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Ron Stanley Mark (born 1954) is a New Zealand politician, and is the former mayor of Carterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand.
Born in Carterton in 1954, Mark was educated at Tararua College. Before entering politics, he served in the New Zealand Army and in both the Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces and the Sultan of Oman's Special Forces.
In the 1993 election he was the Labour candidate for the Selwyn electorate. He was later involved in the discussions about the formation of the New Zealand Democratic Coalition. When these failed, he joined New Zealand First.
He is a member of the New Zealand First party. He has been a list MP from the 1996 elections until his party's failure to retain any seats in the 2008 elections. During the (1996–98) coalition between New Zealand First and the National Party, he was the government's Senior Whip. On 3 July 2015, he replaced Tracey Martin as deputy leader of NZ First.
The New Zealand television channel TV3 was banned for three days from filming in Parliament in August 2006 for showing Mark repeatedly giving the finger to another MP.
New Zealand (/njuːˈziːlənd/ new-ZEE-lənd, Māori: Aotearoa [aɔˈtɛaɾɔa]) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. The country geographically comprises two main landmasses – that of the North Island, or Te Ika-a-Māui, and the South Island, or Te Waipounamu – and numerous smaller islands. New Zealand is situated some 1,500 kilometres (900 mi) east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and roughly 1,000 kilometres (600 mi) south of the Pacific island areas of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. Because of its remoteness, it was one of the last lands to be settled by humans. During its long isolation, New Zealand developed a distinctive biodiversity of animal, fungal and plant life. The country's varied topography and its sharp mountain peaks, such as the Southern Alps, owe much to the tectonic uplift of land and volcanic eruptions. New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, while its most populous city is Auckland.
Somewhere between 1250 and 1300 CE, Polynesians settled in the islands that were to become New Zealand, and developed a distinctive Māori culture. In 1642, Abel Tasman, a Dutch explorer, became the first European to sight New Zealand. In 1840, representatives of the British Crown and Māori Chiefs signed the Treaty of Waitangi, making New Zealand a British colony. Today, the majority of New Zealand's population of 4.5 million is of European descent; the indigenous Māori are the largest minority, followed by Asians and Pacific Islanders. Reflecting this, New Zealand's culture is mainly derived from Māori and early British settlers, with recent broadening arising from increased immigration. The official languages are English, Māori and New Zealand Sign Language, with English predominant.
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New Zealand First is a conservativepolitical party in New Zealand founded in July 1993, following the 19 March 1993 resignation of its leader and founder, Winston Peters, from the then-governing National Party. It has formed governments with both major parties in New Zealand: first with the National Party in 1996, and then with the Labour Party in 2005.
Commentators dispute the appropriate classification of the party on the traditional political spectrum, but New Zealanders might arguably associate it with advocacy of senior citizens' benefits, and opposition to immigration, especially from Asia.
The party held seats in the House of Representatives of New Zealand from its formation in 1993 until 2008, when it failed to gain enough party votes to retain representation. However, in the 2011 election, New Zealand First gained 6.59% of the total party vote, entitling it to eight MPs in the House.
The party sits on the cross-benches and during the 50th New Zealand Parliament tended to vote with the Opposition against Government policies.
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New Zealand First's Ron Mark takes issue with claims made about him by Jonathan Coleman, leading to a mass walk out of NZ First MPs (14-04-16)
Ron Mark tells someone in parliament to "shut the fuck up"
newsnet.live wairarapa is #live with Ron Mark, New Zealand First candidate for Wairarapa, at his home in Carterton #decision17
Watch Minister of Defence and Veterans Ron Mark's speak at RSA's 2017 National Council. The Minister spoke to the RSA Council on 1 November, with an off the cuff speech of his time in the military and his connection to the RSA. In this video he discusses his time in the Army, and acknowledges a few of his officers present at the National Council.
MP Ron Mark asking a question regarding the Department of Corrections.
Ron Mark (NZ First MP) Highlights NZ Government's hypocrisy in sending troops to Iraq (Middle East) but not West Papua (Pacific).
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New Zealand First MP Ron Mark lets slip with a F Bomb Live in Parliament. Not his first indiscretion or Parliaments first F Bomb.
As part of the Unshackled’s coverage of New Zealand’s general election campaign we are speaking with a number candidates and activists so we can gain an understanding of the politics of New Zealand, what are the big issues in this campaign and probably most relevantly what Australians can learn from this election. New Zealand’s mixed member proportionate system has led to a number of minor parties holding significant influence on governments over the past 20 years. One of them is New Zealand First which was formed in 1993 by ex-National Party MP Winston Peters who has been their leader ever since. They have formed Coalition governments with both the National and Labour Party over their existence and currently reside on the crossbench, however are tipped to hold the balance of power after ...
Tyler Knowles for Joe's Daily sits down to interview the filmmaking duo behind the 70mm film, Samsara. Ron Fricke and Mark Magidson discuss what drives them to travel the world (Samsara was filmed over the course of 5 years in 25 countries on 5 continents) and how their non-narrative film comes together with their zen-like approach to the edit and subsequent music score. http://www.joesdaily.com http://www.tylerknowles.com http://www.barakasamsara.com
Ron Wyatt web site: http://www.ronwyatt.com/ WARNING, This video contains controversial subject matter and it is being shared for educational purposes only. Please educate yourself so that you can make informed decisions on the things that effect your life. From YouTube user claudius2u On an unscheduled visit to Denair, CA, at a time when I was visiting my mother just after being disowned by my wife of 25 years and since age 11 reconciling to my mother, Ron stopped on his way back from San Francisco at a tiny church. I was part of the men's morning daily prayer group that met each morning before work, to bless Ron's visit and message. Ron looked in my eyes and commented he saw "things going on in there." He did not know of the path through some of the best years of my life, as Y'suah o...
Ron Powers (born November 18, 1941) is an American journalist, novelist, and non-fiction writer. His books: https://www.amazon.com/Ron-Powers/e/B001IGLWUC/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1514582407&sr=1-2-ent&_encoding=UTF8&tag;=tra0c7-20&linkCode;=ur2&linkId;=f174e638e7e1fec37a15e0fea20be0cd&camp;=1789&creative;=9325 Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. Among his novels are The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), the latter often called "The Great American Novel". Twain was raised in Hannibal, Missouri, which later provided the setting for Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. He served an apprenticeship with a pri...
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Interview with filmmakers Ron Fricke and Mark Magidson (BARAKA, SAMSARA) for NextProjection.com.
Meet the Icons - Earth 2 Hub's Creative Director Frank Da Silva meets Ron Fricke and Mark Magidson, the creators of BARAKA and SAMSARA. The film SAMSARA, in cinemas from 31 August, is a visually driven portrait of the globe. With its Sanskrit title, the movie is loosely organized according to the cyclical Hindu notion of birth, death and rebirth. SAMSARA was shot over five years on five continents and in 25 countries. Earth 2 Hub™ - http://earth2hub.com/ - Celebrating the Power of the Possible LIKE us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/earth2.0 Twitter: http://twitter.com/earth2hub
Anyone who thinks Winston Peters is nearing the end of his career needs to "smell the coffee", says Ron Mark
Can he update the House on the situation in quake-affected areas in the South Island? Provided by http://www.inthehouse.co.nz Produced by Tandem Studios
Defence minister ron mark requests briefing on hit & run issues Defence Minister Ron Mark has asked for a briefing on the issues raised in the controversial book Hi...