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Unemployment disparities a shocker – Maori Party
Friday, 9 May 2008, 11:09 am | The Maori Party
“Unemployment figures in the March quarter Household Labour Force Survey are not only an ‘absolute shocker’,” says Maori Party employment spokesperson Dr Pita Sharples, “they are a national disgrace”. More >>
Auckland Heart Surgery Delays Alarm Tariana Turia
Friday, 9 May 2008, 10:29 am | The Maori Party
Revelations that waiting times for heart surgery have more than doubled in Auckland have worried Māori Party health spokesperson, Tariana Turia. “Improving all cardiovascular outcomes for Māori is an urgent health priority for this nation” said Mrs Turia. More >>
Maori Party applauds agreement
Thursday, 8 May 2008, 10:16 am | The Maori Party
A formal Memorandum of Understanding between Ngati Toa, based in Porirua, and the University of Otago is a great way for academia to acknowledge tangata whenua in a relationship modelled on the Treaty of Waitangi, said local MP Tariana Turia. More >>
Opposition to Manfeild Park Bill justified
Wednesday, 7 May 2008, 9:07 am | The Maori Party
The Maori Party is outraged by news that the Manfeild Park Board has sold part of the Kawakawa block in Feilding for private development – even though tangata whenua claim the land was unlawfully taken from them a century ago. More >>
‘Go straight to the police, Mr Rankin’ – Maori Par
Wednesday, 7 May 2008, 12:57 am | The Maori Party
The Maori Party has dismissed as grossly irresponsible the behaviour of David Rankin from Northland in not reporting a serious crime. “If Mr Rankin has knowledge of a million-dollar crime, he has a duty to report it immediately to the police,” ... More >>
Turia: Racism and Rage
Tuesday, 6 May 2008, 5:20 pm | The Maori Party
Racism and Rage, UCOL, Whanganui Hon Tariana Turia, Co-leader of the Maori Party [speech delivered on her behalf by Ken Mair] More >>
The most beautiful woman in the world
Sunday, 4 May 2008, 6:25 pm | The Maori Party
Kahurangi Taylor last night confirmed what her parents always knew, when she won Miss World New Zealand. More >>
'Enrol to Play a Role'
Sunday, 4 May 2008, 12:19 am | The Maori Party
'Enrol to Play a Role' Dr Pita Sharples and Hon Tariana Turia, Co-leaders Maori Party Sunday 4 May 2008, 10am More >>
Te Ururoa Flavell - Early Childhood Forum
Saturday, 3 May 2008, 12:05 am | The Maori Party
Friday 2 May 2008; 1.30pm ‘What remains to be done to ensure New Zealand has the best possible early childhood education?’ It hasn’t been a good week for children. On Monday, the report by the Child Poverty Action Group, Left Behind, told us that ... More >>
Get real on alcopops, says Maori Party.
Friday, 2 May 2008, 3:15 pm | The Maori Party
The Maori Party agrees with Alcohol Healthwatch*, who warn that controls on alcohol simply have not worked and harm is increasing as a result. More >>
Hone Harawira's Ae Marika! - Anzac Day
Thursday, 1 May 2008, 4:44 pm | The Maori Party
I attended the ANZAC dawn service at Waikumete cemetery at the invitation of Waitakere Mayor Bob Harvey. More >>
Maori Party Recognises Kingitanga
Thursday, 1 May 2008, 2:38 pm | The Maori Party
The Maori Party honours the distinctive presence of the Kingitanga as an important force in the past and future design of a nation. More >>
May Day Alert for PCP Exposure
Thursday, 1 May 2008, 10:09 am | The Maori Party
May Day, International Workers Day, is a very appropriate time to acknowledge over two decades of dedicated advocacy from the group, Sawmill Workers Against Poison, who have struggled to protect the rights of former and current timber workers says ... More >>
New Prospecting Permit in Taranaki raises Concerns
Wednesday, 30 April 2008, 5:48 pm | The Maori Party
Today’s release from Forest and Bird revealing the issuing of a new permit allowing prospecting for minerals off the Whanganui Taranaki coast and off the Taranaki Waikato Coast has raised concern from local MP for Te Tai Hauauru, Tariana Turia. More >>
Call to keep cigarettes out of The Warehouse
Wednesday, 30 April 2008, 4:41 pm | The Maori Party
Maori Party Tobacco Out of Aotearoa spokesperson Hone Harawira is calling for cigarettes to be kept off the counters of the country’s largest retail chain. More >>
Party keen to debate solutions, not distractions
Wednesday, 30 April 2008, 3:57 pm | The Maori Party
The Maori Party’s approach to dealing with offending and punishment is to champion programmes that work, not to argue over failed policies and extremist views, said Dr Pita Sharples. More >>
Maori Party Congratulates Dr Rees Tapsell
Wednesday, 30 April 2008, 3:54 pm | The Maori Party
The Maori Party is delighted to congratulate Waikato District Health Board and Tainui mental health service provider, Hauora Waikato, on their vision in appointing Dr Rees Tapsell as executive clinical director for forensic psychiatric services across ... More >>
The Social Hazard of Gambling
Wednesday, 30 April 2008, 1:41 pm | The Maori Party
Maori Party co-leader, Dr Pita Sharples, says the announcement that the Gambling Helpline will be forced to close in October, due to failed contract negotiations with the Ministry of Health, is a tragedy in light of recent reports describing the ... More >>
Whose interests in One Size Fits All Approach?
Tuesday, 29 April 2008, 4:55 pm | The Maori Party
Maori Party education spokesperson, Te Ururoa Flavell, today highlighted the ongoing inequities revealed around the ‘universal 20 hours free child-care policy’ by the Child Poverty Action Group in their report, ‘Left Behind’. More >>
‘Drop the GST on Food’ call supported
Tuesday, 29 April 2008, 3:07 pm | The Maori Party
The Maori Party has welcomed the call for a wider debate about removing GST on food, sparked off by the latest grim report from the Child Poverty Action Group, 'Left Behind'. More >>
