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No more poverty in a land of plenty”

Saturday, 29 March 2008, 3:09 pm | The Maori Party

Maori Party Co-leaders, Dr Pita Sharples and Hon Tariana Turia, commend the ‘committed courage’ of church leaders who have called for action to restore benefit rates to a level necessary for a “just and compassionate society”. More >>

“Watch your language, mate!”

Friday, 28 March 2008, 9:49 am | The Maori Party

An advertising billboard that invites people to ‘Rent a car ... so you can visit any whaka’ is not just an inappropriate use of Maori language, it is an abuse of a people, our history and our culture,” said Dr Pita Sharples of the Maori Party. More >>

Turia: Resignation of Memo Musa

Thursday, 27 March 2008, 3:36 pm | The Maori Party

"Memo Musa has done the right thing in resigning, and accepting that it is the responsibility of management to be accountable for the whole operation of the District Health Board," said Tariana Turia, Maori Party MP for Te Tai Hauauru. More >>

Ae Marika: Role Models

Thursday, 27 March 2008, 2:37 pm | The Maori Party

Last weekend, me and my mum and her sisters headed down south to Taranaki where my Uncle Haami (Sam) Shelford got married to Kahu Colleen Mahuru from Puniho. Uncle Haami is a Whakapara boy, with very old school ways about hunting and gathering, ... More >>

"Clean Them Up Then Hand Them Back"

Thursday, 27 March 2008, 9:26 am | The Maori Party

The Maori Party is pleased that Government is finally taking responsibility for decades of cumulative pollution, in the Rotorua lakes restoration programme announced today. More >>

Harawira: Commerce Amendment Bill

Tuesday, 25 March 2008, 9:26 am | The Maori Party

Mr Speaker, any bill that needs an explanatory NOTE of 48 pages is cause for concern, particularly when it gets slipped into the House just when everyone is gearing up for a long weekend; so we had a good look at this one. More >>

Harawira: Broadcasting Amendment Bill

Thursday, 20 March 2008, 3:33 pm | The Maori Party

Mr Speaker, the fact that we are considering this Broadcasting Amendment Bill at this time, is very, very auspicious for a number of reasons. More >>

Financial Review : Ministry of Maori Development

Wednesday, 19 March 2008, 9:29 am | The Maori Party

At the start of this month, the Marae Digipoll of over 1000 Maori voters, revealed that if the opportunity arose, over 40% of those surveyed, would transform into Mozzies – Maori living in Australia. More >>

Tariana Turia - Conflict of Interest at Hawkes Bay

Wednesday, 19 March 2008, 9:15 am | The Maori Party

It is a matter of considerable concern to all of us in this House, that a report into the capacity of the Hawkes Bay District Health Board has revealed a culture of mistrust and dysfunction between the board and management. More >>

Dr Pita Sharples: The situation in Tibet

Tuesday, 18 March 2008, 3:01 pm | The Maori Party

Madam Speaker, three years ago, in July 2005, when the chairman of China's National People's Congress arrived here at Parliament, he did so by first snubbing the official powhiri that had been arranged in his honour. More >>

Harawira: Misuse of Drugs (Classification of BZP)

Friday, 14 March 2008, 9:34 am | The Maori Party

Well, well, well, Mr Speaker, look what’s gone and popped its ugly head up again in our august House of Hypocrisy, our Parliament of Pretence, our very own Den of Double Standards. More >>

Turia: Health Care Aotearoa Annual Hui

Friday, 14 March 2008, 12:33 am | The Maori Party

It is indeed significant to be attending your hui on The Treaty and Social Transformation in the lands of Taranaki, in this annual hui hosted this year by Hauora o Ngati Ruanui. More >>

Budget Policy Statement: Dr Pita Sharples

Thursday, 13 March 2008, 9:49 am | The Maori Party

I have been wondering whether this Budget Policy Statement 2008 will be top of the pops in the six o’clock bulletin, or will the real pressing issue for New Zealand be on naming the MPs who are travelling on a so-called taxpayer junket to Eastern ... More >>

Hone Harawira - Broadcasting Amendment Bill

Wednesday, 12 March 2008, 9:43 am | The Maori Party

Mr Speaker, the fact that we are considering this Broadcasting Amendment Bill at this time, is very, very auspicious for a number of reasons. More >>

Turia: National Maori Women's Refuge Hui Speech

Wednesday, 12 March 2008, 12:15 am | The Maori Party

It has always disturbed me that in the horrific aftermath of our fatal crimes against children, our community invests considerable time in blaming, naming, shaming and inflaming the nation as we wag our fingers and say, 'this must never happen again'. More >>