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Flavell: Customs and Excise Amendment Bill
Friday, 14 December 2007, 9:46 am | The Maori Party
Every Tuesday morning, and every Thursday night, I depart and arrive at a place, “which is not a Customs place”, but may well be in the near future. Rotorua Airport certainly has plans in the pipeline to enter the running for an airport which will ... More >>
Tariana Turia ACC Amendment Bill (no 2) Speech
Thursday, 13 December 2007, 5:32 pm | The Maori Party
It is always a good thing, to be able to come to this House and know that we are debating legislation which will make a difference in the quality of people’s lives. More >>
Flavell: Mauao Historic Reserve Vesting Bill
Thursday, 13 December 2007, 4:06 pm | The Maori Party
There’s a short video clip on You-Tube called ‘Mauao Bombs’ which features some Maori kids in baggy black pants, doing bombs off Salisbury Wharf in Tauranga. The creative acrobatics and diving prowess of these young rangatahi is capped off ... More >>
Flavell: Dog Control Amendment Bill
Thursday, 13 December 2007, 4:04 pm | The Maori Party
I want to acknowledge Mr Brownlee and note that he had a bit of a “wuff” night. I’m going to tell you a story, Mr Speaker. In the heart of the Waiariki electorate, an hours drive south-east of Rotorua, there lies a small township with ‘wuffly’ ... More >>
Speech - Reserve Bank of New Zealand - Hone Harawi
Thursday, 13 December 2007, 3:40 pm | The Maori Party
Reserve Bank of New Zealand Amendment Bill Wednesday 12 December 2007 Hone Harawira, Member of Parliament for Te Tai Tokerau More >>
Harawira: Affordable Housing Bill
Thursday, 13 December 2007, 11:01 am | The Maori Party
The link between decent housing and good health is well-established. Indeed, for centuries, the proverb, a Man’s home is his castle, has represented the concept of a man’s home reflecting his identity and his character, and even in te Ao Maori, ... More >>
Flavell: Real Estate Agents Bill
Thursday, 13 December 2007, 9:36 am | The Maori Party
“These days it seems to me that when I look at the world I see many people, including politicians, television readers, real estate agents and free market financiers, librarians too at times, dressing as sharks, eating leaves and drinking out of puddles, casually ... More >>
Flavell: Waka Umanga (Maori Corporations) Bill
Thursday, 13 December 2007, 9:34 am | The Maori Party
There is a whakatauaki which is apt to refer to, as we embark on this Bill to provide for the formation and registration of new statutory governance entities – ‘waka umanga’ – by tribal groups and Maori associations. It goes like this. More >>
Harawira: Public Health Bill
Thursday, 13 December 2007, 9:32 am | The Maori Party
Three months ago, the Business Council for Sustainable Development survey showed that nearly 80% of New Zealanders believed the public health service had worsened over the past five years. More >>
Harawira: Reserve Bank of NZ Amendment Bill
Thursday, 13 December 2007, 9:30 am | The Maori Party
In July this year, the Waitakere Well-being Summit held a hui at the Kelston Community Centre, to consider a simple question – do all families in Waitakere have enough to live on? More >>
Companies (Minority Buy-out Rights) Amendment Bill
Thursday, 13 December 2007, 12:30 am | The Maori Party
The Maori Party comes to this Bill, aware that many of our whanau, hapu and iwi are taking up the company structure as laid out in the Companies Act 1993. Whale Watch Kaikoura Ltd, Maori active-wear brand Kia Kaha, Mai Media Ltd and Shotover Jet Ltd ... More >>
Hone Harawira: Climate Change Bill
Wednesday, 12 December 2007, 5:26 pm | The Maori Party
Climate Change (Emissions Trading and Renewable Preference) Bill Wednesday 12 December 2007; 5pm Hone Harawira, Climate Change spokesperson for Maori Party More >>
School: Thousands of Children Missing in Action
Wednesday, 12 December 2007, 4:38 pm | The Maori Party
The Maori Party has today revealed their huge concern that some 6334 students are “estimated” to be non-enrolled at schools. More >>
Sharples: Taxation Bill
Wednesday, 12 December 2007, 3:52 pm | The Maori Party
At the end of this month, all Ngāi Tahu whānui who have joined Whai Rawa will be eligible to receive the next distribution from Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu. The distribution of some $250 is twice as much as last year. More >>
Tariana Turia Speech, Dairy Industry Bill
Wednesday, 12 December 2007, 2:27 pm | The Maori Party
It is good to be able to speak to a piece of legislation in an unusual occurrence in which we all appear to agree. More >>
Sharples: Education Amendment Bill
Wednesday, 12 December 2007, 10:10 am | The Maori Party
It is timely, indeed to be thinking of tertiary reforms - the day after the University of Auckland has confirmed their decision to eliminate open entry into the University from 2009. More >>
Operating Maori Values within the System - Turia
Sunday, 9 December 2007, 3:28 pm | The Maori Party
If I was to think of one day where I believe the Maori Party made a difference to the 48th Parliament, it would be the first day. 7 November 2005. A historic day – a day when a proud and independent Maori voice would be heard in te whare raiona ... More >>
Te Pihi Mata – the Sacred Eye
Sunday, 9 December 2007, 3:27 pm | The Maori Party
We have been drawn here tonight, as the river flows from the mountain to the sea, captivated by the image of a window into the world of Whanganui. More >>
Ombudsman Recognises Blot that needs to be erased
Friday, 7 December 2007, 9:41 am | The Maori Party
The Maori Party has today endorsed the strong criticism conveyed by the Ombudsman, Mel Smith, regarding the government's failure to address the over-representation of Maori, and to a lesser extent Pacific peoples, in the criminal justice sector. More >>
Lives Cut Short an issue of Moral Urgency
Friday, 7 December 2007, 9:40 am | The Maori Party
The Maori Party recognises the particular vulnerability of tamariki Maori identified in the report, Lives Cut Short, as an issue of moral urgency that all New Zealanders should care about. More >>
