Kia ora mai ra koutou, Rangitaane ma. My name is Peter Cleave and I am standing for the Mana Movement in the Rangitikei electorate. I am standing in anger. I am angry about the wages and conditions of work for people in my electorate, Rangitikei. I want to see fifteen dollars an hour as the minimum wage. I want to see safe and sanitary conditions in every place of work including farms, shearing sheds and abattoirs. I am angry about the housing conditions in small towns in the Rangitikei electorate such as Marton, Tokomaru, Taihape, Hunterville, Bulls, Waiouru, National Park, Raetihi and Taumarunui. In each of these towns there are forgotten communities. They are away from Auckland and other big cities and ‘off the beaten track’. We have forgotten these communities. They live in isolated poverty, ignored by the major parties and not represented by Act or the Greens. They live without dignity, without mana. Transport is a major issue for the Mana Movement. People should not be trapped in isolated places. The search for basic human dignity is an old one. As far as workers are concerned we could go back to Karl Marx who set out a vision based on the dignity of the working person. The search for human dignity is wide ranging. I salute those protesting on Wall Street and across America and elsewhere about the ruin that financial markets have wrought. The Hone Heke transaction tax and the abolition of GST are two steps that the Mana Movement is taking in the struggle for financial integrity and dignity. I began my working life as a member of the Cooks and Stewards Union on the MV Tofua a banana boat working out of Auckland. In those days the union carried out banner high and we had some strength and a little dignity. Where is the trade union movement today? Are you adding to the dignity of workers and do you have support from political parties to achieve this? The Mana Movement is here for you. I know you are angry too. Share your concern by voting for me. My name is Peter Cleave. Tick it. I stand for the Mana Movement. Tick that box as well. Tena ra tatou katoa.
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Stump Speech to NDU 1 11.10.11
Kia ora mai ra koutou, Rangitaane ma. My name is Peter Cleave and I am standing for the Mana Movement in the Rangitikei electorate. I am standing in anger. I am angry about the wages and conditions of work for people in my electorate, Rangitikei. I want to see fifteen dollars an hour as the minimum wage. I want to see safe and sanitary conditions in every place of work including farms, shearing sheds and abattoirs. I am angry about the housing conditions in small towns in the Rangitikei electorate such as Marton, Tokomaru, Taihape, Hunterville, Bulls, Waiouru, National Park, Raetihi and Taumarunui. In each of these towns there are forgotten communities. They are away from Auckland and other big cities and ‘off the beaten track’. We have forgotten these communities. They live in isolated poverty, ignored by the major parties and not represented by Act or the Greens. They live without dignity, without mana. Transport is a major issue for the Mana Movement. People should not be trapped in isolated places. The search for basic human dignity is an old one. As far as workers are concerned we could go back to Karl Marx who set out a vision based on the dignity of the working person. The search for human dignity is wide ranging. I salute those protesting on Wall Street and across America and elsewhere about the ruin that financial markets have wrought. The Hone Heke transaction tax and the abolition of GST are two steps that the Mana Movement is taking in the struggle for financial integrity and dignity. I began my working life as a member of the Cooks and Stewards Union on the MV Tofua a banana boat working out of Auckland. In those days the union carried out banner high and we had some strength and a little dignity. Where is the trade union movement today? Are you adding to the dignity of workers and do you have support from political parties to achieve this? The Mana Movement is here for you. I know you are angry too. Share your concern by voting for me. My name is Peter Cleave. Tick it. I stand for the Mana Movement. Tick that box as well. Tena ra tatou katoa.
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