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Harawira - Child and Family Protection Bill

Thursday, 11 February 2010, 9:25 am | The Maori Party

Te Ururoa Flavell: Reponse To PM's Speech

Wednesday, 10 February 2010, 5:43 pm | The Maori Party

Kua puta te mahere rautaki o Nahinara mo te tau e heke mai nei, engari ara ano tëtahi korero kaore i tino korerohia. He take tera e hängai tonu ana ki te noho o Te Paati Maori me te hoa haere a Nahinara. More >>

Prime Minister’s Debate

Wednesday, 10 February 2010, 9:11 am | The Maori Party

There was a statement that the Prime Minister made in his speech this afternoon that I am sure would be endorsed by every single member of the Maori Party – and I’m talking about the 23,000 members not just the five in this House – More >>

Hon Tariana Turia: Response to PM’s Debate

Tuesday, 9 February 2010, 4:09 pm | The Maori Party

Our nation is marked by moments that define a generation. There is the generation who paid the ultimate price of citizenship in serving in the C Company 28 Maori Battalion during World War Two. The Battalion was formed along whakapapa lines, drawing on ... More >>

Motion - to the people and Government of Haiti

Tuesday, 9 February 2010, 3:39 pm | The Maori Party

The Maori Party stands to express our deepest sympathies at the utter tragedy that unfolded in Port-au-Prince less than a month ago. It has been a catastrophe on such a scale that it is really hard to comprehend. More >>

Maori Party welcomes Kāinga Whenua initiative

Wednesday, 3 February 2010, 1:54 pm | The Maori Party

Housing spokesperson and Māori Party co-leader, Tariana Turia, is proud that another key milestone in the Māori Party's policy manifesto has been achieved with the Housing Minister's announcement of a new home ownership product called Kāinga Whenua. "Our ... More >>

Maori Party will miss Jeanette greatly

Thursday, 28 January 2010, 1:25 pm | The Maori Party

Political champion and veteran activist, Jeanette Fitzsimons, will be greatly missed by her Maori Party colleagues, said Dr Pita Sharples and Tariana Turia today. “We have all placed high value on the contributions Jeanette makes to Parliament” said ... More >>

Maori Party says minimum wage is defining issue

Thursday, 28 January 2010, 9:35 am | The Maori Party

The Maori Party sees a minimum wage of $15.00 per hour as the absolute minimum, and the refusal of National and ACT to support such a raise as a defining issue for the Maori Party in government. More >>

Opening of Health Clinic; Rotorua Community Link

Wednesday, 27 January 2010, 4:31 pm | The Maori Party

Three months ago a pivotal political statement was made at Waitangi; a statement made by Professor Innes Asher to the Paediatric Society of New Zealand. More >>

Turia Saddened By Loss Of Pioneer

Tuesday, 26 January 2010, 9:27 am | The Maori Party

Co-leader of the Maori Party, Tariana Turia, has today expressed her deepest sympathies at the passing of Blossom Matiriama Tropman. More >>

Turia Supports Call of Hastings Kaumatua

Friday, 22 January 2010, 9:32 am | The Maori Party

Tariana Turia has expressed her support for long-time community advocate and Hastings District Councillor, Henare O’Keefe, who has made public his concern about the placement of a Corrections service centre in the midst of Flaxmere. “I really admire ... More >>

Maori Party - Take the GST off healthy food

Thursday, 21 January 2010, 3:34 pm | The Maori Party

Maori Party finance spokesperson, Rahui Katene, has welcomed the Government’s statement this afternoon that any changes to the tax system would have to meet tests of equity and fairness, alongside delivering benefits for households and the economy. More >>

Maori Party questions tax review

Thursday, 21 January 2010, 3:00 pm | The Maori Party

Proposals for tax reform show a lack of imagination and creative thinking, according to Maori Party co-leader Dr Pita Sharples. “Tax is all about who pays what share of the nation’s bills, and that goes to the heart of a party’s political philosophy,” ... More >>

Take the GST off healthy food

Thursday, 21 January 2010, 10:28 am | The Maori Party

Maori Party appalled by three strikes proposals

Wednesday, 20 January 2010, 9:12 am | The Maori Party

Maori Party appalled by three strikes proposals Dr Pita Sharples and Hon Tariana Turia, Co-leaders 19 January 2010 More >>

Turia describes H decision as uplifting

Friday, 18 December 2009, 12:21 pm | The Maori Party

He iti te pū, he nui te kōrero. Ka haere kotahi tātou ki te pūaotanga o te tau hou i runga i tō tatou tino rangatiratanga. [One small letter can mean so much. Let us all look forward to the dawning of a new year and the emergence of our collective ... More >>