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Greens promise billions in public money over four years to a Māori-owned trust beyond govt control
“This is actual tino rangatiratanga for iwi.”
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A Salute to the Greatest New Zealander
Keith Park stands head and shoulders above them all. And 15th September, 1940, was his greatest moment. His conduct of the battle on that day prevented Operation Sea Lion and the triumph of Nazism.