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Ae Marika: Too many lawyers and doctors
Monday, 21 May 2007, 9:40 am | The Maori Party
A couple of months ago MPs were asked to nominate someone to be part of a 3-day Youth Parliament – a tough ask for me because there’s heaps of talented rangatahi all over the north. I put a pänui on Te Reo o Te Tai Tokerau, and the best of the mix ... More >>
Flavell: Taxation Bill
Friday, 18 May 2007, 3:55 pm | The Maori Party
The Maori Party prides ourselves on following due process. Indeed our very establishment as a party is based on our respect for Maori being able to have access to due process before the law. More >>
Turia - Taxation Bill
Friday, 18 May 2007, 10:12 am | The Maori Party
It was Plato that once said, "the excessive increase of anything often causes a reaction in the opposite direction". More >>
Flavell - Taxation Bill
Friday, 18 May 2007, 10:07 am | The Maori Party
Mr Speaker, the Maori Party comes to the House, confident of course that the grand total of three hours that we have had to consider the Taxation (Annual Rates, Business Taxation, KiwiSaver and Remedial Matters) Bill has been sufficient to analyse the ... More >>
Sharples: Budget Speech
Thursday, 17 May 2007, 4:29 pm | The Maori Party
I was thinking of previous Budgets, previous Governments, and in particular a former Minister of Maori Affairs. We call him He Tipua - one of a kind - a leader of Maori who was able to advocate for, and achieve, the transfer of state resources to assist ... More >>
Te Ururoa Flavell: speech
Thursday, 17 May 2007, 10:44 am | The Maori Party
Yesterday I met a woman describing herself as a wife, mother and grandmother from Whangarei. She is also a worker on the shop floor at a local warehouse. We were pleased to have a discussion with her. More >>
Tariana Turia: Speech
Thursday, 17 May 2007, 10:17 am | The Maori Party
In the sea of hyperbole and extreme emotion that has washed over the nation in these last few months, there have been two particular cases before the Court that should have stopped us all in our tracks. More >>
Simultaneous Interpretation: Impact of Maori Voice
Wednesday, 16 May 2007, 3:29 pm | The Maori Party
“Let Maori language flourish in all its beauty, values and meanings because it is the language that holds the key to the culture” said Te Ururoa Flavell today, delighted at today’s announcement that the simultaneous Maori-to-English interpretation ... More >>
Tariana Turia - Speech
Wednesday, 16 May 2007, 10:14 am | The Maori Party
Today is an auspicious day to be debating the Social Security (Entitlement Cards) Amendment Bill. The 15th May was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in 1993, as ‘International Day of Families’. More >>
Poroporoaki: His Highness Susuga Malietoa Tanumafi
Monday, 14 May 2007, 4:31 pm | The Maori Party
The Maori Party has extended its sincere condolences to the people of Samoa, at home and in Aotearoa, in the passing of their King, His Highness Susuga Malietoa Tanumafili II who died, aged 94 years old, at Tupua Tamasese National Hospital in Apia. More >>
Sharples: Aspiring School Leaders
Thursday, 10 May 2007, 2:20 pm | The Maori Party
I am pleased to be here at Stella Maris; the Star of the Sea, and to spend some time reflecting on the legacy left us through the Sisters of Mercy Aotearoa. More >>
Harawira: Pakeha and a Treaty based future
Thursday, 10 May 2007, 10:40 am | The Maori Party
There is a Chinese proverb which says: A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials. In this land of glistening pounamu, this land which has experienced many challenges in settlement since the first meeting between Ngai ... More >>
Committed to a Treaty based future - speech
Thursday, 10 May 2007, 9:56 am | The Maori Party
Hone Harawira, Member of Parliament for Tai Tokerau Wednesday 9 May 2007 There is a Chinese proverb which says: A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials. In this land of glistening pounamu, this land which has ... More >>
Education (Tertiary Reforms) Amendment Bill
Thursday, 10 May 2007, 9:54 am | The Maori Party
If there is one concept that any party would like to support in tertiary education it would be that of ‘strategic relevancy’. More >>
Flavell: Finance Agreements Amendment Bill
Thursday, 10 May 2007, 9:29 am | The Maori Party
The legislative schedule before the House today has exceeded itself with the use of acronyms. This Bill makes its own contribution – IMF, MIA, MIGA to name a few – and includes such tantalising terminology as neo-liberalism; multilateral investment; ... More >>
Sharples: Gang Warfare - chance to make difference
Wednesday, 9 May 2007, 3:55 pm | The Maori Party
General Debate Dr Pita Sharples; Co-leader of the Maori Party Wednesday 9 May 2007 In a period of crisis, people pull together to find a pathway forward. More >>
Maori Party Gives Notice of Treaty Budget Package
Wednesday, 9 May 2007, 3:41 pm | The Maori Party
The Maori Party today released early indications about its alternative budget package; the total package to be released next Tuesday 15 May. Te Tiriti o Waitangi, as the foundation document for nationhood, provides the substance and the broader context ... More >>
Arbitration Amendment Bill: Hone Harawira
Wednesday, 9 May 2007, 11:46 am | The Maori Party
When we first came into Parliament, I think a lot of the public, and I know a lot of the politicians, thought the Maori Party would be a one-issue party – foreshore and seabed – with maybe a bit of social justice on the side. More >>
Wills Bill: Second Reading
Wednesday, 9 May 2007, 11:16 am | The Maori Party
I was interested to hear the view of a lawyer working with Maori within my electorate of Tamaki Makaurau, just last Friday. More >>
Hone Harawira: Succession (Homicide) Bill
Wednesday, 9 May 2007, 9:45 am | The Maori Party
Thirty years ago, Bob Geldolf and the Boomtown Rats took their songI don’t like Mondays, to No 1 in the UK. It told the story of an horrific shooting spree of 16 year old Brenda Ann Spencer, who killed two adults, and injured eight kids and a ... More >>
