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Sharples: Protected Objects Third Reading Speech
Thursday, 3 August 2006, 8:59 am | The Maori Party
My office here in Parliament is a bit like a museum. For the space I have created here in Parliament is one in which I am surrounded by nga taonga tüturu, objects which speak to me of my tribal history, who tell me who I am. More >>
Meat Board Amendment Bill (Second Reading)
Thursday, 3 August 2006, 8:57 am | The Maori Party
Last night I got told off in the House because apparently my speech contained matters not relevant to the Bill I was addressing. I didn't agree....but then I'm not the boss so I don't get the final say. More >>
Hone Harawira - Viva Cuba!!
Thursday, 3 August 2006, 8:52 am | The Maori Party
Viva Cuba!! Hone Harawira; Disarmament and Arms Control spokesperson, Maori Party Wednesday 2 August 2006 The Maori Party noted the temporary handover of power in Cuba following Fidel Castro's emergency hospitalisation, and expressed concern for ... More >>
Council Action is 'ethnic targetting'
Thursday, 3 August 2006, 12:18 am | The Maori Party
Local MP for Rotorua, fears that the latest actions by Rotorua District Council to ban repeat offenders from its central business district will result in 'ethnic targetting'. In the United States, and throughout Europe, there has been a movement to challenge ... More >>
Truth and Reconciliation: Moving Forward as Nation
Wednesday, 2 August 2006, 4:39 pm | The Maori Party
The establishment of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa, was one of the turning points in the history of the world. A turning point, which sought to move a nation forward from the atrocities of the past, to achieve a future, based ... More >>
Government Deletes Gender Along with Treaty
Wednesday, 2 August 2006, 4:38 pm | The Maori Party
The Maori Party today continued its questions of the Government, about another set of deletions, this time pertaining to women. More >>
Dr Pita Sharples: Appropriation Estimates Bill
Wednesday, 2 August 2006, 9:46 am | The Maori Party
Last Tuesday, in response to a question from Te Ururoa Flavell about the policy of neglect which was revealed in the Living Standards Report, the Minister for Social Development and Employment admitted to an astonishing fact. Mr Benson-Pope announced ... More >>
Harawira: Customs and Excise Amendment Bill
Tuesday, 1 August 2006, 4:48 pm | The Maori Party
In Maori Language week, the sources behind the Maori names that have been created to describe the various government departments were a particular interest for me. More >>
Treaty is Already Deleted from Education
Tuesday, 1 August 2006, 4:10 pm | The Maori Party
“It is an utter outrage that the new draft curriculum for schools has obliterated the Treaty of Waitangi from the education of New Zealanders” stated Te Ururoa Flavell, Education Spokesperson for the Maori Party. More >>
He hë ano, te hë me whakatika te hë: Hone Harawira
Tuesday, 1 August 2006, 2:30 pm | The Maori Party
Tuesday 1 August 2006 There has been considerable response to comments I made in the House last week regarding Israel’s over-the-top reaction to the attacks from Hizbollah. More >>
Flavell: MMP and the future for Maori
Monday, 31 July 2006, 10:08 am | The Maori Party
I am really pleased to be at such an important conference, being able to contribute to key developments in Maori law, including an analysis of the MMP environment and its implications on Maori. It is timely to be meeting here today, after the week ... More >>
Turia - 'Good health starts at the breast'
Monday, 31 July 2006, 10:02 am | The Maori Party
Almost a century ago, Dr Maui Pomare, published a booklet, "Ngä Kohungahunga Me Ngä Kai Ma Ratou" which included the following incitation: More >>
Turia "Stunned" By Herceptin Decision
Saturday, 29 July 2006, 5:27 pm | The Maori Party
Tariana Turia admits she is stunned by the decision by PHARMAC and DHBNZ not to fund the drug Herceptin for women with early breast cancer. More >>
Whanau determining our own solutions
Saturday, 29 July 2006, 5:25 pm | The Maori Party
“On a day when the ‘Taskforce for Action on Violence’ is released, it is outrageous to learn that there is no funding to support the local level interventions which are so desperately needed by our families" said Tariana Turia, Co-leader for ... More >>
Flavell: Ngati Mutunga
Thursday, 27 July 2006, 4:36 pm | The Maori Party
Ngati Mutunga, koutou i haramai i te hauäuru, koutou i haramai i raro o te tihi o te maunga Taranaki, tena koutou. Haere mai e te raukura i titiia ki nga hau o Taranaki. Haere mai Tokomaru. Haere mai e te hunga i rongo nei i te raupatu me te muru o te ... More >>
Time for the Govt to wake up to economic violence
Thursday, 27 July 2006, 2:26 pm | The Maori Party
The release of another report on child mal-treatment showing the explicit link to poverty is fast approaching a national emergency says Tariana Turia in response to the release of 'Children at increased risk of death from maltreatment and strategies ... More >>
Watch as Maori Treaty Rights get taken away
Thursday, 27 July 2006, 10:38 am | The Maori Party
'Despite the spin Labour will do the dirty' says the Maori Party following Parliament’s debate last night, of the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Deletion Bill sponsored by New Zealand First and supported by Labour as part of its confidence and supply ... More >>
Flavell: Principles of the Treaty Deletion Bill
Thursday, 27 July 2006, 10:36 am | The Maori Party
Te Puni Kokiri's recent guide to the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi begins with the following words: He Rangi tä Matawhaiti, he rangi ta Matawhanui. The person with a narrow vision sees a narrow horizon. The person with a wide vision sees a ... More >>
Te Ururoa Flavell - Gisborne (Alfred Cox Park)
Thursday, 27 July 2006, 8:51 am | The Maori Party
Anei ke pea te whakamarama o tenei korero. He taonga ka ngaro i te hau; kia kitea mai, katahi ka puta ko te harikoa. Ki te ata tirohia nga whakapapa me nga korero o nehe o Turanganui a kiwa katahi ka marama tatou ki te tikanga o te manutukutuku ... More >>
Maori Party Speaks out about Burnt Chop Syndrome
Wednesday, 26 July 2006, 4:56 pm | The Maori Party
"Meat workers in the Progressive Company have had enough of the 'Burnt Chop' syndrome" said Hone Harawira today, speaking out in support of the five day strike taking place at the Southmore meat processing plant in Christchurch. More >>
