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Turia: Reserve Bank of NZ Amendment Bill

Thursday, 20 July 2006, 9:13 am | The Maori Party

Reserve Bank of New Zealand Amendment Bill: First Reading Tariana Turia, Co-leader, Maori Party Wednesday 19 July 2006 More >>

Dr Pita Sharples - Business Law Reform Bill

Thursday, 20 July 2006, 8:56 am | The Maori Party

It’s a long trip from Taupo to Dubai. But for Tuwharetoa fashion designer, Peter Loughlin, it’s a trip he makes regularly, in his determination to connect with home. Peter was honoured as an Outstanding Maori Business Leader for 2005 by The ... More >>

Turia - "A great nation is a compassionate nation"

Wednesday, 19 July 2006, 4:27 pm | The Maori Party

In the Nobel Peace Prize Lecture of 1964, the late Dr Martin Luther King challenged America to consider that a great nation is a compassionate nation. He said: More >>

"New boy learns the Labour Lines" - Tariana Turia

Wednesday, 19 July 2006, 4:15 pm | The Maori Party

"I was disappointed to learn that Charles Chauvel, new MP in the House, has studied his homework, and regurgitated the tired old Labour lines" said Tariana Turia today, upon hearing that Mr Chauvel had promoted the need for the Maori Party to 'cuddle ... More >>

Turia: Urgent Debate on Phillip Taito Field Report

Tuesday, 18 July 2006, 4:23 pm | The Maori Party

The Maori Party stands today, delighted, that Phillip Taito Field is cleared through the inquiry into conflict of interest allegations against him. The Hon Taito Phillip Field brings to this House a history, a distinctive character, which can only enhance ... More >>

Karen Sewell Congratulated on Appointment

Tuesday, 18 July 2006, 4:03 pm | The Maori Party

The Maori Party is delighted to congratulate Karen Sewell for her appointment as Chief Executive and Secretary for Education, Ministry of Education. “Karen and I attended Whanganui Girls College together, many years ago” said Tariana Turia, ... More >>

Tuwharetoa chief's International Appointment

Tuesday, 18 July 2006, 10:06 am | The Maori Party

"We are extremely proud to learn that Tuwharetoa paramount chief, Ariki Tumu te Heuheu, has been appointed chairperson of the United Nations' World Heritage Committee" said Tariana Turia, Co-leader of the Maori Party. More >>

Beehive Chat: 'The Denial of Humanity'

Monday, 17 July 2006, 9:08 am | The Maori Party

The press release from the Government was glowing. "The Living Standards 2004 Report shows that three in four New Zealanders report having a fairly comfortable to very good living standard". More >>

Living Standards 2004 grim reading: Turia

Tuesday, 11 July 2006, 3:38 pm | The Maori Party

Today’s release of the Living Standards 2004 report makes for grim reading said the Maori Party today. “This report confirms what Maori families have been telling us” said Tariana Turia today. More >>

Harawira: Te Wananga o Aotearoa Manukau Graduation

Monday, 10 July 2006, 10:37 am | The Maori Party

A couple of months ago I read an article in the Te Awamutu Courier about James Davidson who had graduated with a Certificate in Small Business Management and his wife Jeanne who had graduated with a Certificate in Advanced Māori. There was a picture of them ... More >>

Address to Te Koru Puawai o Aotearoa National Hui

Saturday, 8 July 2006, 1:33 pm | The Maori Party

I bring the best wishes of the leadership of the Maori Party to the New Zealand School Trustees Association and its President Chris Haines, and most especially to Te Koru Puawai o Aotearoa, your chairperson Richard Orzecki, and the membership gathered ... More >>

Maori Party buoyed by Maori Option results

Tuesday, 4 July 2006, 1:42 pm | The Maori Party

"As we have learnt very quickly in the Whare Miere - it's all in the numbers. We believe just 4000 enrolments are needed to gain another seat" said Dr Pita Sharples, Co-leader of the Maori Party. More >>

Flavell - Maori Teachers' Conference 2006

Tuesday, 4 July 2006, 10:53 am | The Maori Party

Te Ururoa Flavell; Education Spokesperson for the Maori Party Devon Hotel, New Plymouth, Taranaki Monday 3 July 2006 More >>

Tariana Turia - Te Kahui Whetu 2006; NZEI Hui

Monday, 3 July 2006, 8:33 am | The Maori Party

Te Kahui Whetu 2006; NZEI Annual Hui Hato Paora College; Feilding, Sunday 2 July; 6.30pm Tariana Turia; Co-leader, Maori Party More >>

Maori Party Commends Courage of UN

Sunday, 2 July 2006, 1:23 pm | The Maori Party

The Maori Party today was rapt to learn the Human Rights Council of the United Nations adopted United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples  after a mammoth twenty-one years of international debate. More >>

Flavell: Housing (Information Matching) Bill

Friday, 30 June 2006, 9:34 am | The Maori Party

I don't know if you will remember Mr Speaker, but when I was a young boy, I was hooked into a cult series in which an evil organisation, KAOS, attempts to take over the world. The forces of good represented in the organisation, CONTROL, would constantly ... More >>

Flavell: Telecommunications Amendment Bill

Thursday, 29 June 2006, 5:11 pm | The Maori Party

The art of whai korero is a skill which is frequently commented upon in Te Ao Maori. In reflecting on our finest orators, we will often speak of those who have expertise in connecting the people along lines of whakapapa. More >>

Flavell: Validation Bill

Thursday, 29 June 2006, 3:40 pm | The Maori Party

Member of Parliament for Waiariki 28 June 2006 [delivered at 4.14pm] In the Maori Party's first opportunity to speak on this Bill, at its second reading, we opposed it. Our reason for doing so - was in line with our reason for opposing any Bill - ... More >>

Flavell: Human Rights (One Law for All) Bill

Thursday, 29 June 2006, 10:57 am | The Maori Party

Tena koe Rodney Hide i whakaaro nei i tenei kaupapa ki mua i te aroaro o te Whare Paremata. I acknowledge Mr Hide for placing this Bill before the House. I am not one who, as a rule of thumb, turns to the Church to seek some sort of view about ... More >>

Te Ururoa Flavell MP:Speech

Thursday, 29 June 2006, 10:45 am | The Maori Party

Over half a century ago, there was a bilingual quarterly publication entitled Te Ao Hou, which had as its purpose the provision of “'interesting and informative reading for Maori homes ….. like a marae on paper, where all questions of interest to the ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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