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Sharples: He Iwi Kotahi Tatou - We Are One
Thursday, 17 August 2006, 1:55 pm | The Maori Party
On the 6th of February 1840, Te Tiriti o Waitangi was signed between representatives of Queen Victoria and Maori chiefs of Aotearoa, New Zealand. The Treaty was to allow for the establishment of a Westminister Government in New Zealand in return for the ... More >>
Sharples: Lincoln Efford Memorial Lecture
Thursday, 17 August 2006, 10:01 am | The Maori Party
The Lincoln Efford Memorial Lecture: ‘Peace and Justice’; WEA; Christchurch ‘The Leadership of A Butterfly’ Dr Pita R Sharples; Co-leader of the Maori Party Wednesday 16 August 2006; 7.30pm More >>
He Aitua: Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu
Wednesday, 16 August 2006, 9:41 am | The Maori Party
The passing of the 'heart of the Maori people' was honoured tonight, in the tributes of the Maori Party. More >>
Sharples: 'Handle With Care' Launch
Wednesday, 16 August 2006, 9:26 am | The Maori Party
I was thinking how to relate to the concept of ‘Handle with Care’ - and the phrase that comes to mind, is manaakitia. Manaakitia - to care for - is to make every effort to remove opportunities for violence to occur. More >>
Hone Harawira: Going smokefree
Tuesday, 15 August 2006, 4:49 pm | The Maori Party
It all goes in circles...last week I wrote about my spending a bit of time with my Anglican and Ratana whanaunga. Well, the Pope must have heard about it, 'cause last Saturday I found myself hangin' out with the Catholics down in Christchurch of all ... More >>
Release: Beware the Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
Tuesday, 15 August 2006, 4:25 pm | The Maori Party
The Maori Party today welcomed the announcement of new initiatives to make "desperately-needed changes" in prison reform. More >>
Tokoroa turns Kaka Street into Käka Street
Tuesday, 15 August 2006, 12:40 am | The Maori Party
"I am so proud of the stand that the Raukawa Trust Board has taken in partnership with the South Waikato District Council, to demonstrate Tokoroa is a town which values te reo Maori". More >>
No Mixed Messages on Smoking
Monday, 14 August 2006, 4:39 pm | The Maori Party
“Kaumatua have a very important role to play in the smokefree marae campaign, because our people listen to them when they speak” says Hone Harawira, of reports that he was suggesting kaumatua “enforce” smoking bans on marae throughout the country. More >>
Moko Masks Withdrawn - Sharples Praises Media
Monday, 14 August 2006, 2:23 pm | The Maori Party
Dr Pita Sharples, Co-leader of the Maori Party, was today delighted at the news of the withdrawal of the Maori Face Tattoo kit which had been promoted on the American halloweentown store website. More >>
Presentation of award to Henare Kingi
Sunday, 13 August 2006, 3:20 pm | The Maori Party
Presentation of award to Henare Kingi by Creative NZ for services to the Maori community, Hone Harawira, Maori Party MP Saturday August 12 2006. More >>
Harawira: Presentation of the Auahi Kore award
Saturday, 12 August 2006, 1:31 pm | The Maori Party
Folks - it's a real buzz coming here this morning, because normally when I go onto a marae, it's the haze of cigarette smoke that I see, rather than the smoke of the kitchen fires. Last year when we were on the campaign trail, we went to quite a few ... More >>
Turia: To be Maori - a truly revolutionary action
Friday, 11 August 2006, 4:21 pm | The Maori Party
The Maori Party, as you will all know, is a great follower of fashion. And so as the news came to hand, on World Indigenous People’s Day, of the latest designer gene for Maori, I looked hard in the mirror to see was I, Tariana Turia, the person ... More >>
Harawira calls for kaumatua to rid marae of smoke
Friday, 11 August 2006, 1:03 pm | The Maori Party
Hone Harawira will call for kaumatua to exercise their authority so as to make their marae smoke free when he speaks in Christchurch tomorrow. “The people of Te Rangimarie Centre are warriors for the auahi kore cause. They certainly have that warrior gene ... More >>
Trick or Treat? Cultural Appropriation of Moko
Friday, 11 August 2006, 12:44 am | The Maori Party
Maori Party MP for Waiariki, Te Ururoa Flavell, has spoken out this week against the cultural appropriation of the moko, being brandished on an American Halloween website. More >>
Buy Kiwi Made is not the same as buy China Made
Friday, 11 August 2006, 12:19 am | The Maori Party
Revelations today that the Government has pressured the Greens into including goods that are “not necessarily made in New Zealand” makes an absolute mockery of the Kiwi Made campaign said Tariana Turia today. More >>
Thousands of Children Missing From School
Thursday, 10 August 2006, 5:09 pm | The Maori Party
The Government's admission today, that there is a high number of inaccurate notifications of students not enrolled at a school reflects system failure at its very worst, said Te Ururoa Flavell, Education Spokesperson for the Maori Party. More >>
Alternative Education a dumping ground
Thursday, 10 August 2006, 3:42 pm | The Maori Party
Maori Party education spokesperson, Te Ururoa Flavell, today spoke of his frustration with the way in which the state is treating alternative education. More >>
March for Paediatric Services Huge Success
Thursday, 10 August 2006, 3:17 pm | The Maori Party
The amazing drive and commitment of the Whanganui community has been praised today by local MP for Te Tai Hauauru, Tariana Turia. “I was really moved to see that even at our lowest point, when the lives of children and mothers are at risk, when ... More >>
Prison Blowout Reflects a Culture of Lock Up
Wednesday, 9 August 2006, 5:26 pm | The Maori Party
The Maori Party today condemned the 'build more prisons, build 'em fast, and lock people up' mentality, as reflected in the report of the State Services Commissioner into the Cost Escalation in the regional prisons. More >>
Flavell: World Indigenous People's Day
Wednesday, 9 August 2006, 4:05 pm | The Maori Party
MP for Waiariki, Te Ururoa Flavell, is celebrating International Day of the World's Indigenous People (observed on 9 August every year) by a call to revitalise the unique cultural identity and practices of tangata whenua, as part of our every day life. ... More >>
