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Mourning Loss of Distinctive, Distinguished Leader
Tuesday, 19 September 2006, 4:43 pm | The Maori Party
“Words fail to express the heavy loss we feel in the passing of the Paramount chief of Ngati Whatua, Sir Hugh Kawharu” said Tariana Turia, Co-leader of the Maori Party. “Sir Hugh was such a distinguished statesman; his eloquence and the academic rigour ... More >>
Opening Exhibition of Te Huringa /Turning Points
Sunday, 17 September 2006, 2:05 pm | The Maori Party
Two young speakers at the Nga Manu Korero Speech Competitions, spoke to a statement attributed to President Nelson Mandela’s inaugural address in 1994. That statement was More >>
Communications Legislation Bill - Second Reading
Friday, 15 September 2006, 9:00 am | The Maori Party
Mr Speaker, we have before us another urgent Bill, another omnibus Bill; this one to amend the Tele-communications Act 2001 and the Radio Communications Act 1989. More >>
Hone Harawira's Dargaville News
Friday, 15 September 2006, 8:59 am | The Maori Party
I went to a choice hui in Dargaville on Friday. We had about 40-50 people turn up and I probably talked too much, but seeing as how I’d missed the last hui, it was a really good chance to give everyone a catch up on party business. More >>
Flavell: Te Arawa Lakes Settlement Bill
Thursday, 14 September 2006, 5:21 pm | The Maori Party
I greet the descendants of Ngati Ohomairangi. What is our purpose for this day? We of Te Arawa have come to this place to remedy a pain that is long lingered in the hearts and souls of our people; that is the ownership of our lakes. Welcome. More >>
Harawira: Government confused and confusing
Thursday, 14 September 2006, 9:16 am | The Maori Party
“On the one hand, the Crown is saying that the Crown stratum (by which it means airspace and water column) is Crown land under the Land Act 1948; and yet there is no evidence of that in that particular Act” said Hone Harawira today, following ... More >>
Child Support Amendment Bill (no 4); Third Reading
Thursday, 14 September 2006, 9:13 am | The Maori Party
Mr Speaker, as we consider the Child Support Amendment Bill on this day, I am mindful that today is also the 29th anniversary of the death of Steve Biko, a young Black African man, killed by the Apartheid regime of South Africa in 1976 for daring to ... More >>
Child Support Amendment Bill (no 4); Third Reading
Thursday, 14 September 2006, 9:13 am | The Maori Party
Mr Speaker, as we consider the Child Support Amendment Bill on this day, I am mindful that today is also the 29th anniversary of the death of Steve Biko, a young Black African man, killed by the Apartheid regime of South Africa in 1976 for daring to ... More >>
Nga Manu Korero "Exceptional Standard of Debate"
Thursday, 14 September 2006, 12:23 am | The Maori Party
Co-leader of the Maori Party, Tariana Turia, today spoke of the inspiration she gained in her role as adjudicator in Nga Whakataetae mo Nga Manu Korero, the National Speech contest taking place in Taranaki this week. More >>
Maori Party Raises the Flag of Self-determination
Wednesday, 13 September 2006, 5:14 pm | The Maori Party
Dr Pita Sharples, co-leader of the Maori Party, today used the opportunity of the Parliamentary General Debate to initiate some questions about the concept of self-determination, a concept which has gained international traction following the adoption by the UN ... More >>
Sharples: General Debate - 'Rangatiratanga'
Wednesday, 13 September 2006, 5:03 pm | The Maori Party
Dr Pita Sharples, Co-leader of the Maori Party General Debate: ‘Rangatiratanga’ 13 September 2006 Madam Speaker, from the Wharerata ranges, south of Gisborne to Cape Palliser in South Wairarapa; from Paritu in the North to Turakirae in the South; ... More >>
Government confused and confusing: Harawira
Wednesday, 13 September 2006, 3:57 pm | The Maori Party
“On the one hand, the Crown is saying that the Crown stratum (by which it means airspace and water column) is Crown land under the Land Act 1948; and yet there is no evidence of that in that particular Act” said Hone Harawira today, following ... More >>
Maori Party Warns Tangata Whenua
Wednesday, 13 September 2006, 2:02 pm | The Maori Party
Maori Party spokesperson for Treaty Settlements, Te Ururoa Flavell, has exposed Crown confiscation of Maori customary rights, hidden in a new legal invention; in his scrutiny of the Te Arawa Lakes Settlement Bill. More >>
Harawira: Child Support Amendment Bill
Wednesday, 13 September 2006, 9:36 am | The Maori Party
Mr Speaker, as we consider the Child Support Amendment Bill on this day, I am mindful that today is also the 29th anniversary of the death of Steve Biko, a young Black African man, killed by the Apartheid regime of South Africa in 1976 for daring to ... More >>
Labour Spins Another Yarn
Tuesday, 12 September 2006, 4:35 pm | The Maori Party
The Minister of Education, Steve Maharey, today confirmed that New Zealand students will not be able to respect and understand Te Tiriti o Waitangi as the basis of our modern democracy, given it is no longer a key feature of the school curriculum. More >>
Nothing Progressive about Ripping Off Workers
Tuesday, 12 September 2006, 1:24 pm | The Maori Party
It's been twenty days without a pay cheque for many of these workers," said Hone Harawira, Employment Spokesman for the Maori Party, speaking about the workers locked out by Progressive Enterprises, "and it's bound to be hurting them and their families ... More >>
Hone Harawira: Ae Marika!
Tuesday, 12 September 2006, 1:23 pm | The Maori Party
On Saturday night, I attended the ‘Taurahere o Ngapuhi ki Waitakere Kaumatua and Kuia Ball.’ Heaps of fun and big ups to the organisers for a lovely evening. More >>
The Sun has Set
Monday, 11 September 2006, 12:41 am | The Maori Party
The Maori Party today extends its sincere sympathies to the Tongan people, in the sad passing of His Majesty King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, the King of Tonga. “The loss of King Taufa’ahau Tupou IV will touch Tongan people living here in Aotearoa or ... More >>
Health System in a state of Ill-health
Friday, 8 September 2006, 1:05 pm | The Maori Party
Maori Party health spokesperson, Tariana Turia, has today spoken out about the decision by the Auckland region’s District Health Boards to award the contract for the provision of community laboratory services to Labtests Auckland. “The call from 100,000 New ... More >>
Hone Harawira: Employment Relations Amendment Bill
Friday, 8 September 2006, 10:12 am | The Maori Party
Mr Speaker, a couple of months back, on the International Day of Justice for Cleaners, I asked the Deputy Prime Minister, what level of wage and salary increase would he recommend for cleaners, including those who cleaned our offices here in Parliament? ... More >>
