Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
Te Pati Maori - Latest News [Page 180]
Maori Party commends iwi in keeping pressure on
Thursday, 22 March 2007, 10:42 am | The Maori Party
Treaty Spokesperson, Te Ururoa Flavell, has welcomed the news that the Government has awoken to the storm brewing around ‘surplus’ state owned land, agreeing to allow more time to consider the procedures properly. More >>
Disabled Persons Employment Promotion Bill
Thursday, 22 March 2007, 9:04 am | The Maori Party
The President of the New Zealand Wheelchair Tennis Team, Marilyn Stratford, recently wrote about her life experiences in a way which I believe informs the intent and provisions of the two Bills before us this afternoon - the Disabled Persons Employment ... More >>
Turia - General Debate March 21 2007
Wednesday, 21 March 2007, 4:00 pm | The Maori Party
Tena koe Mr Speaker, Tena tatou katoa Just one month ago, the world’s largest private mining corporation, Rio Tinto, purchased a 60% interest in the Iron Ore prospecting licence to explore seabed mining possibilities offshore from Taranaki. More >>
Census: Colonial Politician’s Prediction Wrong
Wednesday, 21 March 2007, 1:52 pm | The Maori Party
Dr Pita Sharples was delighted today, with Census results that disprove the prediction of Dr Isaac Featherston, a surgeon and politician who in 1846 had infamously warned : “A barbarous and coloured race must inevitably die out by mere contact with the ... More >>
Aviation Security Legislation Bill - Speech
Wednesday, 21 March 2007, 9:57 am | The Maori Party
One of the accusations we are frequently charged with is that our positions on Bills are predictable. More >>
Student Loan Scheme Amendment Bill (No 2)
Wednesday, 21 March 2007, 8:29 am | The Maori Party
Mr Speaker, when we were on the road during the election campaign, an old pakeha guy sat me down to talk about the cost of education, and what he said has stuck in my mind, and I’d love to share his thoughts with the House. He said: More >>
Great Day to Honour the Promise of the Treaty
Wednesday, 21 March 2007, 12:49 am | The Maori Party
Treaty Spokesperson for the Maori Party, Te Ururoa Flavell, today welcomed the introduction of draft curriculum guidelines for te reo Maori in English-medium schools as a positive initiative to restore the relationship between the Treaty partners. More >>
Better Late than Not at All
Wednesday, 21 March 2007, 12:47 am | The Maori Party
The Maori Party today was moved to reflect on the historic report of April 1986, the report of the Waitangi Tribunal on the Te Reo Maori Claim [WAI 11]. More >>
Turia: Pacific Genes and Life Patents
Tuesday, 20 March 2007, 5:18 pm | The Maori Party
Pacific Genes and Life Patents: Book Launch; Rutherford House, Victoria University, Wellington. Pacific indigenous experiences and analysis of the commodification and ownership of life. Tariana Turia; Co-leader, Maori Party More >>
Pita Sharples Speech: Sustainable Learning Conf.
Monday, 19 March 2007, 8:07 am | The Maori Party
In 1962 a television show was launched about a futuristic family, who lived on planet Earth but liked to go on vacation to Venus. More >>
'Declining rates for Maori cause concern"
Saturday, 17 March 2007, 3:36 pm | The Maori Party
“The reverse fortunes of Maori and non-Maori participating in tertiary education should cause alarm for all New Zealanders” said Dr Pita Sharples, tertiary education spokesperson for the Maori Party today. More >>
Flavell: Maori Dental Association Hui
Friday, 16 March 2007, 5:30 pm | The Maori Party
As I understand it, this Hui-A-Tau will focus on the 2006/07 strategic plan: Kia ahu ngatahi ai tatou – let us take the journey together. More >>
Hone Harawira's Ae Marika - 16 March 2007
Friday, 16 March 2007, 9:15 am | The Maori Party
A few months ago, the Far North District Council did a phone survey asking 600 citizens of Kaitaia and Kaikohe if they wanted fluoride in their water. More >>
Maori Party Celebrates Treaty Restored to Educat'n
Wednesday, 14 March 2007, 2:49 pm | The Maori Party
The Maori Party today welcomed the news that the Ministry of Education has taken the brave step of admitting it got it wrong. The Ministry has admitted it made a blunder in removing Treaty references from the draft curriculum. More >>
Party Disgusted at Another Crown Mis-Appropriation
Wednesday, 14 March 2007, 10:18 am | The Maori Party
Treaty Spokesperson for the Maori Party, Te Ururoa Flavell, today spoke out about the battle the Crown has initiated in Nelson over the ownership of the land at Wakapuaka. More >>
Ae Marika: Flip Flop
Wednesday, 14 March 2007, 9:45 am | The Maori Party
During all the flip-flopping from the government over the Landcorp sales fiasco, I don’t know that people really got a sense of the betrayal Labour’s Maori Caucus felt from their own leadership. More >>
Sharples: Appropriations 05/06 Financial Review II
Wednesday, 14 March 2007, 9:44 am | The Maori Party
Mr Chairman, the appropriations debate is the prime opportunity to remind this House of the constitutional role prescribed in Westminster-based parliamentary systems, by which the Crown may tax, borrow or spend only as authorised by Parliament. More >>
Sharples: Appropriations (2005/06 Financial Review
Tuesday, 13 March 2007, 5:12 pm | The Maori Party
Mr Chairman, I am pleased to be able to speak to the financial review of the Ministry of Fisheries, known in fishing circles as the Titanic Review. This is the same Ministry responsible for introducing a range of strategies, tinkering with allocation, which ... More >>
Maori Party Position on Repeal of Section 59
Tuesday, 13 March 2007, 1:09 pm | The Maori Party
We have been asked to support a Bill, as amended by the select Committee. A Bill which is motivated by the need to protect children. We believe that Parliament has an important role in dispelling the illusion that violence is normal and acceptable. More >>
Competency of Minister and Department Questioned
Saturday, 10 March 2007, 2:09 pm | The Maori Party
Maori Party Treaty Spokesperson Te Ururoa Flavell, today was critical of the delays and incompetence meted out to whanau, hapu and iwi across the motu, by the various arms of Government and its agency in their mis-management of Maori land. More >>
