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Sharples: Te Taumata Runanga Awards Programme
Friday, 29 June 2007, 10:13 am | The Maori Party
It is so exhilarating to flee the Beehive for the wonder of Waitakere. If you opened yesterday’s local newspaper you’d think the Press Gallery really believe that whether politicians sneeze or sleep or read the newspaper in the House is cutting ... More >>
Turia: Television Coverage of the House
Friday, 29 June 2007, 10:03 am | The Maori Party
A popular question tamariki ask of me, when I spend time with kura, is ‘but what do you do each day’? And I suppose I could focus on some of the negative aspects of this House, but I don’t - because that isn’t the work that most of us do here. More >>
Pauatahanui Burial Ground Bill - Ururoa Flavell
Friday, 29 June 2007, 9:48 am | The Maori Party
“A revolution is not a bed of roses. A revolution is a struggle between the future and the past”. More >>
Waiariki MP Raises Issues On Institutional Racism
Thursday, 28 June 2007, 4:45 pm | The Maori Party
Waiariki MP Te Ururoa Flavell is urging the Human Rights Commission to seriously look into claims by a Te Arawa hapū that there is a presence of institutional racism in the Rotorua District Council. More >>
Flavell: Evidence Amendment Bill
Thursday, 28 June 2007, 4:05 pm | The Maori Party
There is probably no area more under negative public scrutiny at the current time than the criminal justice system. This in itself is a good thing – too often the system comprising our Courts, our Jails, our Judiciary is shrouded in mystery – ... More >>
Harawira: Treaty Conflict of Interest Bill
Thursday, 28 June 2007, 11:56 am | The Maori Party
Madam Speaker, I am embarrassed that I am even speaking to this Bill, not just because it’s a Maori sponsoring the Bill, but because that Maori happens to be a whanaunga of mine from Tai Tokerau. More >>
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 >>
