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Maori Party Celebrates the Power of Whakapapa
Wednesday, 26 September 2007, 9:37 am | The Maori Party
The Maori Party today has recognised the changes that have been determined for the 2008 electorate boundaries with a statement that acknowledges the unchanging nature of whakapapa, regardless of boundary movements. More >>
Face of Tangata Whenua reflected in Electorates
Tuesday, 25 September 2007, 4:09 pm | The Maori Party
The demographics of Māori population change have resulted in adjustments to the boundaries of five of the seven Māori electorates. More >>
Call for Results of Landcorp Review to be released
Tuesday, 25 September 2007, 2:45 pm | The Maori Party
The Prime Minister's admission that the Government has had to be "very sensitive to where there are historical, recreational, conservation Treaty settlement issues related around Landcorp properties" has been welcomed as a sign of the success of ... More >>
Hone Harawira: Statutes Amendment Bill
Friday, 21 September 2007, 10:23 am | The Maori Party
In considering this Statutes Amendment Bill, I am reminded of the fact that Westminster style parliament is an exercise in precedents and rituals established over hundreds of years, nowhere more obviously expressed than in the movie Amazing Grace, about ... More >>
Hone Harawira Speech: Property Law Bill
Friday, 21 September 2007, 9:59 am | The Maori Party
I asked to be on the Justice and Electoral Select Committee because I have a genuine interest in understanding how parliament deals with bills that may impact on Maori rights, and the rights of all others in Aotearoa as well. More >>
'Addressing Climate Change must begin today'
Thursday, 20 September 2007, 4:18 pm | The Maori Party
"The time to debate climate change is over" said Tariana Turia, Environment Spokesperson for the Maori Party. More >>
Sharples: Regional Amenities Funding Bill
Thursday, 20 September 2007, 9:48 am | The Maori Party
I come to this Bill knowing that neither the opinions of my constituency, nor the opinions of the neighbouring constituency of Te Tai Tokerau, have been canvassed about what Auckland-based amenities should reasonably qualify for funding through ... More >>
Hone Harawira: Civil Aviation Amendment Bill
Wednesday, 19 September 2007, 9:20 am | The Maori Party
Last week was also the anniversary of the death of Steve Biko, born 18 December 1946, died 12 September 1977. Steve Biko was a noted anti-apartheid activist in South Africa, arrested under the Terrorism Act of South Africa on 18 August 1977. Biko was brutally ... More >>
Te Ururoa Flavell: Personal And Property Rights
Wednesday, 19 September 2007, 9:16 am | The Maori Party
Mr Speaker, when I rose to talk on this Bill at its second reading, I shared with the House, the deeply personal experience and that of our whanau as we had been through the care and welfare of my late sister, Hine. More >>
Maori Party Mourns the Loss of a ‘Radical Bishop’
Friday, 14 September 2007, 1:38 pm | The Maori Party
Aue, aue! Kua tau te hau tonga, ara te hau makariri o te ringa kaha o Aitua. Kei te rangatira, kei te Pihopa Matamua, haere atu ra ki o taua tupuna matua. He whariki mo matou nga morehu o nga waka. Haere te rangatira, haere. More >>
Hone Harawira: Finance Agreements Amendment Bill
Friday, 14 September 2007, 9:41 am | The Maori Party
International Finance Agreements Amendment Bill Hone Harawira, Member of Parliament for Te Tai Tokerau Third Reading; Thursday 13 September 2007 In 1914, Emiliano Zapata, the Mexican revolutionary said: “It is not only by shooting bullets in the battlefields ... More >>
NZ in 'Coalition of Willing' vs Indigenous Rights
Friday, 14 September 2007, 12:00 am | The Maori Party
The Government’s decision to continue its collusion with Australia, Canada and America in defiance of the United Nations, and vote against the adoption of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People, will be viewed with dismay by tangata whenua ... More >>
Maori Party Welcomes Decision on Ahmed Zaoui
Thursday, 13 September 2007, 5:28 pm | The Maori Party
The Maori Party has today welcomed the decision made by the Director of Security to withdraw the security risk certificate against the Algerian refugee, Ahmed Zaoui. More >>
Sharples: Health (Drinking Water) Amendment Bill
Thursday, 13 September 2007, 4:32 pm | The Maori Party
This Bill is encapsulated in one, simple sentence. The right to clean, safe water is a fundamental human right. Standards are required and need to be enforced as there are numerous sources of threats to clean drinking water. And so, we in the Maori ... More >>
Harawira speaks out on gambling controversy
Thursday, 13 September 2007, 1:23 pm | The Maori Party
"Letting pokie operators decide whether a community should have them, is like letting burglars decide whether communities should take the locks off their windows," said Hone Harawira, Maori Party Member of Parliament for Te Tai Tokerau , "and if this ... More >>
Dr Pita Sharples: Securities Bill
Thursday, 13 September 2007, 9:47 am | The Maori Party
This Bill seeks to restore an exemption for local authorities to the current Securities Act disclosure regime. More >>
Ae Marika: The indigenous classroom – part 2
Thursday, 13 September 2007, 9:44 am | The Maori Party
Walkabout one week, pow-wow the next. Where’s our Hone off to next? Watch out for the ‘Luau’ next week and then that’ll be my lot for the year. But I’ve learned heaps and I am hugely grateful to those who supported my going up to California for ... More >>
Questions - Rights of indigenous peoples
Thursday, 13 September 2007, 9:42 am | The Maori Party
9. United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples—Government Support Wednesday 12 September 2007 More >>
Sharples: Agricultural Compounds Bill
Thursday, 13 September 2007, 9:39 am | The Maori Party
It is an interesting co-incidence that this Bill, the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Amendment Bill, is being discussed on the day that the Law Commission, Te Aka Matua o te Ture, has released their issues paper, entitled Presentation of ... More >>
Harawira: He Poroporoaki - Haere E Te Rangatira
Wednesday, 12 September 2007, 4:26 pm | The Maori Party
Syd Jackson was a founding member of Nga Tamatoa, who people of my generation and older, will remember, as that radical Maori group back in the 70s, who fought for Maori to be taught in schools, and who dared to say that Maori had Treaty rights. More >>
