Wellington, Nov 12 NZPA - The Maori Party should have instantly expelled Hone Harawira for his "outrageous racist behaviour" says New Zealand First leader Winston Peters.

Wellington, Nov 12 NZPA - Labour MP Trevor Mallard will be cheering on the All Blacks at next weekend's rugby test in London, courtesy of the taxpayer.

Wellington, Nov 12 NZPA - Hone Harawira fronts up to a hui in Kaitaia today over his racially abusive comments about white people but Maori Party leaders are staying away.

Wellington, Nov 11 NZPA - Hone Harawira's expletive-laden and racially abusive email has generated a record number of complaints to the Race Relations Commissioner.

Wellington, Nov 11 NZPA - The Maori Party co-leaders Tariana Turia and Pita Sharples will not be attending the Northland hui that will decide what action, if any is taken against their MP Hone Harawira over his use of taxpayers' money and abusive defence of his actions.

Wellington, Nov 11 NZPA - Parliament's Speaker Lockwood Smith has requested Maori Party MP Hone Harawira pay back some of the taxpayers' money used to fund him attending parliamentary business from which he skipped away from to see Paris.

Wellington, Nov 11 NZPA - It will be tomorrow before the Maori Party decides what action, if any, it will take against its outspoken MP Hone Harawira.

Wellington, Nov 10 NZPA - Maverick Maori Party MP Hone Harawira says he is willing to pay back some of the taxpayers' money used to fund him attending parliamentary business which he skipped away from to see Paris.

Wellington, Nov 10 NZPA - It is up to New Zealanders to decide whether Maori Party MP Hone Harawira's partial apology for his inflammatory comments is sufficient, Prime Minister John Key said today.

Auckland, Nov 10 NZPA - Firebrand Maori Party MP Hone Harawira says he is unrepentant about saying Labour leader Phil Goff should be "shot" as he apologised for an offensive e-mail today.