Tariana puts her trotter down

It has never been clear to me what exactly the Maori Party and ACT have in common.

Tariana Turia would slot right in with the Greens...except.... here she is telling the Greens off for watering down their anti-free trade initiative, Buy Kiwi Made.

Let me see if I understand this. The Greens get $11 million for their campaign to promote NZ made products. Now companies who design their stuff here but get it made offshore want a slice of the pie too. They all want to get their piggy noses in the trough. But Tariana only wants NZ manufacturers to have their piggy noses in the trough.

Here's a thought. Take away the $11 million trough and there won't be any fighting and politicking and lobbying and oinking. Think of all the extra productivity that could be achieved if people just got on with it.