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Te Tai Tonga Candidate Says “Tiwai Point Whānau Come First”
Friday, 10 July 2020, 5:59 pm | The Maori Party
Takuta Ferris, Te Tai Tonga candidate for the Māori Party, is urging government to place whānau first in the wake of announcements around Tiwai Point. “The declaration that one of the region's major employers the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter is closing ... More >>
Takuta Ferris Signs Up To Ka Pao Te Tōrea – The Dawn Of Māori Futures
Monday, 6 July 2020, 2:50 pm | The Maori Party
Tai Tonga Candidate, Takuta Ferris, has signed up to the visionary thinking that has been produced by Tokona Te Raki (Māori futures collective). “The opening statement by Dr Eruera Tarena says it all” said Takuta Ferris. “The future is not just ... More >>
Māori Party Announce Policy To Uphold Māori Freshwater Rights And Interests
Thursday, 2 July 2020, 1:53 pm | The Maori Party
Māori Party Co-leader and Te Tai Hauāuru candidate Debbie Ngarewa-Packer has today announced her party’s policy on freshwater that will uphold Māori rights and interests and protect and restore waterways from pollution and overallocation. “The Māori ... More >>
Māori Party Co-leader Calls On The PM To Sack Tracey Martin And Grainne Moss
Thursday, 2 July 2020, 6:50 am | The Maori Party
The Māori Party is calling on the Prime Minister to sack Minister of Children, Tracey Martin, and instruct a new minister to replace CEO of Oranga Tamariki, Grainne Moss, in light of the most recent reports about their incompetence in leading the ... More >>
Govt Misses The Mark With Māori Media Sector Proposal
Monday, 22 June 2020, 10:37 am | The Maori Party
Māori Party Co-leader and Te Tai Hauāuru candidate Debbie Ngarewa-Packer is raising concerns about the Government’s Māori Media Shift proposal that would amalgamate Māori news and current affairs one service run by Māori TV. “As someone with ... More >>
Whānau First
Saturday, 20 June 2020, 6:41 pm | The Maori Party
Executive Summary The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted major racism and inequity that impacts on wellbeing and the ability to feed our whānau. The evidence for this across the whole of government is best identified by our unemployment status in our ... More >>
Māori Party Announce Whānau First Policy On COVID-19 Economic Recovery
Saturday, 20 June 2020, 6:31 pm | The Maori Party
Māori Party Co-leaders John Tamihere and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer have today announced their party’s flagship election policy, Whānau First, at its national campaign launch at Hoani Waititi Marae in Tāmaki Makaurau. The Whānau First policy ... More >>
Māori Party Have Serious Concerns With Proposed RMA Reform Bill
Tuesday, 16 June 2020, 1:38 pm | The Maori Party
The Māori Party are raising serious concerns about the new COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-Track Consenting Bill) announced by the Government today. The Bill provides a fast track consenting regime, bypassing the Resource Management Act, to ensure “shovel ready” ... More >>
Māori Party Calls For Inquiry Into Colonial Monuments, Statues And Names
Wednesday, 10 June 2020, 6:36 pm | The Maori Party
Māori Party Co-leader and Te Tai Hauāuru candidate Debbie Ngarewa-Packer is calling on the Government to establish an inquiry that is focused on identifying and getting rid of racist monuments, statues and names from our colonial era. The call for an ... More >>
Māori Party Acknowledge Queen’s Birthday Honour Recipients
Monday, 1 June 2020, 12:20 pm | The Maori Party
Māori Party Co-leaders, John Tamihere and Deb Ngarewa-Packer, are rapt to celebrate the distinctive and distinguished leadership of tangata whenua talent that has been recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours today. “We often say, Ehara taku toa ... More >>
Māori Party: Financial Vulnerability Survey Shows Need For Wage, Benefit Increases
Wednesday, 27 May 2020, 7:15 am | The Maori Party
In response to a new financial vulnerability survey that shows Māori are among the worst affected economically by COVID-19, Māori Party Co-leader and Te Tai Hauāuru candidate Debbie Ngarewa-Packer is calling on the Government to lift incomes by doubling ... More >>
Māori Party Co-leader Calls On Government To Lift Incomes Of All Beneficiaries
Monday, 25 May 2020, 3:06 pm | The Maori Party
Māori Party Co-leader calls on Government to lift incomes of all beneficiaries, not just those out of work from COVID-19 Māori Party Co-leader and Te Tai Hauāuru candidate Debbie Ngarewa-Packer is calling on the Government to double the incomes ... More >>
A Generational Opportunity Lost
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 4:47 pm | The Maori Party
This budget has failed to meet the lofty budgets bought down by Michael Joseph Savage and David Lange. These two Labour Prime Ministers’ reset the nation’s fabric in huge broad sweeps that defined us for generations. The question remains as to ... More >>
Māori Party: Govt Must Remove Warrant-less Searches Of Marae From Health Bill
Wednesday, 13 May 2020, 11:31 am | The Maori Party
The Māori Party is deeply concerned by provisions in the COIVD-19 Public Health Response Bill, which is currently being rushed through Parliament under urgency and with no select committee process, that enable police to enter marae without search ... More >>
Tākuta Ferris, Māori Party Te Tai Tonga Candidate, Lends Support To Māori Business In Hospitality
Wednesday, 13 May 2020, 8:07 am | The Maori Party
Te Tai Tonga candidate for the Māori Party, Tākuta Ferris, is taking up the cause of Wellington Māori business owner, Paul Retimanu, in his call for a Minister of Hospitality. Located on Wellington’s Waterfront, Te Raukura, Te Wharewaka o Poneke, ... More >>
Māori Party Announce Te Tai Tonga Candidate
Sunday, 10 May 2020, 10:38 am | The Maori Party
Tākuta Ferris – Fresh hope for Te Tai Tonga A fresh tide of hope is rising up for Māori in the southern most electorate of Te Tai Tonga as Māori Party electorate chairperson, Jonathan Penfold, announced the successful nomination of Tākuta Ferris ... More >>
Māori Party Co-leader challenges Simon Bridges
Wednesday, 6 May 2020, 10:24 am | The Maori Party
Māori Party Co-leader and Te Tai Hauāuru candidate Debbie Ngarewa-Packer is challenging Simon Bridges and the Epidemic Response Committee on the fact that only two representatives from Māori organisations, and not one iwi representative or Māori health or education ... More >>
Māori Party Calling On Govt To Ensure RMA Changes Don’t Undermine Māori Rights Or The Environment
Monday, 4 May 2020, 7:15 am | The Maori Party
Māori Party Co-leader and Te Tai Hauāuru candidate Debbie Ngarewa-Packer is concerned by the Government’s new proposed RMA changes that would fast-track “shovel-ready” projects, and is calling on them to work with Māori to find projects that will create ... More >>
Māori Party Calls On Government To Address Teachers’ Concerns With New Education Rules
Friday, 17 April 2020, 6:50 am | The Maori Party
Māori Party Co-leader and Te Tai Hauāuru candidate Debbie Ngarewa-Packer is calling on the Government to meet with representatives of teachers and principals and address their concerns about the Government’s newly announced rules for Level 3 that would ... More >>
New Maori Party Co-leaders of the Maori Party Announced
Wednesday, 15 April 2020, 12:06 pm | The Maori Party
The Maori Party National Executive confirmed Ngarewa-Packer - standing in the Te Tai Hauauru electorate and Tamihere in Tamaki Makaurau – following today’s Special General Meeting. More >>
