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Te Ururoa Flavell on Nicholas Cree
Thursday, 18 February 2010, 3:50 pm | The Maori Party
E te Whare, tēnā tātau katoa. Me pēnei rawa te kōrero: “Whakataka te hau ki te uru, whakataka te hau ki te tonga, kia mākinakina ki uta, kia mātaratara ki tai. E hī ake ana te atākura, he tio, he huka, he hauhunga.” Tihē mauri ora. ... More >>
PM debate - Hone Harawira on the foreshore
Tuesday, 16 February 2010, 5:31 pm | The Maori Party
The Prime Minister didn’t talk too much about the Foreshore and Seabed in his speech last week, so I’m glad my bro Te Ururoa raised it in his reply. Te Ururoa’s line was basically that the Maori Party is happy to allow this matter to be settled by ... More >>
Judical Matters Bill - Rahui Katene
Friday, 12 February 2010, 9:43 am | The Maori Party
One of the legacies of being a politician-who-was-once-a-lawyer, like all of those who have spoken so far, is the unique perspective we bring to the debate on the separation of powers. More >>
Harawira - Youth Courts Jurisdiction and Orders
Thursday, 11 February 2010, 9:32 am | The Maori Party
Whenever people screech and carry on about the sins of youth, Judge Andrew Becroft, Principal Judge of the Youth Court since 2001 is quick to point out, and rightfully so I might add, that youth offending has remained relatively stable and even reduced ... More >>
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 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 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 >>
