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Sleeping together isn’t the way to show love
Friday, 19 December 2008, 9:51 am | The Maori Party
Mothers sleeping together with their baby need to show love in other ways says Te Tai Hauauru MP, Tariana Turia. More >>
Harawira: Domestic Violence Bill
Thursday, 18 December 2008, 3:18 pm | The Maori Party
Mr Speaker, for many Kiwis, Christmas is the time of year for hanging lights, putting up little pine trees, stringing cards on the wall, getting kai ready, organising the hangi, and getting out the mattresses for all the relations coming home for the ... More >>
Hone Harawira: Domestic Violence Bill
Thursday, 18 December 2008, 3:00 pm | The Maori Party
Mr Speaker, for many Kiwis, Christmas is the time of year for hanging lights, putting up little pine trees, stringing cards on the wall, getting kai ready, organising the hangi, and getting out the mattresses for all the relations coming home for the ... More >>
Rahui Katene: Bail Amendment Bill
Sunday, 14 December 2008, 1:35 pm | The Maori Party
Bail Amendment Bill Friday 12 December 2008; 2pm Rahui Katene, Mp For Te Tai Tonga More >>
We Must Do Better says Turia
Friday, 12 December 2008, 9:35 am | The Maori Party
"We must restore New Zealand to our rightful status of being known as a place where it is good to bring up children” said Tariana Turia today in response to the UNICEF survey showing we are blighted with a devastating child poverty rate, ... More >>
Maiden Speech; Rahui Reid Katene
Friday, 12 December 2008, 9:26 am | The Maori Party
E nga mana, e nga reo, rau rangatira ma, tena koutou E aku matua, e aku whaea, nga karanga maha, me koutou kua tae tawhiti mai i te Wai Pounamu Tena hoki koutou More >>
Harawira: Employment Relations Amendment Bill
Thursday, 11 December 2008, 4:06 pm | The Maori Party
Eight years ago, Professor Jane Kelsey wrote a book called Reclaiming the Future in which she talked about what happened to Maori during the last recession of the late 80’s; a book which should be required reading for all Members of Parliament, ... More >>
Papers released on Community and Voluntary Sector
Thursday, 11 December 2008, 11:57 am | The Maori Party
Hon Tariana Turia, Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector Thursday 11 December 2008; 11am More >>
Flavell: Taxation Bill
Thursday, 11 December 2008, 11:29 am | The Maori Party
It has been great to hear the Opposition begin to grapple with what it would mean to participate in a mana-enhancing relationship. More >>
Harawira: Emissions Trading Scheme
Thursday, 11 December 2008, 11:20 am | The Maori Party
Mr Speaker, in the last dying days of the recently departed Labour Government, the Maori Party put up a proposal to recognise the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in the Emissions Trading Scheme, with reference to all iwi that had reached settlement, ... More >>
Te Ururoa Flavell: Business Re-Instatement
Wednesday, 10 December 2008, 9:50 am | The Maori Party
The Maori Party is pleased to support the Government Notice of Motion number 4, to reinstate an enormous programme of legislation to be carried over to this Parliament. More >>
Address in Reply - Maori Party Pita Sharples
Tuesday, 9 December 2008, 5:29 pm | The Maori Party
Hon Dr Pita R Sharples, Minister of Maori Affairs Tuesday 9 December 2009; 5pm The Maori Party stands to congratulate Hon Dr Lockwood Smith in the prestigious role of Speaker of the House of Representatives. More >>
Appointment of Deputy and Assistant Speakers
Tuesday, 9 December 2008, 3:37 pm | The Maori Party
First of all I would like to congratulate the Speaker on his appointment and I made reference to that, in my speech in te reo yesterday. More >>
Airbus 320 Crash Commemoration
Tuesday, 9 December 2008, 3:33 pm | The Maori Party
I move, that this Parliament expresses its sorrow at the tragic death of five New Zealanders in the Airbus 320 crash in Perpignan, France, that it extends its condolences to the family and friends of Brian Horrell, Murray White, Michael Gyles, Noel Marsh, ... More >>
Celebrating those who do a world of good
Friday, 5 December 2008, 9:12 am | The Maori Party
Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector, Tariana Turia, is encouraging New Zealanders to recognise the contributions of those who do a world of good in our communities. More >>
Hon Tariana Turia; Co-Leader Of The Maori Party
Thursday, 4 December 2008, 2:02 pm | The Maori Party
As we have travelled from across the country and across the world to Taranaki, I have been thinking about the beautiful and delicate mountain, Pihanga, who brought us together – from Te Kahui Maunga – the mountains of Ruapehu, Tongariro, Ngaruahoe, ... More >>
350 Rangatahi About to Change the World Forever
Thursday, 4 December 2008, 1:16 pm | The Maori Party
“While the Snowchange Festival in Taranaki marks this year as International Polar Year, and indeed this day as International Polar Day, a group of 350 young people of secondary school age are taking dramatic action to provoke attention to the urgency ... More >>
Sharples: Global Forum for Bioethics in Research
Thursday, 4 December 2008, 9:17 am | The Maori Party
This is a fantastic time to be holding this ninth global forum on bioethics in research. The last three months, in particular, have been unprecedented in terms of the acts of resistance and celebration initiated by indigenous peoples and members of vulnerable ... More >>
Maori Party Keen to be part of Housing Solutions
Wednesday, 3 December 2008, 9:28 am | The Maori Party
Maori Party Co-leader, Tariana Turia, has commended PM John Key, for telling it like it is, and describing the Government as in danger of becoming a 'slum landlord'. More >>
Turia Responds To Call For Leadership On HIV
Tuesday, 2 December 2008, 9:45 am | The Maori Party
Associate Minister of Health, Tariana Turia, has willingly joined the call for leaders at all levels to speak out about HIV and AIDS. More >>