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Katene: Maori Commercial Aquaculture Settlement

Wednesday, 24 March 2010, 5:15 pm | The Maori Party

I come to this third reading of the Maori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement (Regional Agreements) Bill with a great deal of joy. More >>

Get tough on foreign workforce industries too

Wednesday, 24 March 2010, 11:43 am | The Maori Party

Maori Party labour spokesperson Rahui Katene wants the Government to do more for New Zealanders looking for jobs. More >>

Harawira: Trans Tasman Proceedings Bill

Wednesday, 24 March 2010, 10:00 am | The Maori Party

A 2006 Report, Nga Maori i te Ao Moemoea reckoned there was about 120,000 Maori living in Australia, and listed a number of reasons why Maori have chosen to move to what has been called the lucky country - lifestyle, climate, economic opportunities, higher ... More >>

Rahui Katene: Alcohol Causes Violence

Wednesday, 24 March 2010, 9:58 am | The Maori Party

There was one very strong reason why I rushed at the opportunity to speak at this hui – and that was the title. The thought that the correlation between alcohol and violence would be part of our history, rather than continuing on unabated into ... More >>

Harawira: Courts (Remote Participation) Bill

Tuesday, 23 March 2010, 4:44 pm | The Maori Party

Court by video is the coward’s way of dispensing justice; indeed it sets justice to one side and denies people their right to a fair trial for the simple reason that it might save money. More >>

Poroporoaki to Lady Raiha Mahuta

Tuesday, 23 March 2010, 2:53 pm | The Maori Party

Today, the tears of Tongariro will flow into the Whanganui River. The connection we make as river people is an intimate one, in which through whakapapa we are bound together. More >>

Maori Party saddened by passing of Lady Raiha

Tuesday, 23 March 2010, 11:54 am | The Maori Party

The Maori Party is saddened today by the passing of Lady Raiha Mahuta – one of Tainui's co-negotiators for its Waikato river settlement deal. More >>

Poroporoaki ki a Kahurangi Raiha Mahuta

Tuesday, 23 March 2010, 10:25 am | The Maori Party

Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples paid tribute to the vision, tenacity and determination of Lady Raiha Mahuta of Ngati Manu and Ngati Rangi of Ngapuhi, who passed away this morning. More >>

National Maori Housing Hui

Tuesday, 23 March 2010, 9:18 am | The Maori Party

Tena koutou katoa. I endorse the welcome to you all today from our pakeke. I am really pleased that you are having your National Maori Housing Hui in my home town. For me it is always great being home in familiar territory where one feels safe and connected. ... More >>

Flavell: Christ’s College (Cant'y) Amendment Bill

Monday, 22 March 2010, 4:19 pm | The Maori Party

So I return to the focus of this bill that has come before the House of Parliament for its first reading. The Māori Party supports the bill emphatically at this stage of the process. More >>

$2 worker case signals concerning level of abuse

Monday, 22 March 2010, 1:25 pm | The Maori Party

The latest case of worker exploitation on Marlborough vineyards signals a concerning level of exploitation of workers in Aotearoa, the Maori Party says. More >>

Katene calls for Shane Jones to resign

Monday, 22 March 2010, 12:29 pm | The Maori Party

If Labour List MP Shane Jones is going to slam the democratic system that got him into Parliament then he should resign, Maori Party MP Rahui Katene says. More >>

Rahui Katene - Education Amendment Bill

Friday, 19 March 2010, 9:56 am | The Maori Party

The issues affecting the educational horizons of our young people are of the utmost priority to the Maori Party. More >>

Rahui Katene: Judicial Matters

Thursday, 18 March 2010, 4:09 pm | The Maori Party

Just three months ago, a report was released, based on research published during the last forty years, to bring together findings on bias against ethnic minority and indigenous peoples at key stages of the criminal justice system. More >>

Resource Management Amendment Bill

Thursday, 18 March 2010, 9:46 am | The Maori Party

During the review of the Foreshore and Seabed Act, one of the three Commissioners, Kai Tahu educator Hana O’Regan, said that the issue of private land was a mess, leading to people often being misinformed of their rights. More >>

Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment & Treatment)

Thursday, 18 March 2010, 9:45 am | The Maori Party

Last week at a hui on Maori mental health up in Whangarei, Te Rau Hinengaro, the New Zealand Mental Health Survey, was discussed, a report which found that one in three Maori suffer from mental disorders during their lifetime – anxiety, mood ... More >>

Rahui Katene: Imprisonment in the 21st Century

Thursday, 18 March 2010, 9:38 am | The Maori Party

For twenty five years policy approaches to reduce Maori offending have failed to bring home the gold. In the penal industry ranks, Maori are over-represented at every step of the criminal justice process. It seems the criminal justice system is chasing ... More >>