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Verdict in Pou case 'ludicrous'
Thursday, 4 May 2006, 10:48 am | The Maori Party
"Justice Graham Lang's verdict in the Janice Pou case is ludicrous," said Hone Harawira, the Maori Party MP pushing for a total tobacco ban in New Zealand. More >>
Harawira: Changing the Nature of Leadership
Thursday, 4 May 2006, 10:21 am | The Maori Party
The theme of the chief being seen by his work in promoting the interests of his people, is as true today as it was nearly two hundred years ago. More >>
Houses let for Holiday Homes while Family Waits
Wednesday, 3 May 2006, 9:28 am | The Maori Party
The Maori Party today raised questions about the poor performance of the Labour-led Government in responding to the sub-standard housing and over-crowding crisis. More >>
Hone Harawira - Paid Parental Leave Expansion
Wednesday, 3 May 2006, 9:27 am | The Maori Party
Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Paid Parental Leave for Self-Employed Persons) Amendment Bill 2005 Hone Harawira; Member of Parliament for Te Tai Tokerau Tuesday 2 May 2006 Mr Speaker, Te Ururoa Flavell gave our support to this Bill at the First ... More >>
Turia - Coroners Bill: Second Reading
Wednesday, 3 May 2006, 12:57 am | The Maori Party
Last Sunday marked six years since the tragic, unnecessary and preventable death of Steven Wallace. He was shot and killed by a police officer in Waitara on 30 April 2000. It also marked the point, one year ago, when Chief High Court Judge, Justice ... More >>
Speech on Parental Leave Bill
Tuesday, 2 May 2006, 5:13 pm | The Maori Party
Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Paid Parental Leave for Self-Employed Persons) Amendment Bill 2005 More >>
‘HNZC Houses let while Family of 14 Waiting
Tuesday, 2 May 2006, 4:48 pm | The Maori Party
The Maori Party today raised questions about the poor performance of the Labour-led Government in responding to the sub-standard housing and over-crowding crisis. More >>
Sharples: Boys in Education Conference
Friday, 21 April 2006, 10:11 am | The Maori Party
As a linguist by training, I found myself coming to this conference questioning the concept of ‘challenging boys’? Was it intended that this conference set up strategies to challenge boys, to fix them up, to solve the problem of boys? More >>
Urgent need to address racism in asthma care
Thursday, 20 April 2006, 9:19 am | The Maori Party
A new report released by the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation, revealing that Maori and Pasifika children with asthma appear to be further disadvantaged when it comes to acceptable asthma care, should be seen as a national disgrace, says Tariana Turia, ... More >>
Race Relations Commissioner Must Go - Sharples
Thursday, 13 April 2006, 9:36 am | The Maori Party
“The role of the Race Relations Commissioner was established to provide leadership on matters of race relations” said Dr Pita Sharples. “The current Commissioner has failed, abysmally, to take up this role in relation to engagement with tangata whenua”. More >>
Maori Party Offers Support for Embattled Maori MPs
Tuesday, 11 April 2006, 5:06 pm | The Maori Party
Amidst media speculation that the Labour Maori Caucus is worried over being seen as 'old hat'; and is developing strategies to "combat impressions of sluggishness", the Maori Party has admitted they have tried to offer support to their Maori colleagues ... More >>
Claims of Ambulance Crisis worries Turia
Tuesday, 11 April 2006, 4:18 pm | The Maori Party
Claims that "there would not be an ambulance service in the country that is meeting the sector standards" give rise to huge concern says Tariana Turia, Maori Party spokesperson for health. More >>
Tobacco Companies – It’s Time To Go
Tuesday, 11 April 2006, 1:00 pm | The Maori Party
Those who know me already, know that I hate smoking with a passion. At my kura we built a little seat outside the fence for the smokers. When they said “What happens if it rains?”, I said “Go out one at a time and crawl under the seat”. More >>
“Will Government listen this time” says Turia
Monday, 10 April 2006, 5:36 pm | The Maori Party
“Will Government listen this time” says Tariana Turia "or will they drown in their own rhetoric?" More >>
Cross-party Commission on Peak Oil - Invitation
Monday, 10 April 2006, 5:32 pm | The Maori Party
“Today’s petrol price increase to commercial users is another ‘wake-up call’ to Parliament that it is time to start seriously responding to the vulnerability of the world’s oil supply” stated Dr Pita Sharples, Co-leader of the Maori Party. More >>
Race Relations Commissioner Fails to Deliver
Friday, 7 April 2006, 4:42 pm | The Maori Party
“This week, the Commissioner has shown his political colours and made comments which severely impact on his ability to achieve ‘harmonious relations’ with Maori”, says Tariana Turia, Co-leader, Maori Party. More >>
Turia - Maori Health Symposium
Friday, 7 April 2006, 11:34 am | The Maori Party
Mauri Ora: Maori Health Symposium Tariana Turia, Co-leader, Maori Party Day long seminar held in the Legislative Chamber of Parliament, More >>
Turia: Mana Wahine Launch
Friday, 7 April 2006, 10:01 am | The Maori Party
I was told a story this week about a woman sitting with a group of Aboriginal men from the Ngarinyin people, around a table in Western Australia. A young boy of about seven climbed up to the table and took an orange. Immediately the men chastised the ... More >>
Sharples: New Zealand Sign Language Bill
Friday, 7 April 2006, 9:59 am | The Maori Party
From the mind comes the stimulation of the memory, the memory stimulates the thought, from thoughts come words, from the words we construct customs. More >>
Local Government Law Reform Bill
Thursday, 6 April 2006, 10:11 am | The Maori Party
Mr Speaker, as Member for Waiariki, one would think I would be very proud to think that the centres of Maketu and Kawerau yesterday hit the world news-stands. More >>
