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Ngati Tuwharetoa, Raukawa, and Te Arawa River Bill
Thursday, 29 July 2010, 9:25 am | The Maori Party
Mr Speaker, King Tawhiao once said “there is but one eye of the needle through which the white, the red and the black thread shall pass”. More >>
Speech: Vote Treaty Negotiations – Maori Affairs
Wednesday, 28 July 2010, 5:22 pm | The Maori Party
We come to this Vote in the context of a statement from the United Nations special rapporteur, namely that “the Treaty’s principles appear to be vulnerable to political discretion, resulting in their perpetual insecurity and instability.” More >>
Public Works Amendment Bill: Second Reading
Wednesday, 28 July 2010, 10:02 am | The Maori Party
Public Works (Offer Back of and Compensation for Acquired Land) Amendment Bill Second Reading, Wednesday 21st of July 2010 Te Ururoa Flavell, MP for Waiariki More >>
Resource Management Amendment Bill
Wednesday, 28 July 2010, 9:37 am | The Maori Party
Greetings once again to us all. I acknowledge you, sister parliamentarian, in respect of your bill being debated by the House tonight. I want you to know that the Māori Party endorses your desire, even though it seems likely that it will not succeed. ... More >>
Credit Reforms (Responsible Lending) Bill
Wednesday, 28 July 2010, 9:20 am | The Maori Party
Greetings, Mr Assistant Speaker, and greetings to us all gathered here. I want to follow up on what Labour and the Greens have said about this bill. We advocate that this bill focuses on the needy, the penniless and those without. We do not go along ... More >>
A Column By Hone Harawira
Tuesday, 27 July 2010, 5:43 pm | The Maori Party
A couple of weeks ago Te Niiwai Mutufrom Te Rangi Aniwaniwa came to Wellington as my Youth MP. I won’t say any more than that, because she's doing an article about the trip herself. More >>
Retailers selling booze to minors must close
Tuesday, 27 July 2010, 2:24 pm | The Maori Party
Maori Party Te Tai Hauauru MP Tariana Turia wants businesses caught selling alcohol to minors to lose their liquor licence permanently. More >>
Maori Party announces Ikaroa Rawhiti candidate
Monday, 26 July 2010, 10:44 am | The Maori Party
The Maori Party is pleased to announce its candidate who will run for the Ikaroa Rawhiti seat in next year's general elections. More >>
New Zealand Productivity Commission Bill
Monday, 26 July 2010, 10:12 am | The Maori Party
The Maori Party supports this bill to establish a Commission to ensure a greater emphasis on productivity in both the private and public sectors. More >>
Food Bill - Hone Harawira, MP for Te Tai Tokerau
Monday, 26 July 2010, 10:10 am | The Maori Party
Mr Speaker, from what I can tell, this bill talks about defining what is and isn't food; it talks about establishing clear steps in the food safety chain; it talks about providing greater consumer protection; and it talks about promoting positive ... More >>
Maori Party Welcomes Decision To Poke Out Pokies
Friday, 23 July 2010, 4:16 pm | The Maori Party
The Maori Party has welcomed today's decision by Christchurch City Council not to grant Addington Raceway a pokie licence. "This is a bold and brave move by the council and I take my hat off to every single one of them who voted against the application," More >>
Public Works Amendment Bill: Second Reading
Thursday, 22 July 2010, 3:00 pm | The Maori Party
It seems entirely fitting as MP for Te Tai Tonga to have the last word in this debate, and I want to take us back to the words of the Waitangi Tribunal in 1991; that report that began with the now historic statement: More >>
Launch of the Te Whakamotuhaketanga Hapu Strategy
Thursday, 22 July 2010, 2:54 pm | The Maori Party
By a wonderful synergy of fate, today while we gather to launch this very significant strategy, some of our most outstanding young people are gathering at parliament for the Aspiring Leaders Forum. More >>
Govt's anti-healthy food stance not winning public
Thursday, 22 July 2010, 2:24 pm | The Maori Party
Maori Party MP Rahui Katene says the Government is failing to convince the public why GST should not be removed from healthy food. More >>
Consumer Guarantees Amendment Bill
Thursday, 22 July 2010, 1:09 pm | The Maori Party
Tēnā nō tātou katoa e te Whare. A simple browse of today’s TradeMe listings on Māori heritage would yield the following classic finds: with a starting price of $6, I could buy a vintage stereoscopic postcard of Māori children in Rotorua. ... More >>
Consumer Guarantees Amendment Bill
Thursday, 22 July 2010, 1:08 pm | The Maori Party
Tēnā nō tātou katoa e te Whare. A simple browse of today’s TradeMe listings on Māori heritage would yield the following classic finds: with a starting price of $6, I could buy a vintage stereoscopic postcard of Māori children in Rotorua. ... More >>
Rodney District Council Bill : First Reading
Wednesday, 21 July 2010, 5:04 pm | The Maori Party
Rahui Katene; MP for Te Tai Tonga: The purpose of this legislation is to constitute Rodney District Council as a unitary authority. More >>
The Moral Crime of Child Poverty
Wednesday, 21 July 2010, 4:15 pm | The Maori Party
The right to an adequate standard of living: focus on the right to social security, confirmed that recent policy initiatives show it is possible to reduce child poverty rates substantially over relatively short periods of time. More >>
Katene applauds people of Whakatu
Wednesday, 21 July 2010, 3:01 pm | The Maori Party
Maori Party MP for Te Tai Tonga Rahui Katene is applauding a Maori incorporation and marae in Nelson for getting recognition from the Human Rights Commission for running two of the country’s 12 best workplaces. More >>
Governor General Bill
Wednesday, 21 July 2010, 9:53 am | The Maori Party
I find it ironic that today I am standing to support a bill requiring a person to pay taxes. More >>
