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Maori Party supports UN concerns over taser guns
Friday, 22 May 2009, 9:52 am | The Maori Party
The latest report from the United Nations reinforces the reasons why police in this country shouldn't use tasers, Maori Party police spokesperson Hone Harawira said. "We agree with the UN when its says that the severe pain caused by tasers could be ... More >>
Flavell supports Rotorua carkoi to Auckland
Friday, 22 May 2009, 9:50 am | The Maori Party
Hundreds of people from Rotorua are getting geared up for Monday’s hikoi in Auckland, says the Maori Party MP for Waiariki Te Ururoa Flavell. “The people here are professionals when it comes to carkoi and I’m stoked to see that hundreds of them are prepared ... More >>
No need for Aucklanders to fear Maori seats
Friday, 22 May 2009, 9:42 am | The Maori Party
The people of Auckland should not fear having guaranteed Maori seats on the proposed super city council. More >>
Te Ururoa Flavell - Graduation Speech
Sunday, 17 May 2009, 2:49 pm | The Maori Party
This week in the House, as the Auckland supercity proposal has clogged up parliamentary time, the Maori Party has spent every minute of our allocated speaking slots espousing the value of Maori representation. More >>
First Nation First - Hone Harawira
Sunday, 17 May 2009, 1:46 pm | The Maori Party
If Labour’s proposal for Pacific and Asian seats on the Auckland Council was genuinely about representation, then where are the seats for the Somali, the Kenyan, the Dalmation, or the South African? More >>
Turia slams Labour’s silly attempts
Saturday, 16 May 2009, 1:34 pm | The Maori Party
Hon Tariana Turia Co-Leader of the Maori Party, MP for Te Tai Hauauru 15 May 2009 Media Statement Turia slams Labour’s silly attempts More >>
Speech: Sharples - Child Sexual Abuse
Thursday, 14 May 2009, 1:48 pm | The Maori Party
I have to admit to wondering ‘why me’ when I was invited to provide the opening address at this important hui. The topic of ‘working with child sexual abuse’ was not one which would generally fall within my portfolio areas as a Minister. In ... More >>
Katene: General Debate
Wednesday, 13 May 2009, 4:49 pm | The Maori Party
On 25 May 1978, the Government of the day, led by Robert Muldoon, authorized a massive force of police and army, to forcibly remove 222 protestors from the ancestral land known as Takaparawha – Bastion Point. More >>
Speech: Flavell - Gambling Amendment Bill, No. 2
Wednesday, 13 May 2009, 12:45 pm | The Maori Party
Tēnā koe, Mr Deputy Speaker. Kia ora tātou katoa i tēnei pō. In doing some research about this particular bill today, I came across some information that set me back a little bit. The 2006-07 Gaming and Betting Survey revealed that 86 percent of Māori ... More >>
Flavell: Gambling Amendment Bill (No 2)
Wednesday, 13 May 2009, 12:41 pm | The Maori Party
In doing some research about this particular bill today, I came across some information that set me back a little bit. The 2006-07 Gaming and Betting Survey revealed that 86 percent of Māori had participated in gaming over the last 12 months. Māori spent ... More >>
UN report on Maori human rights welcomed
Wednesday, 13 May 2009, 9:05 am | The Maori Party
The co-leaders of the Maori Party have welcomed the report of the United Nations Human Rights Council which has recommended our government better protect Maori rights. The report was published in Geneva last night in response to a report from a delegation ... More >>
Speech: Turia - Regulatory Improvement Bill
Tuesday, 12 May 2009, 5:17 pm | The Maori Party
Winston Churchill and Rodney Hide have something in common, apart from looks, (although Rodney is actually in better shape). It was Churchill who famously said, “If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law.” Almost eighty ... More >>
Speech: Turia - Funding for Parliamentary Purpose
Tuesday, 12 May 2009, 4:46 pm | The Maori Party
The Maori Party is pleased to support this Bill, which is, after all, a transitional measure. The Bill is required to respond to the fact that the existing legislation, the Appropriation (Continuation of Interim Meaning of Funding for Parliamentary Purposes) ... More >>
Motion of Condolence: Sharples - Napier Incident
Tuesday, 12 May 2009, 2:57 pm | The Maori Party
E te whare, kua kapohia a te tangata e te ringa kino o kohuru. Ko ia tērā e okioki ana i runga i tōna moengaroa, e tīraha ana i raro i te korowai o tōna whānau. He pērā te mamae o mate ahakoa te tangata, ahakoa te ahuatanga o te hinganga, ēngari, ... More >>
Unite for Mothers Campaign
Monday, 11 May 2009, 10:55 am | The Maori Party
I remember 20 November 1993 clearly. That was the day Eve van Grafhorst passed away. Eve was the first Australian girl to be infected with HIV via a blood transfusion. She became the centre of controversy when her local playcentre banned her from attending, ... More >>
Speech: Harawera - Maori Trustee Amendment Bill
Friday, 8 May 2009, 1:58 pm | The Maori Party
This week is a very significant week in the history of Aotearoa, because it is the fifth birthday of the arrival on the steps of this very parliament, of Te Hikoi Takutaimoana, the Foreshore and Seabed March of 2004, when 40,000 Maori gathered in parliament ... More >>
Speech: Turia - Maori and Parliament
Friday, 8 May 2009, 12:54 pm | The Maori Party
I want to congratulate the Stout Research Centre and the former Parliamentarians’ Association for your initiative in creating this conference. I see amongst the key speakers identified in the programme some of the leaders, the architects, the designers, ... More >>
Maori Trustee Amendment Bill; third reading
Friday, 8 May 2009, 9:26 am | The Maori Party
It is a time to honour all those who have placed this issue of the Maori Trustee firmly on the political agenda for decades, long before we came to this House. More >>
Speech: Turia - Recession in the Midst
Thursday, 7 May 2009, 2:35 pm | The Maori Party
On Tuesday, the Timaru Herald led with a shocking headline, “Recession mental health warning”. In a context in which South Canterbury social services were recording a rising demand for food parcels; Peter McGeorge, the chairman of the Mental Health ... More >>
Speech: Flavell - Methodist Church NZ Trusts Bill
Thursday, 7 May 2009, 12:16 pm | The Maori Party
Tēnā koe, Mr Assistant Speaker. Kia ora tātou. I start by saying that the Māori Party has a particular interest in the commitment demonstrated by Te Haahi Weteriana o Aotearoa towards what they describe as cooperative ventures with other churches, ... More >>
