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Time for parties to sign up to a Code of Conduct
Friday, 26 October 2007, 9:50 am | The Maori Party
Tariana Turia, Co-Leader of the Maori Party, has today commented on the physical assault made by a Government Minister against a Member of Parliament. More >>
Sharples - Income Tax Bill
Friday, 26 October 2007, 9:36 am | The Maori Party
For most tangata whenua across Aotearoa, this day will not be remembered for the day that the Income Tax Bill passed its third reading in the House. More >>
Tariana Turia: Repeal of Seditious offences Bill
Thursday, 25 October 2007, 9:27 am | The Maori Party
Mr Speaker, nothing in this House is a matter of chance. We in the Maori Party had to wonder then, why it was today, of all days, that the minority Government has deemed it so, that the Parliament must deal, in rapid succession, with Acts to do with: ... More >>
Flavell: Terrorism Suppression Amendment Bill
Wednesday, 24 October 2007, 5:23 pm | The Maori Party
Mr Speaker, the report back from the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee on this Terrorism Suppression Amendment Bill couldn’t have come at a more pertinent time. More >>
"The Abusers have to be Outed" says Turia
Wednesday, 24 October 2007, 4:51 pm | The Maori Party
Research released today by University of Auckland's Dr Janet Fanslow which reported an overall prevalence rate for child sexual abuse as one in four New Zealand women, must provoke our utmost outrage and effective action says Tariana Turia, Co-Leader ... More >>
Sharples: Copyright Amendment Bill - 2nd Reading
Wednesday, 24 October 2007, 9:29 am | The Maori Party
Copyright (New Technologies and Performers’ Rights) Amendment Bill; 23 October 2007; Second Reading Dr Pita Sharples, Co-leader of the Maori Party More >>
Tariana Turia: Human Tissue Bill - Second Reading
Wednesday, 24 October 2007, 12:17 am | The Maori Party
Human Tissue Bill; Second Reading Tariana Turia, Co-leader of the Maori Party Tuesday 23 October 2007 Tena koe, Madam Assistant Speaker. Tena tatou katoa. As we were completing our analysis of the Human Tissue Bill, I came across an interesting article by Dr ... More >>
Treaty Settlement Inquiry Canned by Govt. MPs
Wednesday, 24 October 2007, 12:16 am | The Maori Party
Dr Pita Sharples, Co-leader of the Maori Party ‘Treaty Settlement Inquiry Canned by Cautious Government Members’ Wednesday 24 October 2007 More >>
Harawira - Protected Disclosures Amendment Bill
Tuesday, 23 October 2007, 4:36 pm | The Maori Party
When employees, former employees, or members of an organisation are able to report misconduct - such as a violation of health and safety regulations, corruption, fraud, or any other activities which provide a direct threat to public interest, we politician ... More >>
Tell the truth about the Bus says Waiariki MP
Tuesday, 23 October 2007, 4:23 pm | The Maori Party
Te Ururoa Flavell has today released a letter he has sent to the Minister of Education, asking him to clarify the truth to claims that New Zealand police boarded school buses during their 'anti-terrorism' raids on Ruatoki and Taneatua last Monday. More >>
Turia: Summit of Leaders
Friday, 19 October 2007, 4:14 pm | The Maori Party
The late Martin Luther King said "We shall have to repent in this generation, not so much for the evil deeds of the wicked people, but for the appalling silence of the good people". More >>
Zap! Kapow! Holy cow! We gotta new mayor!
Thursday, 18 October 2007, 5:23 pm | The Maori Party
Wayne Brown, slayer of bureaucracy, doyen of the slash and burn brigade, arch-enemy of the unions and upsetter of the blue-rinse brigade, has just hacked his way through the jungles of local government administration, and taken top prize in the top district, ... More >>
Flavell: (Driver Licensing) Amendment Bill
Thursday, 18 October 2007, 4:54 pm | The Maori Party
I am told that down town in Papatoetoe, there's a project called Street Talk which is literally getting out on the streets, helping people to be safe. We're not talking sexual health, we're not talking child welfare; the safety brand that Manukau Urban ... More >>
'Well-being divided on ethnic grounds'
Thursday, 18 October 2007, 2:49 pm | The Maori Party
The Government's latest 'Social Report 2007' records more bad news for Maori says Tariana Turia, Co-Leader of the Maori Party. More >>
Hone Harawira: Melanesian Trusts Amendment Bill
Thursday, 18 October 2007, 9:27 am | The Maori Party
You know, when you go for a stroll down the affluent streets of Kohimarama, it’s hard to see the connection with the Solomons, Vanuatu, and Noumea, until of course you learn that up to 20% of the land, is still owned and leased out by the Melanesia ... More >>
Dr Pita R Sharples - TE WHANAU AWHINA
Thursday, 18 October 2007, 9:26 am | The Maori Party
TE WHANAU AWHINA An Indigenous ProgramME for Restorative Justice by the MAORI of NEW ZEALAND Inaugural Conference of Restorative Practices International Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia Wednesday 17 October 2007 Dr Pita R Sharples, Member ... More >>
NZ Guardian Trust Company Amendment Bill
Thursday, 18 October 2007, 9:22 am | The Maori Party
NZ Guardian Trust Company Amendment Bill Tariana Turia, Co-leader of the Maori Party Wednesday 17 October 2007 More >>
Tariana Turia Speech: Biofuel Bill
Wednesday, 17 October 2007, 10:32 am | The Maori Party
In simple economic terms, this Bill is a demonstration of the principle on Energy Returned on Energy Invested. The Bill amends the Energy (Fuels, Levies and References) Act 1989 in order to implement the biofuels sales obligation policy. In doing so, ... More >>
Tariana Turia: Land Transport Amendment Bill
Wednesday, 17 October 2007, 10:27 am | The Maori Party
This Bill is more than a matter of a technical amendment to the Land Transport Act 1998. There is a bigger picture here, which we cannot ignore. More >>
Public Transport Management Bill; First Reading
Tuesday, 16 October 2007, 5:39 pm | The Maori Party
Six years ago in 2001, Banksie faced the people and said he would solve the city’s biggest problem, transport, with one thing: “Roads, roads, roads”. More >>
