 11:39
Keith Ng off the election trail
Two weeks
ago, Pita Sharples called for an inquiry into the use of
Maori tikanga by government agencies and questioned whether
it was done "for the benefit of the state more than for the
benefit of the people"...
http://publicaddress.net/default,2701.sm
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