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Maori Party welcomes improved outlook for language
Saturday, 25 July 2009, 1:26 pm | The Maori Party
On the eve of Maori language week next week - the Maori Party notes the statement by the Maori language commissioner that the language is still in a perilous state - but have welcomed some positive indicators too. More >>
Speech: Turia - A True Story of Women and Gangs
Friday, 24 July 2009, 9:55 am | The Maori Party
‘Heading in the Right Direction’ The front cover of the book says it all. There they are in black and white –the gang girls in their jackboots, the jeans, the swannies. There’s the sign of the clenched black fist on the t-shirt –the universal ... More >>
Maori Party determined to eliminate poverty
Wednesday, 22 July 2009, 2:04 pm | The Maori Party
The Maori Party is deeply distressed that one in six New Zealand children are living in poverty and is still committed to doing work that will eliminate the deprivation they face. More >>
Maori Party welcomes chief justice comments
Friday, 17 July 2009, 4:56 pm | The Maori Party
The Maori Party has backed the call by Chief Justice Dame Sian Elias for public education and debate on justice and penal issues. “We couldn’t agree with her more when she says the current system isn’t working, that prisons are a bottom of the cliff ... More >>
Speech: Sharples - a National Maori Flag
Tuesday, 14 July 2009, 2:03 pm | The Maori Party
The symbolism of the flag is unmistakeable across the globe. One week ago, President Evo Morales raised the Bolivian flag during the start of celebrations commemorating the anniversary of the Bolivian war of independence against Spanish Rule in 1809. ... More >>
Ae Marika: Foreshore & Seabed Act
Wednesday, 8 July 2009, 9:41 am | The Maori Party
Well folks, it’s been a long time comin’ and we ain’t quite got there yet, but last Wednesday, government’s Foreshore and Seabed Review Panel released their report some five years after the Act was rammed through parliament by the Labour ... More >>
Sharples: 2009 Innovation Icons Evening
Monday, 6 July 2009, 11:50 am | The Maori Party
The 4th of July is an appropriate day to be thinking about icons. In the last ten days the world has mourned the loss of two legends, American stars who have been crowned with the title Icon. More >>
Trade Me auction a success says Turia
Friday, 3 July 2009, 9:10 am | The Maori Party
The Trade Me auction for a dinner with Tariana Turia and Brendon Pongia closed today with the highest bid being $2,530. "We're absolutely stoked that we've managed to raise this much for the Pairama-Lewington brothers so they can pursue their sporting ... More >>
Speech: Katene - The Foreshore and Seabed
Thursday, 2 July 2009, 10:24 am | The Maori Party
The Foreshore and Seabed issue started in Te Tau Ihu when one iwi, Ngati Apa, sought a mussel-farming licence. Their humble request to farm in their traditional rohe was rejected by the Marlborough District Council, and so Ngati Apa went to Court. ... More >>
Speech: Katene - Medicinal Cannabis
Thursday, 2 July 2009, 10:05 am | The Maori Party
This Bill is essentially about allowing registered medical practitioners to prescribe cannabis to those with certain serious medical conditions such as cancer, arthritis or Alzheimers Disease. There wouldn’t be a Maori in Aotearoa, who wouldn’t have ... More >>
Speech: Katene - Transport Funding Bill
Thursday, 2 July 2009, 10:03 am | The Maori Party
When I travel the roads down South, it’d be rare to see one of those energy efficient, space-saver wonders like the Honda Jazz or the Toyota Hybrid. That’s not to say the constituents of Te Tai Tonga wouldn’t support cars which are fuel efficient ... More >>
Katene: Urgent Debate - MSD Job Cuts
Wednesday, 1 July 2009, 4:49 pm | The Maori Party
Earlier this month, the 2009 Global Peace Index results were released, which measured 23 indicators of peacefulness. More >>
Turia: Report of the Ministerial Review Panel
Wednesday, 1 July 2009, 4:22 pm | The Maori Party
This is a landmark day for New Zealand. This is a day when the conflicts and divisions of the past five years can be rectified. This is the day that the Ministerial Review of the Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004 has concluded that that Act is built on such ... More >>
Speech: Flavell - Financing of Terrorism Bill
Wednesday, 1 July 2009, 10:52 am | The Maori Party
Kia ora, Mr Assistant Speaker Roy. Kia ora tātou katoa i tēnei pō. I have to say that when our caucus looked at this bill on the Order Paper today, the two phrases that stuck out were Anti-Money Laundering” and “Terrorism”. We were trying ... More >>
Speech: Flavell - Motor Vehicle Sales Amendment
Wednesday, 1 July 2009, 10:50 am | The Maori Party
Kia ora tātou. That was a very good choice of yours, Mr Assistant Speaker, if I say so myself, with no disrespect to Amy Adams. For the new members of the House, I say that on a couple of occasions in the last few years or so, I have mentioned ... More >>
Speech: Turia - Emissions Trading Forestry
Wednesday, 1 July 2009, 8:36 am | The Maori Party
In December last year, the Government told the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Poznan, that far from stepping back from the Kyoto Protocol; the Emissions Trading Review was, and I quote: "a means to find a politically durable way of moving forward ... More >>
Party advocates what is right for tangata whenua
Monday, 29 June 2009, 5:15 pm | The Maori Party
The Maori Party’s goal for Maori representation on the Auckland Council is only what is right for tangata whenua, for all Maori, for Auckland and the nation, according to Maori Party co-leader Dr Pita Sharples. More >>
Maori Party understands frustration of kaumatua
Monday, 29 June 2009, 2:02 pm | The Maori Party
The Maori Party says everyone has a democratic right to protest but targeting individuals who work for the state in their homes is not the way forward. "We certainly understand the frustration but do not support the targeting of individuals who work on behalf ... More >>
Minister shocked at building collapse
Friday, 26 June 2009, 4:07 pm | The Maori Party
The Minister of Maori Affairs is shocked and upset to hear of an accident in which two people have been killed and two others injured. “Kei te tangi te ngakau ki nga tangata tokorua kua whara kia mate. E hoa ma, e nga kaiawhina i te iwi kainga ... More >>
Speech: Flavell - Land Transport Amendment
Thursday, 25 June 2009, 4:42 pm | The Maori Party
I read a statistic today that confirmed even more for me the importance of doing what we can to reduce injury and death on the roads. Fifty-one percent of Māori people who die due to injury, died on the street or highway in road deaths. Forty-six ... More >>
