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Legal Services Amendment Bill (third reading)
Friday, 31 March 2006, 8:49 am | The Maori Party
There is an expression in te Ao Maori: 'Me he maonga äwhä' which describes a lull in a storm, like a sudden pause in a furious debate. More >>
Sharples: Young Offenders Serious Crimes Bill
Thursday, 30 March 2006, 9:49 am | The Maori Party
Mr Speaker - after an hour of family conferencing, I stood before this hardened offender - with a rap sheet as long as your arm. He was angry, violent and unrepentant, and I said "don't you care about what you've done!". More >>
Te Ururoa Flavell: Climate Protection
Thursday, 30 March 2006, 9:46 am | The Maori Party
Mr Speaker. References to our physical world are made in speeches on our marae throughout the country everyday. We say for example, More >>
Labour in a Whirl over Media Spin of Maori Members
Wednesday, 29 March 2006, 12:11 am | The Maori Party
In a day in which the House will be considering the long-term effects of greenhouse gases, the Labour Maori Caucus has been caught in the Maori Party winds of change. More >>
Sharples: Crimes of Torture Amendment Bill
Tuesday, 28 March 2006, 6:12 pm | The Maori Party
Tangata whenua have always valued the right to life, to liberty and to security of people, as articulated in Article Three of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. More >>
Flavell: Notice of Motion
Tuesday, 28 March 2006, 3:58 pm | The Maori Party
I stand today to raise the concept of suspending Standing Order 261 to hasten through a huge raft of legislation which is being encompassed within the Local Government Law Reform Bill. More >>
Turia: Taiwanese in NZ Association
Monday, 27 March 2006, 10:10 am | The Maori Party
It is my honour to acknowledge, Eugene Chiang, the President, and the members of the organisation we are here to celebrate. More >>
Turia: Speech to ACT National Conference
Monday, 27 March 2006, 10:08 am | The Maori Party
Tena koe. Tena koutou e whakarauika nei i roto i te rohe potae o Te Ati Awa. Nga mihi hoki ki a Te Ati Awa kei a koutou te mana whenua, na reira tena rawa atu koutou. More >>
Te Ururoa Flavell – Tariff Amendment Bill
Friday, 24 March 2006, 9:05 am | The Maori Party
I rise to make a few points based on process, contents and themes. Forty-three minutes. That's all it takes to sign away a managed approach to economic development in New Zealand's first multi-party agreement with the Asia-Pacific region. More >>
Flavell: Tariff Amendment Bill
Thursday, 23 March 2006, 5:10 pm | The Maori Party
Forty-three minutes. That’s all it takes to sign away a managed approach to economic development in New Zealand’s first multi-party agreement with the Asia-Pacific region. More >>
Barker Barks Up Wrong Tree-Ty
Thursday, 23 March 2006, 4:40 pm | The Maori Party
In the House today Minister of Veterans' Affairs, Rick Barker, displayed his ‘incredibly lamentable’ knowledge of the articles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi said co-leader of the Maori Party, Tariana Turia. More >>
Flavell: Intelligence and Security Committee
Thursday, 23 March 2006, 11:05 am | The Maori Party
The Maori Party is pleased to stand today in respect of the Notices of Motion that refer to our Intelligence and Security Committee. More >>
Harawira: Taxation Bill 2005
Thursday, 23 March 2006, 9:34 am | The Maori Party
You know Mr Speaker, whenever I talk about TAX to my people, their eyes start to glaze over, the shutters come crashing down, and before you can say Payment Alignment Dates, they're all asleep. More >>
General Debate : Dr Pita Sharples
Wednesday, 22 March 2006, 4:38 pm | The Maori Party
These are the concepts of nationhood, of passion, of strength that create a distinctive international presence for New Zealand. Yet when first peformed at Carisbrook last August, the new haka of the All Blacks was greeted with insults and attacks from ... More >>
Sharples: Tariff Amendment Bill
Wednesday, 22 March 2006, 4:27 pm | The Maori Party
When the Maori Party addressed this House at the first reading of this Bill, we raised the notion that the Treaty statement in the National Interest Analysis could have been an excellent opportunity to see this Bill as a test case for really understanding ... More >>
Sharples: 8th Annual Public Law Forum
Tuesday, 21 March 2006, 1:27 pm | The Maori Party
In New Zealand in 1975, there was a Recreation and Sports ‘Come Alive’ campaign, which was lauded as one of the most far-reaching publicity ventures ever undertaken by the Government. A newspaper report from that time described it as: More >>
"Prison for twelve year olds?: Absolutely not"
Friday, 17 March 2006, 2:12 pm | The Maori Party
Ron Mark and his supporters have got it wrong yet again, according to Dr Pita Sharples, Co-leader of the Maori Party. More >>
Harawira: Land Transport Amendment Bill 2006
Friday, 17 March 2006, 9:22 am | The Maori Party
Mr Speaker, this past week, we have dealt with the issue of justice in various Bills that have come before us - legal services; access to justice in the Supreme Court; and justice for workers on probation. More >>
Harawira: Taxation Bill
Thursday, 16 March 2006, 4:44 pm | The Maori Party
Madam Speaker, I’m actually on the Finance and Expenditure Committee but still I come to this Bill today, with a number of questions. Not about the best date for the subsidy for payroll agents; or whether the first of April is a good day for the ... More >>
Maori Party Supports TPK monitoring
Thursday, 16 March 2006, 2:57 pm | The Maori Party
A statement this morning, suggesting that TPK Chief Executive Leith Comer is shying away from his monitoring responsibilities should be a serious 'wake-up' call for the Minister of Maori Affairs, says the Maori Party. More >>
