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Horowira: Māori in Australia research report
Saturday, 29 September 2007, 2:21 pm | The Maori Party
Ngā Hau e Whā New South Wales Māori Rugby League Tournament St Mary's Stadium, Western Sydney More >>
Māori in Australia reluctant to lose ties to home
Saturday, 29 September 2007, 2:16 pm | The Maori Party
About one in seven Māori now live in Australia but the majority still regard New Zealand as the home they will return to live in, a significant new report released today by Māori Affairs Minister Parekura Horomia finds. More >>
Maori Party finds the Eighth Maori Electorate
Saturday, 29 September 2007, 2:03 pm | The Maori Party
The Maori Party is rapt today that the eighth Maori electorate seat has been found by Te Puni Kokiri in their report, Maori in Australia. More >>
What next to provoke Police violence?
Friday, 28 September 2007, 4:19 pm | The Maori Party
The Maori Party is calling for calm, following the frenzy of calls for taser guns to be introduced as a 'less' lethal weapon in the police arsenal to rely on in a time of crisis. More >>
Maori Party Calls for Inquiry into Porirua Housing
Friday, 28 September 2007, 2:18 pm | The Maori Party
The Maori Party has today called for an urgent inquiry to investigate conditions in Housing New Zealand (HNZ) rentals in Porirua. More >>
Treaty Deletion Bill Rejected
Wednesday, 26 September 2007, 2:37 pm | The Maori Party
Today's report from Parliament's Justice and Electoral Committee, recommending that the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Deletion Bill not be passed, is being lauded as a sign of the power of the people, says Hone Harawira, who is a non-voting member ... More >>
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 >>
