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PM stands by Manihiki advance

Tuesday 22 September 2015 | Published in Politics

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PM stands by Manihiki advance
Hailed as a great success story at the time, the Manihiki solar power project has returned to haunt Prime Minister Henry Puna. He is pictured with New Zealand Minister of Foreign Aff airs, Murray McCully, at the opening of the Penrhyn solar project, a day before the opening of the Manihiki plant earlier this year.

Prime minister Henry Puna is sticking by his decision to advance $41,000 to 10 Manihiki land claimants saying it was needed to diffuse an unstable situation on the island.

Prime minister Henry Puna is sticking by his decision to advance $41,000 to 10 Manihiki land claimants saying it was needed to diffuse an unstable situation on the island.


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