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Free early childhood education not for kohanga
Thursday, 18 January 2007, 12:35 am | The Maori Party
Maori Party co-leader, Dr Pita Sharples, has today spoken of his deep concern that the Kohanga Reo movement will miss out on the Government's pre-election promise of free early childhood education. More >>
Turia: Te Ohu Kaimoana Appointments Endorsed
Wednesday, 17 January 2007, 5:20 pm | The Maori Party
The Maori Party today endorsed the new appointments to the board of Te Ohu Kaimoana, the Maori Fisheries Trust. More >>
Mana Maori, Mana Hawai'i – heading for Honolulu
Wednesday, 10 January 2007, 12:58 am | The Maori Party
Dr Pita Sharples, co-leader of the Maori Party, leaves tomorrow (11 January) to attend the Hui Ho'ohawai'i Assembly Retreat in Honolulu. The assembly is made up of some fifty Hawaiian cultural leaders and educators who have been described as the ‘movers ... More >>
Turia: "All I want for Christmas...."
Wednesday, 20 December 2006, 3:36 pm | The Maori Party
Maori Party Co-leader, Tariana Turia, today spoke about her passionate belief in the need for whanau to start out on the front-foot in order to save the lives of tamariki. More >>
Schools Forced to plan for more Cake-stalls
Wednesday, 20 December 2006, 8:41 am | The Maori Party
Schools Forced to plan for more Cake-stalls and Batons Up while Government Boasts a ‘fundamentally sound’ economy More >>
Flip-Flop Fumbling Acts against Maori Interests
Wednesday, 20 December 2006, 8:39 am | The Maori Party
The Government’s disastrous reversal of the decisions associated with the Whangamata Marina shatters any illusion that the Government takes the concerns of tangata whenua seriously, believes Environment spokesperson for the Maori Party, Te Ururoa Flavell. More >>
Prison Health Survey Welcomed by the Maori Party
Tuesday, 19 December 2006, 11:34 am | The Maori Party
Tariana Turia, Health Spokesperson for the Maori Party, today welcomed the release of the Prisoner Health Survey 2005 as a benchmark from which to ensure inadequate prisoner healthcare is no longer accepted as ‘good enough’. More >>
Pita Shaprles: Copyright Amendment Bill
Thursday, 14 December 2006, 8:54 am | The Maori Party
The people of Te Atihaunui a Paparangi were left the words of their tupuna, Tinirau; Toi te kupu, toi te mana, toi te whenua. More >>
Pita Sharples: Notice of Motion Debate
Thursday, 14 December 2006, 8:53 am | The Maori Party
Madam Speaker, as the newest cab on the rank, when we looked up the Order Paper for this Notice of Motion, we did wonder what we could talk about with the topic of the 2007 sitting programme. What fascinating account from our tribal histories could ... More >>
Flavell: Telecommunications Amendment Bill
Wednesday, 13 December 2006, 5:11 pm | The Maori Party
I was looking up the Maori Incorporations Constitutions Regulations of 1994 the other day – as you do - and I was struck by the change to the 1969 regulations – clause 126 to be precise, which permits a tele-conference of committees of management. More >>
Sharples: Social Security Amendment Bill.
Wednesday, 13 December 2006, 4:04 pm | The Maori Party
Mr Speaker, this Bill has at its core a clever move by the Government to focus on beneficiaries by claiming the value, the absolute necessity, for people to participate in the labour market and engage in work as an appropriate outcome. More >>
Flavell: Law Reform (Epidemic Preparedness) Bill
Wednesday, 13 December 2006, 2:40 pm | The Maori Party
Some debates made in this House, are, concerned with nothing less than life and death decisions. The series of seven bills which impact on the preparedness of the nation to face the onslaught of an epidemic under final consideration here is exactly that. More >>
Sharples: Priceless document impossible to value
Wednesday, 13 December 2006, 1:20 pm | The Maori Party
On the 6th of February in 1840 the Treaty of Waitangi was signed by our ancestors, our Maori chiefs and the Representatives of Queen Victoria, Queen of England. More >>
Te Ururoa Flavell Speech: Taxation Bill
Wednesday, 13 December 2006, 8:47 am | The Maori Party
Amidst all the fanfare that came with Census 2006 last week, there were a couple of facts that are of relevance to the debate today. More >>
Weather-tight Homes Resolution Services
Wednesday, 13 December 2006, 12:46 am | The Maori Party
A couple of years ago, a Labour Minister Dover Samuels, spoke out about the lack of progress for addressing housing in Northland, Eastern Bay of Plenty, and the East Coast. More >>
Turia: Therapeutic Products and Medicines Bill
Tuesday, 12 December 2006, 5:02 pm | The Maori Party
Yesterday the Crown commenced its presentation of evidence on the WAI 262 Flora and Fauna case to the Waitangi Tribunal. That’s the inquiry concerning the indigenous flora, fauna and cultural intellectual property claim lodged by Ngati Kuri, Ngai ... More >>
Pita Sharples: Te Huringa /Turning Points
Saturday, 9 December 2006, 2:02 pm | The Maori Party
Hirini Moko Mead, an anthropologist, a leader of Ngati Awa and a distinguished writer and commentator, has classified the period between 1800 and the present as Te Huringa– a turning point in the life of tangata whenua. More >>
Dr Pita Sharples Emphasises Truck Safety
Saturday, 9 December 2006, 1:27 pm | The Maori Party
Maori Party Co-leader Dr Pita Sharples is taking a ride today with Mainfreight, to promote safe driving over the holiday season as part of the Road Transport Forum NZ’s Truck Safety Awareness Drive. More >>
“Truck safety awareness a holiday must”
Friday, 8 December 2006, 5:18 pm | The Maori Party
Maori Party Co-leader Dr Pita Sharples is taking a ride this Saturday (tomorrow) with Mainfreight, to promote safe driving over the holiday season as part of the Road Transport Forum NZ’s Truck Safety Awareness Drive. More >>
Pita Sharples Speech: The Tyranny of the Majority
Friday, 8 December 2006, 8:35 am | The Maori Party
As a new MP, I have used this first year to familiarise myself with the separation of powers between the Judiciary, the Executive and the legislature. I have immersed myself in the Parliamentary business; I have taken every opportunity to develop my ... More >>
