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Harawira: Control Of Graffiti Bill

Thursday, 28 June 2007, 11:48 am | The Maori Party

Just before this Bill last came before the House, back in 2005, we got an email from a professional graffiti artist known as Diva, who’d been doing her graffiti thing legally round South Auckland for the past five years. More >>

Flavell: Regulatory Responsibility Bill

Thursday, 28 June 2007, 10:02 am | The Maori Party

Mr Speaker, the Maori Party welcomes the focus of responsible regulatory management as an opportunity to debate principles. We share an interest in the study of Acts and regulations – seeking to observe and preserve principles which will enhance ... More >>

Speech: Moral Panic and Gangs -- Tariana Turia

Thursday, 28 June 2007, 3:23 am | The Maori Party

What the moral panic creates, is a perception reinforced by the media, the police, the judiciary, politicians and Government departments, that gangs are completely out of control. It becomes the key distraction from say ... insider trading. More >>

Party Welcomes Proposals to Manage Broadcasts

Wednesday, 27 June 2007, 9:33 am | The Maori Party

“The report of the Standing Orders Committee, Television coverage of the House, includes proposals which will support a more positive parliamentary environment” said Dr Pita Sharples, co-leader of the Maori Party. More >>

TPK slow to fix grants programme

Wednesday, 27 June 2007, 12:27 am | The Maori Party

Te Puni Kökiri (TPK) is still in need of help with its grants programme, says National’s Maori Affairs spokesman, Tau Henare. The Auditor General’s report into TPK found problems with record-keeping, monitoring and evaluation and there was ‘little evidence’ ... More >>

Appropriation (06/07) Supplementary Estimates Bill

Tuesday, 26 June 2007, 9:06 pm | The Maori Party

Dr Pita Sharples; Co-leader, Maori Party Tuesday 26 June 2007 Appropriation (2006/07) Supplementary Estimates Bill More >>

Enormous Inquiry; Enormous Crown Failure

Tuesday, 26 June 2007, 9:39 am | The Maori Party

“The release by the Waitangi Tribunal of the first volume of the report on the claims of iwi and hapu of the Central North Island (CNI) region is a weighty resource, which is both staggering in the depth of information reported and in the substance ... More >>

Mis-use of Maori Name reactivates concerns

Monday, 25 June 2007, 1:36 pm | The Maori Party

"The latest misappropriation of the name, Maori, by a French-owned multinational security company, reinforces the urgent need for the New Zealand Government to stand up for the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples" said Dr Pita Sharples, ... More >>

SOE, (AgriQuality Ltd & Asure NZ Ltd) Bill

Friday, 22 June 2007, 3:57 pm | The Maori Party

Hone Harawira, MP for Te Tai Tokerau, Thu 21 June 2007: "It's interesting to hear what other parties think about this Bill. Some have called it pandering to the PSA, hush money for supporting political power, a reward for union help..." More >>

Maori Party Endorses Youth Voting Incentives

Friday, 22 June 2007, 10:26 am | The Maori Party

The Maori Party today has spoken in support of any initiatives which seek to encourage and promote democratic participation amongst young people. More >>

Harawira: State-Owned Enterprises

Friday, 22 June 2007, 10:03 am | The Maori Party

(AgriQuality Limited and Asure New Zealand Limited) Bill - It’s interesting to hear what other parties think about this Bill. Some have called it pandering to the PSA, hush money for supporting political power, a reward for union help in paying ... More >>

Social Security Amend. Bill 3rd Reading - Sharples

Friday, 22 June 2007, 8:59 am | The Maori Party

The term, 'welfare', means many things to many people. Its origins emerged in responding to the needs of those in poverty. More >>

Loan Shark Policy a Good Starting point

Thursday, 21 June 2007, 5:21 pm | The Maori Party

Government’s plans to register loan sharks and keep tabs on their activities, is a step in the right direction says Hone Harawira, MP for Te Tai Tokerau. More >>

Sharples Refused Leave to Sign up to Code

Thursday, 21 June 2007, 5:01 pm | The Maori Party

Dr Pita Sharples today spoke of his concern in being denied leave to table the Code of Conduct which all Members of Parliament have been invited to sign. The Code of Conduct articulates a commitment to act ethically and with integrity, upholding a ... More >>

Te Roroa Claims Settlement Bill: Second Reading

Thursday, 21 June 2007, 12:13 am | The Maori Party

The submission from Te Roroa Manawhenua Trust and Te Roroa Whatu Ora Trust on the Te Roroa Settlement was six pages long, and four of those pages were a list of the names and signatures of those who had died during the prosecution of this claim, ... More >>