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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 >>
Notice of Motion: Vote Audit; Vote Ombudsmen etc
Thursday, 6 April 2006, 9:32 am | The Maori Party
Notice of Motion: Vote Audit; Vote Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment; Vote Ombudsmen, Vote Offices of Parliament. More >>
Sharples: The People Will Decide
Wednesday, 5 April 2006, 4:36 pm | The Maori Party
"No amount of emotive bad-mouthing, or transparent media spin will influence Maori" said Dr Pita Sharples, Co-leader of the Maori Party, in response to the disappointing responses he received to questions in the House about the Report of the Special Rapporteur ... More >>
Turia: Report of the Special Rapporteur
Wednesday, 5 April 2006, 4:28 pm | The Maori Party
Mr Speaker, the Maori Party rises to discuss the Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people. More >>
Te Ururoa Flavell MoJ Financial Review Speech
Wednesday, 5 April 2006, 9:01 am | The Maori Party
Financial Review : Ministry of Justice Justice and Electoral: Te Ururoa Flavell Tuesday 4 April 2006 More >>
Party 'Astonished' at PM’s Dismissal of UN Report
Tuesday, 4 April 2006, 4:37 pm | The Maori Party
The Maori Party has expressed astonishment that the Prime Minister would today dismiss a report which she has had for three weeks, a report which provides overwhelming and consistent criticism of the Government’s performance in the state of human rights ... More >>
Ka Koi Rolls into Town
Tuesday, 4 April 2006, 9:51 am | The Maori Party
A ‘ka-koi’ (hikoi with cars) will be arriving at Parliament at 11am on Tuesday 4 April (today) to promote the message of political representation and democratic participation. More >>
Sharples: Auckland Maori Accountants Network
Monday, 3 April 2006, 9:47 am | The Maori Party
Just under fifty years ago in 1957 a young man, thought to be only the second Maori person to graduate with a Bachelor of Commerce, and perhaps the youngest public accountant in New Zealand at that time, was awarded a Rotary Fellowship to take him to the School ... More >>
