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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 >>
Hone Harawira Speech At UN Seminar On Treaties
Monday, 20 November 2006, 9:57 am | The Maori Party
United Nations Expert Seminar on Treaties, Agreements and other constructive arrangements between States and Indigenous Peoples More >>
Valuing Our Elderly: Kaumatua and Kuia - Speech
Sunday, 19 November 2006, 12:45 am | The Maori Party
It’s something I’ve always kept quiet to myself – but this week, I discovered it was a secret my colleague, Te Ururoa Flavell, also shared. More >>
A Warning On Treaty Settlements - Harawira
Sunday, 19 November 2006, 12:42 am | The Maori Party
My name is Hone Harawira. My history is as an activist for Maori rights, and a supporter of indigenous struggles all around the world. More >>
Tariana Turia, Project Mauriora Graduation
Sunday, 19 November 2006, 12:36 am | The Maori Party
Those of you who know me, will know there is a particular sparkle in my eye when somehow you manage to persuade me to talk about my mokopuna, Piata. More >>
Living With Diabetes: Pita Sharples Speaks Out
Friday, 17 November 2006, 4:57 pm | The Maori Party
Dr Pita Sharples today spoke about the importance of healthy living to manage the challenge of living with diabetes. More >>
Ae Marika: Drinking and blinking
Friday, 17 November 2006, 4:53 pm | The Maori Party
Remember last December when Senior Constable Brian Camplin said there’d been an increase of young people drunk driving? Well last week, I contacted the police station again to see whether things had gotten any better in the past 12 months and they ... More >>
Dr Pita Sharples Speech: Te Whare Wananga
Friday, 17 November 2006, 9:33 am | The Maori Party
I was impressed to learn the Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology is reviewing the charter you operate by, with a particular focus on meeting the responsibilities under Te Tiriti o Waitangi. More >>
Dr Pita Sharples Speech: Whakatu Marae
Friday, 17 November 2006, 9:32 am | The Maori Party
It is always a great thrill to leave Parliament and come to where all the action is. More >>
Tariana Turia: Student Loan Scheme
Thursday, 16 November 2006, 4:14 pm | The Maori Party
On 31 July this year, the Working Group on Indigenous Peoples in Geneva invited Aotearoa to share their views on Maori student debt. More >>
Responsibility not Fault is the issue - Turia
Thursday, 16 November 2006, 3:17 pm | The Maori Party
Tariana Turia, Co-leader of the Maori Party, today expressed concerns at reports that the Chief Executive of the Ministry of Social Development has ‘lashed out’ at adult New Zealanders, asking them to stop blaming Government Departments for the ... More >>
Flavell: Long-Term Residential Care Amendment Bill
Thursday, 16 November 2006, 10:30 am | The Maori Party
Mr Speaker, this week as I returned to Parliament I brought with me a very special portrait. It is a portrait of a renowned weaver, the kuia, Ranginui Parewahawaha Leonard. She is a woman of much significance, so much so that my first-born child ... More >>
Te Ururoa Flavell Speech: Judicial Retirement Age
Thursday, 16 November 2006, 9:19 am | The Maori Party
Mr Speaker, we come tonight to the Judicial Retirement Age Bill understanding the unique status of Judges as repositories of learning and wisdom. More >>
Te Ururoa Flavell Speech: Companies Amendment Bill
Thursday, 16 November 2006, 9:17 am | The Maori Party
Over this last weekend, while the rain sheeted down, and the wind buffeted tents, 2000 people flooded Otaki racecourse to attend the second Te Arahanga o Nga Iwi National Maori Business Expo. More >>
Te Ururoa Flavell Speech: 'Evidence Bill'
Thursday, 16 November 2006, 9:16 am | The Maori Party
Nau te rourou, naku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi Through united effort our people will prosper More >>
Te Ururoa Flavell Speech: Ngati Mutunga Settlement
Thursday, 16 November 2006, 9:15 am | The Maori Party
Tītōhea makes reference to a free flowing spring, that despite being defiled by pigs, its flow will not diminish. Indeed, it wells up and gushes forth in spite of the pollution, the filth that surrounds it. More >>
Tariana Turia Speech: Wairarapa Community PHO
Thursday, 16 November 2006, 9:13 am | The Maori Party
Every year the population of Martinborough experiences a massive influx, swelling to ten times its usual size, as wine and food lovers from throughout Aotearoa cross the Rimutakas, or travel through the Gorge, to celebrate the wonder of the Wairarapa. More >>
Turia: Human Tissue Bill
Wednesday, 15 November 2006, 9:27 am | The Maori Party
As a nation it appears we have one of the lowest organ donation rates in the Western world. And yet there are currently around 400 people on the organ waiting list; 80% of whom need kidneys. What we also know is that Maori both donate and receive proportionally ... More >>
Turia: Property Law Bill
Wednesday, 15 November 2006, 9:25 am | The Maori Party
Last Friday, at Te Herenga Waka Marae, Victoria University of Wellington, Ahorangi Wiremu Parker was remembered, in a twenty year Memorial Seminar marking twenty years since his passing. More >>
