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Maori Party Has 'Had Enough' of Disruption

Thursday, 7 September 2006, 3:52 pm | The Maori Party

The Maori Party today issued a statement of protest at the deplorable state of behaviour recently exhibited between Labour and National parties. More >>

Tariana Turia - Human Rights Amendment Bill

Thursday, 7 September 2006, 11:41 am | The Maori Party

I want to say, I couldn’t help but agree with Judith Collins and Ron Mark in the issues that are associated with Nancy Wake. It makes this Bill (the Human Rights, Women in Armed Forces, Amendment Bill) look hypocritical in that here we are talking ... More >>

Te Ururoa Flavell - Speech

Thursday, 7 September 2006, 11:38 am | The Maori Party

This Bill cuts to the heart of many fundamental principles in our society. Right up there, is the rightof every child to be free from sexual exploitation and abuse. More >>

Te Ururoa Flavell - Speech

Thursday, 7 September 2006, 10:50 am | The Maori Party

Would we find that the intention to empower the Southland Agricultural and Pastoral Association Inc to sell its interests in the Invercargill Showgrounds, or any other land it may acquire, was really just another metaphor for land confiscation or alienation ... More >>

Hone Harawira Speech On Insolvency Bill

Thursday, 7 September 2006, 10:47 am | The Maori Party

Mr Speaker, last night, while we were discussing the Insolvency Bill, it seems we forgot some really important statistics, SO, being ever helpful, the Maori Party humbly brings the following information before the House to help us understand the ... More >>

Gen. Debate: Flavell 'Bridging Cultural Spheres'

Wednesday, 6 September 2006, 4:19 pm | The Maori Party

Over the last month, the nation has been engrossed in debates which at its very heart, demonstrate the significance of the relationship between tangata whenua and other New Zealanders. More >>

Te Ururoa Flavell: Standards and Conformance Bill

Wednesday, 6 September 2006, 11:57 am | The Maori Party

Te Ururoa Flavell; Member for Waiariki As this Bill has moved up the Order Paper, a release issued from the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, described the commitment of both Governments to the establishment of the Australia ... More >>

Hone Harawira: Insolvency Law Reform Bill

Wednesday, 6 September 2006, 12:00 am | The Maori Party

Mr Speaker, this Bill assumes we need change because the current insolvency law framework isn’t working properly, and that everyone is losing out, particularly with the growing number of businesses going under. And so Mr Speaker, as with every other ... More >>

Statement from Tariana Turia and Dr Pita Sharples

Tuesday, 5 September 2006, 1:28 pm | The Maori Party

“At last week’s caucus meeting, we had agreed that the Maori Party would not make any further comment on the Ingram Report” said Mrs Turia, co-leader of the Maori Party. “This was the position that we consistently advised the media last ... More >>

STUNNED! A column by Hone Harawira

Saturday, 2 September 2006, 3:47 pm | The Maori Party

September 1, 2006 Te Reo o Te Tai Tokerau A column by Hone Harawira Maori Party MP for Te Tai Tokerau STUNNED! Today the NZ Police begin a year-long trial of the taser gun in Auckland and Wellington - read that as South Auckland and Porirua. Northland ... More >>

Fisheries Announcement Greeted With "Big Grin"

Saturday, 2 September 2006, 3:02 pm | The Maori Party

The announcement that Te Ohu Kaimoana this week approved the allocation of a share of the Maori Fisheries Settlement to Te Rarawa, was greeted with a big grin from the Maori Party’s Tai Tokerau MP, Mr Hone Harawira. More >>

Maori Party Celebrates Iwi Saver Initiatives

Friday, 1 September 2006, 1:56 pm | The Maori Party

“It’s 1 September, spring is in the air, and iwi are doing some excellent work in creating opportunities for their people’s future,” said Hone Harawira, Finance Spokesman for the Maori Party. “At a time when Maori society is under scrutiny, ... More >>

Maori Party Celebrates Gamble-Free Day

Friday, 1 September 2006, 11:19 am | The Maori Party

The Maori Party today welcomed Gamble-free day as a day to signal a new start, an appropriate way in which to welcome the warmth of spring. “Our people always look to this time with great optimism” said Tariana Turia, Co-leader, Maori Party. “We ... More >>