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Hone Harawira: Taxation Bill Speech
Thursday, 7 August 2008, 9:45 am | The Maori Party
The current situation of making companies earning up to $200,000 have to file PAYE twice a month, sounds like a plan to keep bureaucrats in work, and bury business enthusiasm, beneath piles of pointless paperwork. More >>
Ae Marika! 5 August 2008
Wednesday, 6 August 2008, 3:53 pm | The Maori Party
Amongst other things I was supposed to do on Saturday, I missed going to a special celebration for a very special kuia. Nina Subritzky turned 100 on Saturday, and I was supposed to deliver a special message to her. I missed the occasion, but I won’t ... More >>
Hone Harawira: Policing Bill
Wednesday, 6 August 2008, 9:48 am | The Maori Party
First of all, Mr Speaker, let me just say that the police can fine me $2,000 and they can fine me right now, but if they’re pounding on my good neighbour, Mr Mangu Awarau, then they can call me, they can yell at me, they can charge me, but I ain’t ... More >>
Te Ururoa Flavell: Aquaculture Legislation Speech
Wednesday, 6 August 2008, 9:47 am | The Maori Party
Mr Speaker I don’t know if you’ve heard of a good Te Arawa gentleman, a gentleman by the name of Arthur Bloch, author of Murphy’s Law, summed up this Bill in one short sentence, “If you improve or tinker with something long enough, eventually ... More >>
Minister in denial over environmental report
Tuesday, 5 August 2008, 5:56 pm | The Maori Party
Maori Party MP for Te Tai Hauauru, Tariana Turia, described the Environment Minister's answers to her questions in Parliament today as 'another load of the same old rubbish'. More >>
Maori Voices in Parliament Still Strong
Monday, 4 August 2008, 12:30 am | The Maori Party
The importance of Maori representation in Parliament was set out clearly and powerfully in the first-ever speech by a Maori MP, according to the Maori Party. More >>
Haere mai Tuhoe ki te Whare Paremata! - Flavell
Friday, 1 August 2008, 10:45 am | The Maori Party
He ra whakahirahira tenei i tae mai ai Ngai Tuhoe ki te Whanganui a Tara ki te tamoko kawenata me te kawanatanga kia tatu ai a ratou take whenua, hei ta te Ropu Maori. More >>
Racism perpetuates health disparities
Friday, 1 August 2008, 10:37 am | The Maori Party
A doubling of health spending over the past nine years has not addressed huge disparities between health outcomes for Maori and the general population, which result from racism in the health system, according to Maori Party health spokesperson Tariana Turia. More >>
Te Ururoa Flavell: Estimates Vote Health
Friday, 1 August 2008, 10:21 am | The Maori Party
The first sentence in the report of the Health Committee on 2008/09 Estimates for Vote Health should have made us feel pretty good. According to the Minister, health expenditure has doubled in the past nine years, and New Zealand is beginning to see ... More >>
Tariana Turia: 21st Century Education Wananga
Friday, 1 August 2008, 10:19 am | The Maori Party
I recall thinking as a young woman that education was the key to our future success. More >>
Harawira: Lawyers and Conveyancers Amendment Bill
Thursday, 31 July 2008, 4:05 pm | The Maori Party
When I first looked over this Bill with Angeline Greensill, Maori Party Member of the House of Hauraki-Waikato, she reminded me about one of the findings of the Waitangi Tribunal’s 1997 Muriwhenua Report WAI 45 – which mentioned the importance of ... More >>
Hon Tariana Turia: General Debate
Thursday, 31 July 2008, 2:20 pm | The Maori Party
I stand here today, acknowledging the significance of this moment in time, and celebrating the pre-treaty whakapapa relationships that tangata whenua have with all our tuakana of the Pacific. More >>
Graduating - At Any Age
Wednesday, 30 July 2008, 2:26 pm | The Maori Party
For more info on the MP and his views on everything from kiwi to kangaroo, check out his website at HYPERLINK "http://www.tokerau.co.nz/"www.tokerau.co.nz More >>
Maori Party Candidate Concerned about Mapua Report
Wednesday, 30 July 2008, 11:32 am | The Maori Party
Te Tai Tonga candidate for the Maori Party, Rahui Katene, has expressed her concern for the people of Te Tau Ihu o te Waka a Maui, in the aftermath of the report into the contamination of the site at Mapua. More >>
Tariana Turia: Fisheries Act 1996 Amendment Bill
Wednesday, 30 July 2008, 11:01 am | The Maori Party
The Chinese philosopher, Lao Tzu, made a comment that I believe to be of much relevance to this Bill. More >>
Hone Harawira: Vote Maori Affairs
Wednesday, 30 July 2008, 10:31 am | The Maori Party
Vote Maori Affairs: 2008/09 Estimates Hone Harawira, Mp For Tai Tokerau Tuesday 29 July 2008 More >>
Turia: ‘Models of Positive Youth Development’
Tuesday, 29 July 2008, 9:58 am | The Maori Party
I want to commend the courage of the organisations in the tangata whenua, community and voluntary sector, for inviting Members of Parliament to an event which promotes models of positive youth development. More >>
Poroporoaki: Mere Knight
Tuesday, 29 July 2008, 9:42 am | The Maori Party
E te whaea e Mere, kua hoki atu koe ki te kopu o te whenua, takoto mai, takoto mai, moe mai ra. Kua ngaro koe i te tirohanga tangata – ko wai hei tauira mo nga uri whakatipu? Me maumahara matou ki o mahi, ki to kaha, ki to manawanui ki te atawhai ... More >>
Rahui Katene: Māori Legal Forum: Te Papa Museum
Tuesday, 29 July 2008, 9:39 am | The Maori Party
Māori Legal Forum: Te Papa Museum, Wellington ‘The Future of Māori Parliamentary Representation in Government’ Rahui Reid Katene, Candidate for Te Tai Tonga, Māori Party Monday 28 July 2008 It is a great thrill to be here, discussing the future ... More >>
Harawira: Politics Bloody Politics …
Monday, 28 July 2008, 2:49 pm | The Maori Party
I’m sitting in the House listening to some of the petty questions and inane answers which pass for Question Time here in parliament, and an email pops up telling me that a guy I went to school with has just passed away. More >>
