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September 19, 2025 | Paakiwaha
Dinnie Moeahu | that Hobsons Pledge post & demeaning Māori
Dinnie Moeahu is a New Plymouth District Councillor and has found himself the face of a Hobson’s Pledge poster against Māori Wards
April 23, 2026
May 1, 2025 | News
Te Kawerau ā Maki say Waitākere law misrepresented as co-governance
Te Kawerau ā Maki chief executive Edward Ashby says a 2008 law is being wrongly labelled as co-governance, when it’s simply a way for Council, the Crown, and Māori to work together to protect the Waitākere Ranges.
October 2, 2024 | News
Pledge campaign muddies coastal debate
A Labour MP fears the select committee considering a bill to amend the Takutai Moana Act could get bogged down in misinformation.
September 10, 2024 | News
Keyboard warriors absent for Māori ward vote
Hutt councillor Gabriel Tupou says the city's decision to press ahead with a Māori ward reflects the true sentiment of the community.
August 7, 2024 | News
Hobson’s Pledge spends up on beach lies
Former Māori development minister Willie Jackson says the latest Hobson's Pledge campaign is based on lies.
September 19, 2023 | News
Patuone pledger prepared for parliament post
New Zealand First candidate Shane Jones says there's more to the party's newest high profile candidate than her past association with Don Brash's Hobson's Pledge.
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