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Speech: Rahui Katene - Unit Titles Bill.
Thursday, 5 March 2009, 5:05 pm | The Maori Party
It is entirely appropriate to stand here, as a Maori woman, to talk to this Unit Titles Bill. Our whakatauaki, our tribal traditions, have always made explicit the connection between wahine – our women; and whenua – our land. As they say: He ... More >>
Foreshore Review – chance to restore lost ‘mana'
Thursday, 5 March 2009, 4:55 pm | The Maori Party
Maori Party co-leader, Hon Tariana Turia, says she believes that New Zealanders place great respect in the principle of fairness and will welcome the review of the foreshore legislation announced yesterday. More >>
Harawira appalled at Labour arrogance
Thursday, 5 March 2009, 2:31 pm | The Maori Party
“Labour’s got a bloody cheek talking about constructive engagement over the review of the Foreshore and Seabed Act,” said Hone Harawira, Maori Party MP for Tai Tokerau, who led the march from Cape Reinga to Wellington to protest the proposed legislation ... More >>
Turia: Opening of Te Ohanga Mataora Paetahi
Thursday, 5 March 2009, 9:58 am | The Maori Party
If we were to ever wonder what te ohanga mataora would look like, the living face of wellness, it would be through the last few days of Te Matatini and the living memories of the Maori Battalion in Whanganui. More >>
Sharples: Franklin District Council, museums
Thursday, 5 March 2009, 9:22 am | The Maori Party
It would be a brave Aucklander to go to the people of Ngati Maru; to Ngati Paoa, to Ngati Tamatera, Ngai Tai or to Waikato and to tell them that in fact, they are all Aucklanders. More >>
Review of Foreshore and Seabed Act: Notes
Wednesday, 4 March 2009, 4:57 pm | The Maori Party
Notes for Press Conference: Review of Foreshore and Seabed Act Tariana Turia and Dr Pita Sharples, Maori Party Co-leaders 4 March 2009. Foreshore and Seabed Chronology - Hon Tariana Turia. Today we are proud to have our role in shaping history. The ... More >>
Speech: Rahui Katene - Foreshore & Seabed Review
Wednesday, 4 March 2009, 3:54 pm | The Maori Party
Today marks an extremely important milestone in the life of this Parliament; a watershed moment, a line in the sand. Today is the day to heal the nation of the unrest which has stirred in the hearts of New Zealanders, since June 23 2003 – the day that ... More >>
Minister praises 'self-help' community groups
Wednesday, 4 March 2009, 10:40 am | The Maori Party
The Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector - Tariana Turia - is praising the work being done by 'self-help' community groups and believes they will be the groups to help people at grass-roots level through the recession. More >>
Flavell: Alcohol Advisory Council Amendment Bill
Wednesday, 4 March 2009, 9:34 am | The Maori Party
I am told that today’s Christchurch Press has all the reasons why we need to amend the Alcohol Advisory Council Act in relation to the levy imposed on all alcoholic beverages manufactured in, or imported into, Aotearoa A study of 12,000 young people ... More >>
ACC Shortfall: Tariana Turia
Wednesday, 4 March 2009, 9:33 am | The Maori Party
The National Business Review called the shortfall of ACC funding an ‘A grade scandal’. The scandal is not a new one - but it is a scandal which this House has heard once too often – the scandal of the failure to disclose. More >>
Speech: Rahui Katene
Tuesday, 3 March 2009, 4:55 pm | The Maori Party
Securities Disclosure and Financial Advisors Amendment Bill First Reading; Tuesday 3 March 2009; 4.25pm Rahui Katene, MP for Te Tai Tonga On the eve of this Bill coming up for its first reading, the New Zealand dollar plunged to a six year low. More >>
Ae Marika: Fighting In Moerewa
Tuesday, 3 March 2009, 10:32 am | The Maori Party
On Saturday night, about a thousand others and myself turned up to a fight-night down Moerewa run by JJ Hepi and his Kaikohe based ETK kick-boxing club, and hosting clubs and fighters from Kaitaia, Kerikeri, Hokianga, Whangarei and South Auckland. More >>
MP apprehensive about Sealords Decision
Tuesday, 3 March 2009, 10:13 am | The Maori Party
Te Tai Tonga MP Rahui Katene, has tonight spoken of her grave fears for the people of Nelson and Te Tau Ihu, in the wake of news that Sealord Company plans to lay off potentially 180 workers from their Nelson plant. More >>
Waiariki MP congratulates local tourism winner
Monday, 2 March 2009, 4:28 pm | The Maori Party
A Maori tourism company from Tauranga who won a global award for their sustainable tourism website had to beat the best of indigenous operators to win the popular choice award, according to Waiariki MP Te Ururoa Flavell More >>
Children's Day a Day to Listen and to Talk
Monday, 2 March 2009, 12:33 pm | The Maori Party
"Children's day is every day" said Tariana Turia, whanau ora spokesperson for the Maori Party, speaking in advance of Children's Day (Sunday 1 March 2009). "Every child must grow in a loving, caring nurturing environment". More >>
Celebrating Pakaitore Day
Saturday, 28 February 2009, 1:35 pm | The Maori Party
On Saturday 28th February, Te Tai Hauauru MP and Co-leader of the Maori Party, Tariana Turia, will be celebrating Whanganuiatanga with all of the whanau gathered at Pakaitore. More >>
Justice that Heals
Friday, 27 February 2009, 9:31 am | The Maori Party
Maori Party Justice advocate, Rahui Katene, has welcomed the wider debate around the causes of crime as an opportunity to initiate real dialogue within communities about justice that heals and restores, rather than perpetrate a system that punishes. More >>
Turia expresses disappointment at Council decision
Wednesday, 25 February 2009, 9:36 am | The Maori Party
Te Tai Hauauru Member of Parliament, Tariana Turia, has shared her deep disappointment that the Whanganui District Council has voted to retain the mis-spelling of Whanganui city and district, by voting against the letter 'h' in the spelling of Whanganui. More >>
Speech: Corrections Amendment Bill, Rahui Katene
Friday, 20 February 2009, 10:24 am | The Maori Party
One of the facts that really stood out in the Corrections post-election briefing to their Minister, was the fact that the majority of offenders have histories of addiction and substance abuse which have typically contributed to their offending. More >>
Speech: Rahui Katene on the RMA Bill
Thursday, 19 February 2009, 5:07 pm | The Maori Party
One of the foundation concepts of the Maori Party – and indeed Te Ao Maori – is that of kaitiakitanga. Kaitiakitanga represents the obligation of current generations to maintain the life-sustaining capacity of the environment for future generations. More >>
