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Te Pāti Māori Have Lodged Official Complaint To The Independent Police Conduct Authority
Tuesday, 1 June 2021, 6:22 pm | The Maori Party
Today Te Pāti Māori lodged an official complaint to the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) on the basis of their failure to adequately respond to or investigate a threat and hate crime targeting Te Pāti Māori Co-Leaders Debbie Ngarewa-Packer ... More >>
Waiariki MP Welcomes Establishment Of Whakatāne Māori Ward, Urges Rotorua To Do Same.
Thursday, 20 May 2021, 4:54 pm | The Maori Party
Waiariki MP and Co-leader of Te Paati Māori, Rawiri Waititi, welcomes the news of the establishment of a Māori ward in Whakatāne. “The establishment of the Māori ward in time for the next round of local body elections assures whānau in ... More >>
Wellbeing Budget 2021: Te Pāti MāorI Cautiously Optimistic
Thursday, 20 May 2021, 2:57 pm | Te Pati Maori
Te Pāti Māori are cautiously optimistic about the announcement of the Wellbeing Budget today. “We acknowledge the work that has gone into the development of this budget, particularly the effort by our Māori Ministers which has seen one of the ... More >>
Te Pāti Māori: Speaker’s Ruling Misses The Point
Thursday, 13 May 2021, 2:42 pm | Te Pati Maori
Te Pāti Māori Co-Leaders Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer have responded to the Speaker’s ruling on racial debates, stating that it has missed the point altogether. “We are demanding for the racist rhetoric to stop. Yesterday’s ruling ... More >>
Te Pāti Māori Join Hīkoi To Manawatū District Council
Tuesday, 11 May 2021, 8:43 am | Te Pati Maori
Te Pāti Māori Co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer is joining the hīkoi to Manawatū District Council today, led by a Te Kōtui Reo, a collective of mana whenua iwi, hapū and marae. The hīkoi comes in response to the Council voting 6-4 against the ... More >>
Whakatōhea High Court Decision
Sunday, 9 May 2021, 1:14 pm | The Maori Party
“We applaud the Whakatōhea High Court case that has now set a precedent for Māori rights and interest in their foreshore and seabed. It’s an outstanding decision because the Court recognises all reclaimed lands with significant and boating traffic” ... More >>
Te Paati Maori Calling Out Government For Side-stepping Racism Question
Wednesday, 5 May 2021, 3:45 pm | Te Pati Maori
Te Paati Māori Co-Leader, Rawiri Waititi, today calls out the Government for side-stepping his question to the Prime Minister on racism. This morning a question was lodged to the Prime Minister that asked, “Does she agree that when her Minister of Maori ... More >>
Te Pāti Māori Will Support Motion To Declare Uyghur Genocide
Wednesday, 5 May 2021, 10:43 am | Te Pati Maori
Te Pāti Māori Co-leaders Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer have today announced they will support the ACT Party’s motion to declare that this House is gravely concerned about the possible severe human rights abuses taking place against Uyghurs ... More >>
Te Pāti Māori: Tribunal Findings Prove Need For Oranga Tamariki Overhaul
Friday, 30 April 2021, 1:32 pm | Te Pati Maori
Te Pāti Māori Co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer is renewing her call for a complete overhaul of Oranga Tamariki in response to the Waitangi Tribunal’s report, released today, which found that the disparity for Māori has resulted from “a failure by ... More >>
Te Pāti Māori Announce Support For Member’s Bill To Strengthen Takatāpui Rights
Friday, 30 April 2021, 10:55 am | Te Pati Maori
Te Pāti Māori is today announcing that its two MPs have formally endorsed Dr Elizabeth Kerekere’s Member’s Bill that would strengthen the rights of takatāpui in Aotearoa. The Human Rights (Prohibition of Discrimination on Grounds of Gender Identity or ... More >>
Statement - Maori Party Referral To SFO
Thursday, 29 April 2021, 9:04 am | The Maori Party
The Māori Party has seen the media reports that the Police have referred the late declaration of some donations to the Serious Fraud Office. However, we have received no official notification of this from the Police or any other agency. We acknowledge ... More >>
Te Pāti Māori Applauds Health Reform Announcement
Wednesday, 21 April 2021, 9:27 am | Te Pati Maori
Te Pāti Māori Co-Leaders Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer congratulate Minister Little and Minister Henare on what was a major transformational announcement for health reform in Aotearoa this morning. “This is a once in a life time opportunity ... More >>
Rawiri Waititi: “Rotorua Council Needs To Clean It’s Shit Up”, After Sewerage Catastrophe
Sunday, 11 April 2021, 2:41 pm | The Maori Party
This week MP for Waiariki, Rawiri Waititi was invited to attend a community hui at Hurungaterangi Marae in Ngapuna, Rotorua - where locals spoke of the physical and psychological suffering they are experiencing, caused by faulty sewerage plant ... More >>
Debbie Ngarewa-Packer Calls On Government To Introduce Targeted Māori Housing Package
Wednesday, 7 April 2021, 2:46 pm | The Maori Party
Te Pāti Māori Co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer is calling on the Government to introduce a targeted Māori housing package in response to figures which show that homeownership is becoming increasingly unattainable for Māori. “The housing crisis ... More >>
Māori Party: Waikeria Protestors To File Civil Rights Cases
Wednesday, 31 March 2021, 9:55 am | The Maori Party
“The 16 of Waikeria will tell their stories of the inhumane treatment to the High Court and the Waitangi Tribunal,” said Rawiri Waititi, Co-Leader of Te Paati Māori. This comes as the 16-prisoners involved in the Waikeria protest, have each filed ... More >>
Waititi Initiates Collaborative Approach To Whakatāne Mill Closure
Wednesday, 17 March 2021, 8:49 am | The Maori Party
MP for Waiariki and Te Paati Maori Co-leader, Rawiri Waititi has adopted a “Whanau Ora approach to addressing the Whakatāne Mill closure.” Upon hearing of the Mill’s impending closure, Waititi called upon all key stakeholders in the Whakatāne region ... More >>
Te Pāti Māori Is Calling For Royal Commission Of Inquiry Into Police Racial Profiling Of Māori
Thursday, 11 March 2021, 3:41 pm | Te Pati Maori
Te Pāti Māori are calling for a Royal Commission of Inquiry into Police racial profiling of Māori. This comes off the back of three significant findings in the last few days that shines a spotlight on the way Māori are treated when they come ... More >>
Debbie Ngarewa-Packer Announces Member’s Bill To Ban Seabed Mining In Aotearoa
Wednesday, 10 March 2021, 9:55 am | The Maori Party
Te Pāti Māori Co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer is today announcing that she has entered her first Member’s Bill, the Prohibition on Seabed Mining Legislation Amendment Bill, into the Member’s Ballot. “I’m proud to be introducing my first legislation ... More >>
Māori Party New National Executive
Saturday, 6 March 2021, 2:03 pm | The Maori Party
This morning the Māori Party confirmed their new National Executive including Che Wilson, Fallyn Flavell, John Tamihere and Kaiarahi Takirua: Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer. Wilson returns for a second term as President and the two new members ... More >>
Te Pāti Māori Celebrate Māori Wards Bill, Vow To Continue Fight For Māori Rights In Local Government
Thursday, 25 February 2021, 6:34 am | Te Pati Maori
Te Pāti Māori is celebrating the third reading of the Local Electoral (Māori Wards and Māori Constituencies) Amendment Bill and vowing to continue the fight for guaranteed tangata whenua representation in local government. “The passage ... More >>
