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Speech: Katene - Opening of Te Punga
Friday, 6 November 2009, 12:02 pm | The Maori Party
I am so pleased to be able to share part of this very significant day, another stage in the journey of He Waka Tapu. I have always loved the concept of he waka tapu- the sacred vessel to take us forward into the future. The journey that we must take ... More >>
Health Results Shock Maori Party
Thursday, 5 November 2009, 10:44 am | The Maori Party
Results from a report examining the lifestyles of Maori in 150 Nelson and Marlborough households have shocked Maori Party co-leader Tariana Turia and local member Rahui Katene. More >>
5th November a day to celebrate peace
Thursday, 5 November 2009, 10:30 am | The Maori Party
Co-leader of the Maori Party, Tariana Turia, is recommending the 5th November become a day to commemorate the unique legacy of passive resistance associated with Parihaka. “It has always been rather bizarre, the way we celebrate the historic association ... More >>
To Paris Or Not To Paris
Thursday, 5 November 2009, 10:29 am | The Maori Party
Last month I was up in Europe as part of a parliamentary delegation to the European parliament, and while there decided to take the opportunity to skip away to Paris for a day. Now it seems like everyone back here is all in a tizz about it - so here’s ... More >>
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Dr Pita Sharples welcomed the clear indication today from the Prime Minister that the Foreshore and Seabed Act is to be repealed.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 >>
