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Māori Party Says Grainne Moss Must Go Now
Tuesday, 15 December 2020, 5:59 am | The Maori Party
Māori Party Co Leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer says the country’s most senior Māori Minister Kelvin Davis must sack Oranga Tamariki Boss Grainne Moss immediately, following the shock resignation of her most senior Māori appointment Hoani Lambert. Lambert, ... More >>
Te Pāti Māori Walk Out Of The House After Being Denied The Right To Speak
Thursday, 26 November 2020, 2:54 pm | The Maori Party
Te Pāti Māori Co-leaders Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi have walked out of the House after being denied the right to speak as Co-leaders in the Address in Reply debate. “We were shocked and deeply disturbed to learn that we would not ... More >>
Māori Party Call On Government To Ban Seabed Mining In Aotearoa
Thursday, 19 November 2020, 2:20 pm | The Maori Party
With the Supreme Court hearings wrapping up, Māori Party Co-leader and incoming MP Debbie Ngarewa-Packer is calling on the Government to put in place a nationwide ban on seabed mining permits within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). “For the ... More >>
Māori Party Requests Recount In Two Electorates Claiming Discrimination
Wednesday, 11 November 2020, 12:48 pm | The Maori Party
The Māori Party will seek recounts in two electorates – Tamaki Makaurau and Te Tai Haurauru - to highlight the discriminatory and bias nature of the election process towards Māori. Māori Party President Che Wilson said the party had no dispute with ... More >>
Debbie Ngarewa-Packer Thrilled To Be Entering Parliament After Special Vote Results
Friday, 6 November 2020, 3:13 pm | The Maori Party
Māori Party Co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer is excited to be entering Parliament as a List MP after special vote results confirmed Rawiri Waititi’s win in Waiāriki and a significant increase in the party vote for the Māori Party. “I am shocked ... More >>
The Māori Waka Is Back On The Water As Waiariki Returns The Māori Party To Parliament With 2 MPs
Friday, 6 November 2020, 2:25 pm | The Maori Party
Rawiri Waititi Māori Party Co-Leader and MP for Waiariki After three weeks of anticipation, Rawiri Waititi is both humbled and privileged about the news that confirms his entry into the 53rd parliament of Aotearoa as the Co-Leader of the Māori Party and as ... More >>
Protest Song Maranga Ake Ai Re-released
Friday, 6 November 2020, 8:06 am | The Maori Party
Father and daughter team Baz and Shaye Muir are the force behind NLC, which is re-releasingMaranga Ake Ai. A 1980s Māori protest song used to revitalise the 2020 Māori Party movement will be re-released –35 years after its initial release. Maranga Ake Ai was released ... More >>
Māori Party Oppose Attorney Generals Intervention In Seabed Mining Case
Thursday, 5 November 2020, 1:12 pm | The Maori Party
The Māori Party oppose Attorney General David Parker’s intervention in Ngāti Ruanui’s seabed mining legal battle in the Supreme Court, which agrees with mining company Trans-Tasman Resources’ interpretation of the EEZ Act. “It is unacceptable ... More >>
Māori Party Disappointed Kelvin Davis Demoted
Monday, 2 November 2020, 1:34 pm | The Maori Party
The Māori Party is pleased pressure applied during the election campaign has resulted in Labour Maori MPs being elevated to key cabinet positions. But new Māori Party Co-Leader Rawiri Waititi is disappointed Labour Deputy Leader Kelvin Davis has not ... More >>
Rawiri Waititi Media Statement: Election 2020 – Waiariki Returns Home To The Māori Party
Sunday, 18 October 2020, 6:12 am | The Maori Party
In an underdog upset, the people of Waiariki have voted strategically & returned the seat to the Māori Party after an election result to Rawiri Waititi swung his way despite the odds. “The people have spoken and I am absolutely overwhelmed ... More >>
