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Flavell: Student Loan Scheme Bill, First Reading

Friday, 15 October 2010, 2:09 pm | The Maori Party

Kia ora tātou. Kia ora tātou e te Whare. I say from the very outset that we have advised the Minister for Tertiary Education that the Māori Party will not be supporting the Student Loan Scheme Bill at its first reading. The reasons are fairly straightforward, ... More >>

Katene calls for quake work to be recorded

Friday, 15 October 2010, 12:41 pm | The Maori Party

Maori Party MP for Te Tai Tonga Rahui Katene wants to keep Earthquake recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee to his word that Otautahi builders will “get their fair share of the work.” More >>

Maori Party shocked at jump from tasers to guns

Thursday, 14 October 2010, 12:05 pm | The Maori Party

The Maori Party says the Police Minister Judith Collins has acted in haste by supporting an idea to put guns in every police car. More >>

Human Assisted Reproductive Technology (Storage)

Thursday, 14 October 2010, 10:19 am | The Maori Party

This Bill amends the Human Assisted Reproductive Technology Act 2004 to make it clear that human in vitro gametes or in vitro embryos must be disposed of before the expiry period of ten years – or any later date approved by the ethics committee. More >>

Governor-General Bill : Second Reading

Thursday, 14 October 2010, 10:13 am | The Maori Party

This Bill, in repealing and replacing Part One of the Civil List Act, could be interpreted as simply being about remuneration, income tax, duties, rates, levies and fees. More >>

Maori Party: ACT grandstanding is all hype

Wednesday, 13 October 2010, 4:19 pm | The Maori Party

ACT’s claims it has secured a ‘stunning victory’ is the last hurrah from a party on the brink of oblivion, says Maori Party co-leader Dr Pita Sharples. More >>

Te Arawa River Iwi Waikato River Bill

Wednesday, 13 October 2010, 10:08 am | The Maori Party

Mr Speaker, I move that the Ngati Tuwharetoa, Raukawa, and Te Arawa River Iwi Waikato River Bill be now read a second time. More >>

New Zealand Public Health and Disability Amendment

Wednesday, 13 October 2010, 10:00 am | The Maori Party

The Bill amends the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000 to face the challenge of providing high quality health care and disability support services that are affordable. More >>

Mandatory Fortification of Bread with Folic Acid

Tuesday, 12 October 2010, 5:36 pm | The Maori Party

Today, our caucus, held a baby shower for one of our staff expecting their first child in less than a month’s time. We have another staff member due to give birth to her second child in February; we have another staff member who delights us all ... More >>

Katene welcomes review of $1.7b Govt bailout

Tuesday, 12 October 2010, 5:32 pm | The Maori Party

Maori Party finance spokesperson Rahui Katene has welcomed the Auditor General’s decision to re-look at the Government’s recent $1.7 billion bailout of private investors. More >>

Brownlee must make locals top priority post-quake

Tuesday, 12 October 2010, 10:02 am | The Maori Party

Maori Party MP for Te Tai Tonga Rahui Katene says the people of Otautahi must be given first priority to the jobs that will be created from major contracts to fix earthquake damaged properties in Canterbury. More >>

Sharples Welcomes New Mayor For Auckland

Sunday, 10 October 2010, 8:17 pm | The Maori Party

Tamaki Makaurau MP Dr Pita Sharples says a clear result in the Auckland City mayoral race will be good for the city. “The new mayor has a clear mandate from the people, which will be important for him as he establishes a unified super-city" More >>

Flavell Welcomes Civic Leaders Throughout Waiariki

Sunday, 10 October 2010, 7:08 pm | The Maori Party

Maori Party MP Te Ururoa Flavell is congratulating all of the mayors and civic leaders who have been elected on to the seven city and district councils in the Waiariki electorate. More >>

Katene Welcomes Civic Leaders Across Te Tai Tonga

Sunday, 10 October 2010, 7:04 pm | The Maori Party

As the MP for the biggest electorate in the country, Rahui Katene says she will have more civic leaders than any other MP to deal with and that she is looking forward to working with all of them on issues that will benefit constituents. More >>

Waaka joins people before pokies campaign

Thursday, 7 October 2010, 12:56 pm | The Maori Party

Maureen Waaka, an ex-Miss New Zealand who led a successful campaign against a casino being built in her home town, has joined the Maori Party's people before pokies campaign. More >>

Maori Party Congratulates ERO on Bold Report

Wednesday, 6 October 2010, 11:15 am | The Maori Party

Education spokesperson for the Maori Party, Te Ururoa Flavell, has commended the Education Review Office for its clear message to schools, that no school can be considered to be high performing unless the school can demonstrate that most of its Maori learners ... More >>

ERO report on Maori achievement an indictment

Wednesday, 6 October 2010, 10:48 am | The Maori Party

The Education Review Office report 'Promoting Success for Maori Students: Schools' progress' confirms what Maori have been saying for generations - there is a crisis of failure in our school system, and Maori whanau are suffering the consequences, ... More >>