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Hone Harawira - No to advisory status
Thursday, 9 April 2009, 10:32 am | The Maori Party
The MP for Taitokerau - Hone Harawira - is scathing of the National Government's claims that an advisory committee will be set up to take care of Maori matters before the planned Auckland super city. "The new Auckland Supercity will include 30% of ... More >>
Speech: Flavell - Social Assistance Amendment Bill
Wednesday, 8 April 2009, 11:24 am | The Maori Party
TE URUROA FLAVELL (Māori Party—Waiariki): Ā, tēnā koe, Mr Assistant Speaker. Kia ora tātau e te Whare, kia ora tātau i tēnei pō. Arā anō te whāinga matua, te mātāpono rānei o te ao Māori, arā, ko te whakanui, ko te whakamana i te hunga ... More >>
MP congratulates Tuhoe festival participants
Wednesday, 8 April 2009, 11:22 am | The Maori Party
The MP for Waiariki - Te Ururoa Flavell - is congratulating Ngai Tuhoe for their remarkable record of holding festivals which have kept the iwi's traditions alive and relevant for the tribes young and old alike. "The Ahurei or Tuhoe festival will ... More >>
Speech: Katene - Trade Marks Amendment Bill
Wednesday, 8 April 2009, 9:59 am | The Maori Party
The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples has a very clear statement in Article 31 of that Declaration, about the interest that we hold as indigenous peoples, of the concept of a trade mark It says, and I quote that: - Indigenous peoples have ... More >>
Speech: Katene - Financial Review – MSD
Wednesday, 8 April 2009, 9:19 am | The Maori Party
In 2007, during the period of this financial review, the Maori youth unemployment rate was a massive 23.7 percent. As this House will know, the youth unemployment rate records the number of unemployed youth aged 15-19 years divided by the total ... More >>
Turia reacts to Government’s decisions on Auckland
Tuesday, 7 April 2009, 2:44 pm | The Maori Party
“Stop excluding mana whenua by using so-called democracy to continue their ongoing exclusion” was the bold call from Tariana Turia today, following the Government’s response to the proposals from the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance. More >>
Speech: Sharples - Maori Fisheries Conference
Monday, 6 April 2009, 5:10 pm | The Maori Party
Just over five years ago, on 1st March 2004, Ngati Kahungunu stood outside this War Memorial Conference Centre in a dramatic protest as part of their strategy to oppose the foreshore and seabed policy proposals of the Labour Government. Their stand was ... More >>
New Zealand must act now
Friday, 3 April 2009, 4:51 pm | The Maori Party
The Maori Party spokesperson for foreign affairs - Hone Harawira - says "Now that Australia has adopted the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples there can be no further excuse for this country not to do the same. Therefore ... More >>
Symposium on Violence Prevention
Friday, 3 April 2009, 4:05 pm | The Maori Party
When I read the panui for this one day symposium, there was one little word which stood out. A little word called hope. The advertising for this event suggested that the promotion of early intervention, positive engagement and therapeutic responses ... More >>
Labour Maori MPs’ talk a bit too rich
Friday, 3 April 2009, 3:20 pm | The Maori Party
Labour Party MPs Parekura Horomia and Nanaia Mahuta have a cheek to blame the struggles of low-income Maori families on the Maori Party. More >>
Harawira: Maori Trustee Amendment Bill
Thursday, 2 April 2009, 11:33 am | The Maori Party
I am happy to stand today in support of the Maori Trustee Amendment Bill, for a number of very good reasons: 1 because the bill deals with issues that have been the subject of successive reviews and considerable debate; 2 because it tidies up matters that ... More >>
Speech: Turia - General Debate
Wednesday, 1 April 2009, 5:09 pm | The Maori Party
Former UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, once said "No one is born a good citizen, no nation is born a democracy. Rather, both are processes that continue to evolve over a lifetime. Young people must be included from birth. A society that cuts off ... More >>
Auckland needs better Maori representation
Wednesday, 1 April 2009, 10:17 am | The Maori Party
Maori Affairs Minister and MP for Tamaki Makaurau, Dr Pita Sharples, says many Maori have expressed serious concerns to him over proposals for Maori representation in Auckland’s ‘super-city’. “The Royal Commission sees that Maori seats are ... More >>
Turia commends Petroleum commitment
Wednesday, 1 April 2009, 9:19 am | The Maori Party
Greymouth Petroleum’s commitment to consult with tangata whenua over drilling at the Tikorangi pa site in north Taranaki has been commended by the local Maori Party MP Tariana Turia. More >>
Speech: Katene - Workplace Whistle-blowing
Tuesday, 31 March 2009, 3:55 pm | The Maori Party
If I had one concern about this Bill it would be in the title. How much easier it would be, if we knew we were standing to talk to the issue of Workplace Whistle-blowing – or even the Bill to report serious wrong-doing in the workplace. The concept ... More >>
Turia welcomes decision on Whanganui spelling
Monday, 30 March 2009, 2:30 pm | The Maori Party
The New Zealand Geographic Board’s decision that there is a valid case for the “h” in Whanganui to be reinstated has been welcomed by the MP for Te Tai Hauauru Tariana Turia. “As the namer of names, the board is in a very powerful position ... More >>
Speech: Katene - Te Hui Amorangi o Te Wai Pounamu
Monday, 30 March 2009, 10:10 am | The Maori Party
E nga mema o Te Pihopatanga o Aotearoa, tena koutou katoa. I am honoured to be in your company, and to be able to share part of this Te Hui Amorangi o Te Wai Pounamu. The concept, Amorangi, conveys a special and distinctive sense of leadership, of ... More >>
Flavell: Te Waka Pu Whenua Maori Adult Ed. Centre
Monday, 30 March 2009, 10:06 am | The Maori Party
This is a very special occasion to celebrate the tenth birthday of Te Waka Pu Whenua – and to recognise the distinctive contribution it has made – and continues to make – for Maori throughout this rohe. More >>
Maori MP deeply disappointed by Sealord decision
Friday, 27 March 2009, 3:10 pm | The Maori Party
Rahui Katene - the MP for Te Tai Tonga - says she's deeply disappointed that the Sealord Company is going ahead and scrapping 130 jobs at its processing plant in Nelson. "I'm really disappointed that despite representations from local iwi leaders, ... More >>
Maori Party congratulates Clark
Friday, 27 March 2009, 10:06 am | The Maori Party
The co-leaders of the Maori Party say they’re not surprised that former Prime Minister Helen Clark has landed a top United Nations job, and they congratulate and wish her all the best in her new role. Tariana Turia says “I believe Helen will be remembered ... More >>
