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Te Tai Tonga MP Calls for Compassion
Wednesday, 4 November 2009, 4:49 pm | The Maori Party
Tai Tonga MP Rahui Katene has commended the initiative of Te Whare Oki Oki Trust, in seeking to support people who are struggling with the impact of alcohol abuse. “I recall the comments of emergency department doctor, Paul Quigley, that with ... More >>
PM’s statement on Foreshore and Seabed welcome
Tuesday, 3 November 2009, 9:30 am | The Maori Party
Maori Party co-leaders Tariana Turia and Dr Pita Sharples welcomed the clear indication today from the Prime Minister that the Foreshore and Seabed Act is to be repealed. “There is a process in place that we support,” said Dr Sharples and Mrs Turia. ... More >>
Speech: Turia - Fragile X Syndrome
Monday, 2 November 2009, 2:40 pm | The Maori Party
Over the course of my lifetime, we have shifted house more times than I like to remember. Every shift there are some special boxes that I pack my taonga in – cherished photographs; works of art; treasures of the heart. These boxes I mark: fragile– handle with ... More >>
Speech: Flavell - Gangs and Organised Crime Bill
Friday, 30 October 2009, 5:31 pm | The Maori Party
I am aware that time is moving on and I want to take a brief call. I find myself stuck with the Gangs and Organised Crime Bill. I tend to agree with many of the statements made by my colleague Shane Jones, because of the loss of two lives in Murupara in ... More >>
Speech: Favell - Whakarewarewa and Roto-a-Tamaheke
Friday, 30 October 2009, 5:07 pm | The Maori Party
Tēnā koe, Mr Assistant Speaker Barker. Kia ora tātau katoa e hui nei i roto i tēnei Whare, te Whare Pāremata. Koutou kua hara mai i te kāinga, tēnā koutou. Kua kōrerohia te āhuatanga o ngā mate o te kāinga, ko Tā Hauata tērā, ko Arapeta ... More >>
Call for action over councillor’s racist rant
Friday, 30 October 2009, 4:31 pm | The Maori Party
Maori Party MP for Waiariki Te Ururoa Flavell has called on Whakatane Mayor Colin Holmes and his District Council colleagues to take disciplinary action over the racist rantings of Councillor Russell Orr. “I am disgusted by the diatribe on Colin Orr’s ... More >>
Flavell calls for council to get harder on farmers
Friday, 30 October 2009, 10:51 am | The Maori Party
Waiariki MP Te Ururoa Flavell is calling on Rotorua farmers to clean up their act following a damming report that the majority of farms in the area are creating more pollution than allowed. “I’m disappointed at the attitude of some farmers in ... More >>
Speech: Harawira - Immigration Bill, Third Reading
Friday, 30 October 2009, 9:44 am | The Maori Party
Yesterday I got back home after being away for three weeks as part of a delegation to the Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Geneva. While there we also visited the European Parliament in Brussels, where we met with MPs and officials to see how ... More >>
Turia commends Bay council on smoking ban
Thursday, 29 October 2009, 12:44 pm | The Maori Party
Tariana Turia has commended a move by the Western Bay of Plenty District Council to ban smoking on 30 beaches in its district. “Banning smoking in public spaces not only makes it harder for smokers to light up but it helps reduce youth uptake ... More >>
2009 Volunteering New Zealand conference
Thursday, 29 October 2009, 10:44 am | The Maori Party
Thank you for your kind words of introduction. I mihi also to the Board members of Volunteering New Zealand and Tim Burns, Executive Director; the conference sponsor, New Zealand Post Group; the incredible cast of keynote speakers and workshop presenters ... More >>
Dairy Industry Restructuring
Thursday, 29 October 2009, 10:41 am | The Maori Party
Over the course of this urgency we have dealt with issues related to DNA and identity; the impact of gangs and organised crime, and most recently Whakarewarewa and Roto-a-Tamaheke. I want to say these are very important issues for the Maori Party – they are issues ... More >>
Gangs and Organised Crime Bill : Third Reading
Wednesday, 28 October 2009, 2:12 pm | The Maori Party
On this day in 1835, He Wakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tirene (the Declaration of Independence of New Zealand) was signed. The Declaration bears the signatures of 52 rangatira, and is commonly perceived as a document which demonstrated British ... More >>
Speech: Katene - Bodily Samples Amendment Bill
Wednesday, 28 October 2009, 11:54 am | The Maori Party
Four years ago, the Maori Party was approached about the Genographic Project, a huge project in which DNA samples would be extracted from 100,000 indigenous volunteers. That’s right – the blood and genetic codes of indigenous peoples would be suddenly ... More >>
Electoral (Administration) Amendment Bill
Wednesday, 28 October 2009, 9:34 am | The Maori Party
Parliament is one of the very structures in our society, that is inhabited by people who truly believe that elections, in and of themselves, make the crucial difference in our lives. And I am reminded of the comment by a person of the name of James Freeman ... More >>
Katene: ACC Amendment Bill
Tuesday, 27 October 2009, 4:43 pm | The Maori Party
Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Amendment Bill Tuesday 27 October 2009 Rahui Katene, MP for Te Tai Tonga More >>
Applied and Maori Indigenous Vocational Education
Tuesday, 27 October 2009, 9:43 am | The Maori Party
This is indeed an appropriate setting to be launching the inaugural edition of the Journal of Best Practice in Applied and Maori indigenous vocational education. I think back to the vision of Tom Reweti, of Hiko Hohepa, and others who dreamed that ... More >>
Maori Party congratulates famous adult educator
Saturday, 24 October 2009, 11:41 am | The Maori Party
The Maori Party today offered warm congratulations to Sandi Morrison of Tainui and Te Arawa on being the first-ever New Zealander to be inducted into the International Adult and Community Education Hall of Fame. More >>
Aspire Scholarship—Māori Boarding School Students
Friday, 23 October 2009, 11:51 am | The Maori Party
11. TE URUROA FLAVELL (Māori Party—Waiariki) to the Associate Minister of Education: Kua whakawhiwhia anōtia ki tetahi tauira Māori e kuraina ana i ngā kura nōhanga Māori he karahipi Aspire; ki te kore, he aha ai? More >>
Maori Party calls for feedback on ACC changes
Thursday, 22 October 2009, 4:42 pm | The Maori Party
The Maori Party is keeping an open mind on changes to the ACC scheme, and has not made any long-term commitments to support legislation going before the House, according to Te Tai Tonga MP Rahui Katene. More >>
Urgent Debate: Maori Television Service
Wednesday, 21 October 2009, 12:13 pm | The Maori Party
Tēnā koe, Mr Speaker. Kia ora tātou katoa e te Whare. As one would expect, the Māori Party is proud to stand in the House to promote the incredible success and unique status of our indigenous broadcaster, Māori Television. This urgent debate ... More >>
