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Flavell praises Maori dux
Thursday, 26 November 2009, 4:57 pm | The Maori Party
Maori Party education spokesperson Te Ururoa Flavell has commended Kataraina Faiers and Jamaika Anderson for being awarded the 2009 dux at St Joseph's Maori Girls College. “It makes me so proud to see our rangatahi achieving in education and I take my ... More >>
Speech: Katene - Use of Court Cells Amendment Bill
Thursday, 26 November 2009, 4:46 pm | The Maori Party
The basic proposal in this Bill is that the Department of Corrections will have access to court cells to house over-flow prisoners by the first half of 2010, when they may be needed. Once the Bill is passed today the Ministry of Justice and Department ... More >>
Poroporoaki: Jane Marsden
Thursday, 26 November 2009, 4:05 pm | The Maori Party
E te whäea, tupuna, kuia rangatira, moe mai ra, moe mai ra i to moenga roa. Haere ki to hoa rangatira ki a Maori e tatari mai ra ki a koe. Ka nui te aroha ki o tamariki, mokopuna, rätou ko nga hunaonga, ara te whänau nui tonu kua whakarerea nei e tangi ... More >>
No place for Labour Party’s race division tactics
Thursday, 26 November 2009, 3:06 pm | The Maori Party
The Maori Party is calling on the public not to fall into the scaremongering trap that Labour Party leader Phil Goff has tried to set in his version of another racially divisive Orewa type speech made in Palmerston North today. “Mr Goff is doing his ... More >>
Flavell calls on Hide to recycle
Thursday, 26 November 2009, 9:45 am | The Maori Party
Local Government Minister Rodney Hide might be against recycling the waste in his own office, but that should not stop him from pressuring local authorities to clean up their act, Maori Party MP for Waiariki and local government spokesperson Te Ururoa ... More >>
Speech: Katene - ETS Third Reading
Thursday, 26 November 2009, 9:40 am | The Maori Party
Mr Speaker yesterday when I spoke on the second reading of the Bill I remarked what a joy it has been to work with the National Party throughout these negotiations. The Maori Party has been impressed throughout the negotiations by the clear vision ... More >>
Speech: Flavell - ETS Treaty Clause
Thursday, 26 November 2009, 9:37 am | The Maori Party
I rise to talk to the Maori Party’s supplementary order paper, to amend supplementary order paper number 89. I do so on behalf of my colleague, Rahui Katene, who did much of the work on our behalf. Sir it is with a huge amount of pride that this Bill, ... More >>
Maori Party - 'Our word is our bond'
Wednesday, 25 November 2009, 11:49 am | The Maori Party
The National Executive of the Maori Party has confirmed that no meeting has been organised or authorised of the National Council to discuss the decision of the Maori Party to support the Emissions Trading Scheme. Te Orohi Paul, Co-vice President, ... More >>
Death of Flight Sergeant Andrew Forster
Wednesday, 25 November 2009, 10:03 am | The Maori Party
The Maori Party stands to convey our respects to the bereaved family and community at the loss of Flight Sergeant Andrew Forster. More >>
Te Tai Tonga MP dissapointed with school closure
Wednesday, 25 November 2009, 9:46 am | The Maori Party
Rahui Katene, Maori Party MP for Te Tai Tonga, today expressed her disappointment with the decision of Minister of Education Anne Tolley to close Aorangi Primary School in Christchurch. More >>
Speech: Katene - Moderated Emissions Trading
Tuesday, 24 November 2009, 5:25 pm | The Maori Party
May I say it is a joy to work with a party which is not tied down in Hide-bound ideas. In speaking to the announcement made yesterday of the proposals to reduce emissions in order to meet the Kyoto Protocol, Ngai Tahu kaiwhakahaere Mark Solomon made a ... More >>
Waiariki MP congratulates new 2009 Australian idol
Tuesday, 24 November 2009, 9:42 am | The Maori Party
Waiariki MP Te Ururoa Flavell was delighted to hear the news of Ngai Te Rangi 18 year old, Stan Walker, winning the Australian Idol competition on Sunday night. "While we won't get the see the show until this Friday night, the news has already spread ... More >>
Column by Hone Harawira - Ae Marika!
Tuesday, 24 November 2009, 9:21 am | The Maori Party
Tai Tokerau is the best place in the world to live, and the Tai Tokerau electorate has got the wildest bunch of voters in the country, and if you’d been up at Aniwaniwa the other week you would’ve seen just how wild they can get when somebody from ... More >>
Maori Party deal to benefit all
Monday, 23 November 2009, 4:24 pm | The Maori Party
New Zealand's role in global warming and its financial commitments are set to be lowered as a result of the afforestation provision the Maori Party has negotiated with the Government. More >>
Poroporoaki: Hawea Vercoe
Monday, 23 November 2009, 10:24 am | The Maori Party
The Maori Party has expressed their profound shock at hearing of the death of prominent school principal and local body politician Hawea Vercoe. “Hawea was a young man with enormous energy for life who had achieved a significant profile across Aotearoa ... More >>
Katene: Iwi Maori Kaumatua Service Provider Hui
Friday, 20 November 2009, 3:03 pm | The Maori Party
It was interesting to relive the experience of the hikoi for Te Takutaimoana; the opposition to the Foreshore and Seabed Bill; and to consider all of that context. More >>
Speech: Turia - Kaumatua Service Provider Hui
Friday, 20 November 2009, 10:47 am | The Maori Party
Lovey made sure to ask me to come to this hui a year ago, so there no way I could have missed it! I have always been a firm believer in te hunga wairua. It was te hunga wairua that brought me here to you today, here to Te Tau Ihu, almost five years ... More >>
Turia reiterates smoking kills message to dairies
Friday, 20 November 2009, 10:45 am | The Maori Party
The New Zealand Association of Convenience Stores needs to stop hiding behind their tobacco displays and face the fact that the products they sell kill “One does not need to understand retailing businesses to know that over a 10 year period 50,000 ... More >>
Speech: Katene - Whanganui Iwi Settlement Bill
Thursday, 19 November 2009, 4:16 pm | The Maori Party
I stand today, to add to the debate on the Whanganui Iwi (Whanganui (Kaitoke) Prison and Northern Part of Whanganui Forest) On-Account Settlement Bill. I welcome those of Whanganui descent who have come today to this first reading, tena koutou. This ... More >>
Speech: Katene - Govt Vehicle Procurement Bill
Thursday, 19 November 2009, 2:57 pm | The Maori Party
The Maori Party has supported all previous legislation that seeks to address the dual crises of peak oil and climate change. Within this, the Māori Party is committed to ensuring tangible outcomes, in the national interest, in respect of four areas. ... More >>
