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PM spins budget for Maori
Friday, 30 May 2008, 12:43 am | The Maori Party
PM spins budget for Maori - Sharples Maori Party Co-leader Dr Pita Sharples 28 May 2008 More >>
What do Maori want? Pay Parity is a good start
Thursday, 29 May 2008, 4:42 pm | The Maori Party
Tariana Turia, health spokesperson for the Maori Party, today congratulated Maori, iwi and non-profit primary health care providers on their success in working in partnership with the New Zealand Nurses Organisation for a multi-employment collective agreement ... More >>
Turia: Budget Debate- Health Workforce
Thursday, 29 May 2008, 9:52 am | The Maori Party
The World Health Organisation has revealed that we have broken another record. New Zealand has the highest ratios of foreign born and foreign trained doctors in OECD countries, and amongst the highest for nurses. More >>
Ron Mark's allegations defy reason
Thursday, 29 May 2008, 9:50 am | The Maori Party
Ron Mark’s fantabulous allegations about the police inquiry into the murder of the Kahui twins are a perfect example of why politicians should check their facts before they speak, says Dr Pita Sharples. More >>
Hon Tariana Turia - Viet Nam apology
Wednesday, 28 May 2008, 3:08 pm | The Maori Party
The Maori Party endorses the apologies of the Crown in the House today. The New Zealand Military History tells us that between 1964 and 1972, 3890 New Zealanders served in South Viet Nam. More >>
Hone Harawira on Bastion Point
Wednesday, 28 May 2008, 1:53 pm | The Maori Party
Most people won’t know much about Bastion Point, but its history is worth the retelling, and lessons are for life. I don’t have the time or the space here to do it, so here’s a snapshot. More >>
Flavell: Budget Debate
Wednesday, 28 May 2008, 9:38 am | The Maori Party
In the hakari of offerings that is called Budget 2008, the Maori Party wants to move from the kongakonga-the crumbs, to focus on the miti in the menu for Maori. The main meal for Maori in Budget 2008 is the announcement of a NEW economic development institution, ... More >>
Apology to Viet Nam veterans must not glorify war
Tuesday, 27 May 2008, 5:07 pm | The Maori Party
A government apology to Viet Nam veterans must accept full responsibility for sending our soldiers into a war that our people did not support, says the Maori Party. More >>
Comprehensive plan to eliminate poverty needed
Tuesday, 27 May 2008, 10:38 am | The Maori Party
Michael Cullen's review of assistance for beneficiaries is just tinkering with the design of the poverty trap, it is not a strategy to eliminate poverty, says Tariana Turia, Co-leader of the Maori Party. More >>
Commission must be voice of mental health
Saturday, 24 May 2008, 11:37 am | The Maori Party
Mental health consumer groups will not accept the argument that the Mental Health Commission does not need consumer representatives on the Board because it consults with them, says Maori Party health spokesperson Tariana Turia. More >>
No Relief in Budget for Those Most in Need
Friday, 23 May 2008, 4:10 pm | The Maori Party
“It has become blatantly apparent that Budget 2008 has nothing to eliminate real poverty,” said Te Ururoa Flavell, MP for Waiariki. “What is even more ruthless is that the amounts set aside for sickness, widows, unemployment and special circumstances ... More >>
Harawire: Taxation bill
Friday, 23 May 2008, 3:46 pm | The Maori Party
I do not often support the Employers and Manufacturers Association in this House, but when it comes up with the comment “Was that it?” about these tax cuts, I absolutely support that comment. More >>
Turia: The Maraeroa Way
Friday, 23 May 2008, 3:42 pm | The Maori Party
Ka kite te kanohi... Ka hoki nga mahara; I see the faces and memories flood through More >>
Poroporoaki: Mihipeka Edwards
Friday, 23 May 2008, 3:39 pm | The Maori Party
The Maori Party today mourned the loss of talented writer and cherished kuia of Ngati Raukawa and Te Arawa, Mihipeka Edwards, who was aged 90. “Mihipeka gifted us her memories, documenting her experiences through her life story, published in three ... More >>
Insulation scheme shows value of public assets
Friday, 23 May 2008, 9:38 am | The Maori Party
The government’s state house insulation scheme has multiple compounding benefits for the whole of society – and is possible through public ownership of the houses, says the Maori Party. More >>
Tax cuts will not eliminate poverty – Maori Party
Friday, 23 May 2008, 9:38 am | The Maori Party
The Maori Party says a $10.6 billion tax-cut package is a drop in the bucket, when there is much more to be done to address inequalities and need, according to the Maori Party. More >>
Maori Health Workforce Funding
Friday, 23 May 2008, 9:37 am | The Maori Party
“Congratulations Maori health workers!” says Tariana Turia, health spokesperson for the Maori Party. More >>
Flavell: The Big Deal Budget
Friday, 23 May 2008, 12:43 am | The Maori Party
Taxation (Personal Tax Cuts, Annual Rates, and Remedial Matters) Bill 2008: Third Reading More >>
Sharples: Budget Debate
Thursday, 22 May 2008, 4:29 pm | The Maori Party
Budget Day is the day when one side of the House rise to their feet in applause while the other side throws brickbats and dissects the dollars. The meaning of life doesn’t feature much in that classic piece of political theatre. More >>
Harawira Apologises
Thursday, 22 May 2008, 11:10 am | The Maori Party
“That’s what my mum always told me,” said Maori Party rebel MP Hone Harawira, “so I’m apologising to Judge Adeane, because I was wrong to say what I said about him over his decision to send that tagger to jail.” More >>
