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Sorrow for Pacific and Indonesian neighbours
Thursday, 1 October 2009, 10:04 am | The Maori Party
Maori Party co-leader, Tariana Turia, has today shared her profound grief at the loss of well over 100 lives in Western Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga in the wake of yesterday's massive tsunami and the rapidly rising death toll tipping over 200 ... More >>
Te Ururoa Flavell: Climate Change Response Bill
Sunday, 27 September 2009, 2:14 pm | The Maori Party
I rise to take a call on the first reading of the Climate Change Response (Moderated Emissions Trading) Amendment Bill. While we debate the bill in the Chamber today we know that a high-level summit on climate change is meeting in New York, bringing ... More >>
Te Ururoa Flavell - Immigration Bill
Saturday, 26 September 2009, 12:59 pm | The Maori Party
TE URUROA FLAVELL (Māori Party—Waiariki): Tēnā koe, Mr Chair, kia ora tātou katoa i tēnei pō. Me pēnei rawa te kōrero, ko tāku ko te whakairi i te āhuatanga o te kōrero mō te Tiriti o Waitangi ki mua i te aroaro o tēnei Whare i tēnei ... More >>
Maori Party salutes Sue Bradford
Friday, 25 September 2009, 2:30 pm | The Maori Party
Maori Party Co-leader Tariana Turia has today spoken of her sadness at learning of the resignation of Green MP Sue Bradford. "Parliament will lose a passionate and powerful advocate when Sue leaves," said Mrs Turia. "I have known Sue for many years, ... More >>
Speech: Katene - Remuneration Authority Amendment
Friday, 25 September 2009, 9:48 am | The Maori Party
The timing of this Bill under urgency is interesting to say the least. Yesterday’s newspapers all came together, shining the green light for gross national spending. With headlines like “things have stopped getting worse” ; “outlook brightening, ... More >>
David Tua Talks on Maori Television’s Code Tonight
Thursday, 24 September 2009, 4:44 pm | The Maori Party
Boxer David ‘Tuaman’ Tua and his trainer Roger Bloodworth will be special studio guests at the live-to-air broadcast of Maori Television’s award-winning sports entertainment show HYUNDAI CODE tonight – Thursday September 24 at 8.30 PM (repeats ... More >>
Flavell - Poroporoaki : Sir Howard Morrison
Thursday, 24 September 2009, 2:30 pm | The Maori Party
Kua pokarekare nga wai o te Rotorua nui a Kahumatamomoe! Kua pahu nga waiariki o Ohinemutu! Ka tairi te kohu ki runga o Tamatekapua! Kua ru te Papaiouru i te hinganga o Ta Howard Morrison, uri o Whakauekaipapa, reo rongonui o te ao Maori ki nga topito ... More >>
Poroporoaki ki Ta Howard Morrison
Thursday, 24 September 2009, 12:46 pm | The Maori Party
Kua pokarekare nga wai o Rotorua! Kua pahu nga waiariki o Ohinemutu! Kua tairi mai te kohu ki runga o Tamatekapua! Kua ru te Papaiouru i te hinganga o Ta Howard Morrison, rangatira o Ngati Whakaue, reo rongonui o te ao Maori ki nga topito o te ao! E te ... More >>
Speech: Katene - Palmy Nth Showgrounds Act Repeal
Thursday, 24 September 2009, 10:34 am | The Maori Party
There was a fifty percent chance that Ngati Kauwhata would be heard, would be heeded, would be respected in this Palmerston North Showgrounds Act repeal Bill. After all there were only two submissions received in all – one that offered support and ... More >>
Harawira: To Smoke or to Choke
Wednesday, 23 September 2009, 5:13 pm | The Maori Party
Mr Speaker, if it’s true that 5,000 Kiwis die from tobacco every year, then it’s also true that tobacco companies are responsible for the murder of 100,000 New Zealand citizens in the last 25 years. More >>
Tobacco Under Fire
Wednesday, 23 September 2009, 5:05 pm | The Maori Party
The Maori Affairs Select Committee today approved a request from Maori Party MP Hone Harawira to hold an inquiry into “the impact of tobacco use on Maori”. More >>
Speech: Flavell - Whakarewarewa & Roto-a-Tamaheke
Tuesday, 22 September 2009, 5:24 pm | The Maori Party
This Bill gives effect to an agreement negotiated by the Crown with Ngāti Whakaue and the collective of Tūhourangi and Ngāti Wāhiao, on the basis of a proposal that had been presented by them to the Crown on 1 April 2008. I would like to acknowledge ... More >>
Speech: Katene - Domestic Violence Bill
Tuesday, 22 September 2009, 5:21 pm | The Maori Party
Domestic violence is one of those bizarre features of the system of Gross Domestic Product in which the more GDP rises, the better the overall health and wellbeing of the nation is assumed. If we were to examine the trends in domestic violence, ... More >>
Speech: Turia - Ngati Rangi Strategic Plan
Friday, 18 September 2009, 5:01 pm | The Maori Party
E rere kau mai te Awanui; Mai te kahui maunga ki Tangaroa; Ko au te awa ko te awa ko au! I will always be drawn to Te Kahui Maunga, through our shared whakapapa from Paerangi-i-te-whare toka; Paerangi o te Moungaroa. As uri of Rangiteauria we are ... More >>
Speech: Katene - Student Loan Repayment Bonus Bill
Thursday, 17 September 2009, 2:34 pm | The Maori Party
I rise to take a very brief call as the issue of student loan repayment is a significant one, facing the nation. It is a collective challenge, as the mountain of debt is threatened to grow to $15 billion by 2014. But as other speakers have pointed out ... More >>
Katene: Student Loan Scheme Amendment Bill
Thursday, 17 September 2009, 1:35 pm | The Maori Party
I rise to take a very brief call as the issue of student loan repayment is a significant one, facing the nation. It is a collective challenge, as the mountain of debt is threatened to grow to $15 billion by 2014. More >>
Speech: Flavell - Local Govt Auckland Council Bill
Thursday, 17 September 2009, 1:04 pm | The Maori Party
We know, obviously, that the Māori seats, or mana whenua seats, are an issue for this Parliament, and I want to continue the theme around that and perhaps put some questions to the Minister in the chair, Rodney Hide, as I thought that his kōrero ... More >>
Turia welcomes board’s decision
Thursday, 17 September 2009, 12:37 pm | The Maori Party
Tariana Turia says the New Zealand Geographic Board’s decision to spell Whanganui correctly is the right one. "I have felt deeply moved by this decision, which confirms the wisdom of my tupuna, of my whakapapa, of the river, of the people,” Mrs Turia ... More >>
Speech: Katene - Local Govt Auckland Council Bill
Thursday, 17 September 2009, 12:07 pm | The Maori Party
Four years ago, on the 17th September 2005, the Maori Party took the nation by surprise, capturing four of the seven Maori seats in a spectacular demonstration of Maori political power. There is no doubt, that the former Government’s decision in 2004 to legislate ... More >>
Speech: Turia - Local Govt (Auckland Council) Bill
Tuesday, 15 September 2009, 5:38 pm | The Maori Party
I’d like to acknowledge the work of the officials, the members of the select committee and all of those who made submissions. Over two decades ago, an esteemed group met in Auckland to hear the Orakei claim. That group, consisting of Chief Judge Eddie ... More >>
