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Sharples: Worker Safety

Friday, 24 November 2006, 1:20 pm | The Maori Party

Electricity Amendment; Gas Amendment; Health and Safety in Employment; Ministry of Energy (Abolition) and Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Bill Dr Pita Sharples, Co-leader of the Maori Party Thursday 23 November 2006 It was just another Wednesday ... More >>

Harawira: Voyeurism and Cultural Invasion

Friday, 24 November 2006, 1:18 pm | The Maori Party

Crimes (Intimate Covert Filming) Amendment Bill Hone Harawira, Member of Parliament for Te Tai Tokerau Thursday 23 November 2006 More >>

Hone Harawira - Third Reading Of Evidence Bill

Friday, 24 November 2006, 10:36 am | The Maori Party

In a paper delivered at the Te Oru Rangahau Maori Research and Development Conference in 1998, Hon Justice Eddie Durei spoke about values and ethics in Maori research, based on his experiences as a Judge of the Maori Land Court for twenty years, and ... More >>

Kohanga Reo Left at the Back of the Line

Thursday, 23 November 2006, 4:58 pm | The Maori Party

Dr Pita Sharples today raised concerns in the House about the omission of kohanga reo from the list of approved early childhood centres who will qualify for twenty hours of free childcare. More >>

Sharples: Income Tax Bill; First Reading

Thursday, 23 November 2006, 4:39 pm | The Maori Party

This Bill is the final instalment of an income tax legislation tidy-up project. It is a mammoth Bill, indeed volumes of parts and clauses, transitional provisions, binding rulings and accrual determinations. Let me say from the outset, that the ... More >>

Resignation of Dr Don Brash

Thursday, 23 November 2006, 3:57 pm | The Maori Party

“Dr Brash made his own decision today to resign. We should respect that as having been a decision he has given serious consideration to” said Tariana Turia, Co-leader of the Maori Party. More >>

Airport Authorities Amendment Bill - Harawira

Thursday, 23 November 2006, 10:14 am | The Maori Party

Mr Speaker, in preparing to talk on this Bill, I did a little bit of research, and I came across a letter to the Queen of England, and I want to share parts of it with the House, because they have a genuine impact on the Airport Authorities Amendment ... More >>

Hone Harawira - Speech

Thursday, 23 November 2006, 10:10 am | The Maori Party

This Bill is a little bit mischievous; an attempt to remove the veto powers of the Minister of Conservation. The Bill is not specifically about Whangamata, although it does assume that the Minister’s decision to halt development of the Whangamata ... More >>

Dr Pita Sharples - Speech

Thursday, 23 November 2006, 10:08 am | The Maori Party

The Maori Party comes to this Bill – as indeed with every Bill – mindful that Te Tiriti o Waitangi is the founding document of Aotearoa. More >>

Harawira: Probationary Employment Bill Speech

Thursday, 23 November 2006, 9:58 am | The Maori Party

Employment Relations (Probationary Employment) Bill Hone Harawira; Maori Party Spokesperson for Employment Wednesday 23 November 2006 More >>

Why is the Maori News the first to be hit?

Wednesday, 22 November 2006, 4:15 pm | The Maori Party

Hone Harawira, Broadcasting Spokesperson for the Maori Party, today spoke out about the impact of the deteriorating relationship between the unions and TVNZ, in the resulting action designed to hurt predominantly Maori viewers. More >>

Treaty Slashed from Machinery of Government

Wednesday, 22 November 2006, 4:07 pm | The Maori Party

Dr Pita Sharples today spoke out about what appears to be a comprehensive attack on achieving compliance with Te Tiriti o Waitangi from the Government. More >>

Sharples: The right not to be subjected to torture

Wednesday, 22 November 2006, 9:31 am | The Maori Party

Crimes of Torture Amendment Bill Dr Pita Sharples, Co-leader, Maori Party Member of Parliament for Tamaki Makaurau Tuesday 21 November, 2006; 9.40pm More >>

Sharples - Notice of Motion: Representation Comm'n

Wednesday, 22 November 2006, 9:29 am | The Maori Party

The Notice of Motion, nominating Whetumarama Wereta and John McEnteer to represent Government and Opposition on the Representation Commission, is a topic of much debate amongst tangata whenua. Tangata whenua have long held a view about the unique status ... More >>

Labour Votes Down Worker Safety Amendments

Wednesday, 22 November 2006, 12:26 am | The Maori Party

Amendments proposed by Dr Pita Sharples to the Energy Safety Amendment Bill were voted down last night by all parties except the Maori Party and the Green Party. The Energy Safety Amendment Bill sought to revamp the issuing of employer licences, ... More >>