Debbie Ngarewa-Packer Statement On Te Tai Hauāuru Result
Sunday, 18 October 2020, 6:09 am | The Maori Party
Māori Party Co-leader and Te Tai Hauāuru candidate Debbie Ngarewa-Packer is disappointed with the Te Tai Hauāuru results but is congratulating Rawiri Waititi on his likely win in Waiāriki and is celebrating the probable return of the Māori Party to Parliament. ... More >>
Poll Reveals Tamihere On Cusp Of Historic Māori Movement Election Victory
Monday, 12 October 2020, 6:04 am | The Maori Party
John Tamihere’s election campaign is on the rise and on track to return the Māori Party to parliament, a new Māori TV poll has revealed. The poll released on 11 October during the seventh and final Māori TV Maori Electoral campaign coverage has Tamihere ... More >>
Māori Voice Is Loud And Clear – Split Your Vote
Wednesday, 7 October 2020, 12:44 pm | The Maori Party
Māori have sent a clear message to Labour – form a working coalition government with the Māori Party. Four of the seven Māori electorates polled to date by Māori TV support a Labour-Māori Party deal. Even in electorates where Labour has overwhelming ... More >>
$100 Million For Māori Legal Aid Service/Māori Legal Defence Service To Fight Brutal Justice System
Wednesday, 7 October 2020, 12:16 pm | The Maori Party
Two years of the Criminal Justice System - two years of the Criminal Punishment System, costs more than all Treaty Settlements paid over the past 26 years. The Māori Party’s Criminal Justice policy calls for a complete overhaul of the justice system ... More >>
Debbie Ngarewa-Packer: Māori Party Would Ban Conversion Therapy
Wednesday, 7 October 2020, 8:30 am | The Maori Party
The Māori Party will ban conversation therapy and fight for the rights of takatāpui whānau, Māori Party Co-leader and Te Tai Hauāuru candidate Debbie Ngarewa-Packer said today. “The Māori Party would ban conversion therapy and end that disgusting ... More >>
Act Of Desperation By Tamati Coffey
Tuesday, 6 October 2020, 1:56 pm | The Maori Party
One week out from the general election the Labour Party Māori finally visit Tauranga Moana and Rotorua, despite being in government for three years. The Māori Party convened its full election squad at Tunohopu Marae on May 22, 2020. It is the Tunohopu ... More >>
It Is Game On In The Waiariki Electorate
Monday, 5 October 2020, 6:15 am | The Maori Party
Māori Party Candidate for Waiariki, Rawiri Waititi is thrilled about the Māori Television Poll result released tonight, showing 38% of respondents say they intend to vote for the Labour candidate and 26% intend to vote for Rawiri Waititi. “Polling ... More >>
Māori Party Promises $19m To Te Matatini
Saturday, 3 October 2020, 2:04 pm | The Maori Party
Māori Party candidate for Waiariki, Rawiri Waititi announced the Māori Party’s Toi Māori Policy today in Opōtiki at the launch of Vote Kapa Vote, a Kapahaka concert with a special polling booth aimed at using the power of Kapahaka to encourage Māori ... More >>
Māori Party Announces Its 25 Year Generational Mana Motuhake Programme At Waitangi
Tuesday, 29 September 2020, 10:38 am | The Maori Party
Māori Party Co-Leader said today’s Te Tiriti Policy release is a 25-year strategy that would bring about major change for Māori. “Our policies are designed by Māori for Māori to Māori,” Tamihere said. “They are not a 3 year lolly scramble. ... More >>
Poll Proves Te Tai Hauāuru Winnable For Debbie Ngarewa-Packer
Tuesday, 29 September 2020, 6:19 am | The Maori Party
The Māori TV / Curia poll of the Te Tai Hauāuru electorate, released today, proves that the electorate is winnable, Māori Party Co-leader and Te Tai Hauāuru candidate Debbie Ngarewa-Packer said today. The poll, which has a sample size of 496 and a ... More >>
