Politicians make their annual pilgrimage to Ratana, near Wanganui to celebrate the birth of the religious movement's founder.
The National Government and its Maori Party partners presented a united face when Prime Minister John Key visited Ratana Pa this afternoon.
In a comment clearly aimed at Mr Harawira, Mr Key said: "I say to those critics, what can you achieve from opposition? And the answer is nothing.
"You achieve things when you are part of the solution, not when you are solely carping on about problems." [United Front at Ratana]
And the National Government backed this up with a promise to spend an average of $27,000 on maintenance and insulation on each of the 100 homes ($2.7M total) in the Ratana community.
Link: Thumbnail Sketch of Ratana (The man the religion is based around) and a bit more here
The National Government and its Maori Party partners presented a united face when Prime Minister John Key visited Ratana Pa this afternoon.
In a comment clearly aimed at Mr Harawira, Mr Key said: "I say to those critics, what can you achieve from opposition? And the answer is nothing.
"You achieve things when you are part of the solution, not when you are solely carping on about problems." [United Front at Ratana]
And the National Government backed this up with a promise to spend an average of $27,000 on maintenance and insulation on each of the 100 homes ($2.7M total) in the Ratana community.
Link: Thumbnail Sketch of Ratana (The man the religion is based around) and a bit more here