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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 >>

Flavell: Geographical Indications Bill

Wednesday, 15 November 2006, 9:23 am | The Maori Party

In doing the research for this Bill, I was looking within the customary rohe of Ngati Te Whatuiapiti, and Ngati Te Upokoiri, regarding the Ngatarawa blocks. Ngatarawa borders the ancient river beds of Ngaruroro on the western edge of the Heretaunga ... More >>

Diabetes Robs us of Our Future, Says Tariana Turia

Tuesday, 14 November 2006, 2:45 pm | The Maori Party

Tariana Turia, Health Spokesperson for the Maori Party, today reacted with concern at the headlines stating Maori are “facing extinction” from diabetes. Professor Paul Zimmet, will be presenting research findings at the Diabetes in Indigenous People ... More >>