Herald rates the Maori Party

Claire Trevett rates the Maori Party in the Herald:

• Performance Rating: 7/10
• Assets and liabilities: co-leaders biggest asset, inexperience of other MPs may be a liability
• Successes and failures: Has maintained strong discipline, failed to repeal Foreshore & Seabed Act
• Policies: entrench Maori seats, more Treaty clauses in legislation, no tax on first $25K of income, no GST on food, minimum wage to $15 an hour, company tax lowered to 25% for small businesses
• Needs to do: Keep explaining explaining why it is keeping options with both major parties open