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Budget Speech

Thursday 24 May 2012

MANA Leader and Tai Tokerau MP, Hone Harawira

Kia ora Mr Speaker.

We've heard what National's budget will be for the next 12 months, but before we look forward I suggest we take a good look at where we are right now.

 National's a non-hero for today's third zero budget in a row!

"A sniff and a whiff, but bugger all else" was MANA Leader Hone Harawira's assessment of what the Budget delivered for Maori.

"It's well and truly time for this country to bridge the gap between the rich and the poor" says MANA Leader Hone Harawira.

"Bloody ridiculous" said MANA Leader Hone Harawira in condemning the prison sentences handed down today in the case of the Urewera Four.

Recently elected Alliance Party co leader and former Alliance MP Kevin Campbell describes the 2012 budget as "hypocritical and disappointing."

The Vodafone Warriors and New Zealand's favourite musical, JERSEY BOYS, are teaming up to give members a very special night out at Auckland's Civic Theatre.

At about 11.50 p.m. on Wednesday 23rd May 2012 Invercargill Police were involved in the pursuit of a fleeing driver who failed to stop for a marked patrol car on Queens Drive, Invercargill.

The vehicle being driven by a male driver lost control and crashed into a tree on Queens Drive.

Northwest gales affecting exposed inland parts of Southland, Otago and Canterbury are expected to ease overnight Thursday as a front crosses these areas. Severe gales are looking increasingly unlikely, however a Watch will be maintained for the time being.

New Zealand today failed to honour its promises to assist the poorest communities in the world work their way out of poverty by slashing $133 million from its Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) budget over the next three years, putting us even further behind OECD peers, says international deve

Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic are handily placed to make a late surge towards the ANZ Championship netball play-offs following a bye in this weekend's round.

Hindus have welcomed American singer-actress Miley Cyrus' reported advocacy of meditation.

In a recent television program "The Conversation with Amanda de Cadenet", she urged other girls to "Wake-up?be by yourself, go meditate, go spend 10 minutes like really looking at yourself".

Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer will hold a fourth and final Planning Camp in Durban from Sunday, with 42 players across all five Vodacom Super Rugby franchises invited to attend.

Celebrate the upcoming Queen's Birthday weekend by taking your own Royal Tour of New Zealand and follow in the footsteps of HRH Queen Elizabeth II.

Over 1,000 craft-hungry people will descend on central Wellington this Queen's Birthday weekend in living proof that craft is the new black.

Hamilton City Council Chief Executive Barry Harris is to receive a two per cent salary increase taking his annual remuneration to $367,200 from $360,000, effective from April 2012.

By Shane Kawenata Bradbrook

The organiser of a conference for early childhood centre managers and teachers to be run in Auckland this weekend, has struggled to accommodate the numbers seeking to attend.

Qatar Airways, one of the world's fastest growing airlines, has selected world-leading airline training organisation, CTC Aviation to supply pilots to support the airline's rapid expansion plans.