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Tariana Turia: "Disappointed but not surprised"
Monday, 13 February 2006, 8:58 am | The Maori Party
Local Member of Parliament for Te Tai Hauauru, Tariana Turia, today admitted she was ‘bitterly disappointed, but not surprised’ at the results of a referendum carried out by the Whanganui District Council. More >>
Pita Sharples Speech: Rally to Support Low Paid
Monday, 13 February 2006, 8:56 am | The Maori Party
In just the first six weeks of this year, there has been devastation, depression and redundancy in New Zealand homes right across the country. More >>
Council 'tramples on the mana of te reo'
Monday, 13 February 2006, 12:52 am | The Maori Party
On 1 August 1987, the Maori Language Act came into force, declaring Maori language to be an official language of New Zealand. On 11 February 2006, the Whanganui District Council announced results of a referendum, which the Maori Party says, tramples on ... More >>
Turia: What is Rongoa Practice?
Friday, 10 February 2006, 10:08 am | The Maori Party
E ngā mana, e ngā reo, Ngāti Raukawa, tēnā koutou katoa. More >>
Congrats To Wairarapa on Violence-Free Philosophy
Friday, 10 February 2006, 8:19 am | The Maori Party
“Every child, family and community deserves the right to be violence-free” said Tariana Turia, co-leader of the Maori Party. More >>
Maori Party Supports Striking Freezing Workers
Wednesday, 8 February 2006, 4:00 pm | The Maori Party
The Maori Party supports the strike by two hundred members of the Meatworkers Union who picketed Taylor Preston in Ngaraunga Gorge yesterday. More >>
Maori Party asks 'what's the joke?'
Wednesday, 8 February 2006, 9:14 am | The Maori Party
The Maori Party is disgusted at the decision of some media outlets to print cartoons which depict the prophet of Islam. "Where is the joke in poking fun at a group of religious followers"? asked Tariana Turia, co-leader of the Maori Party. More >>
Who Switched off the Power?
Tuesday, 7 February 2006, 4:09 pm | The Maori Party
“From the days of Maui we have celebrated the entrepreneurial spirit of tangata whenua” suggests Te Ururoa Flavell. More >>
Sharples: Reflections on Waitangi Day
Tuesday, 7 February 2006, 12:41 am | The Maori Party
"The speculation that the Maori Party is the reason that peace prevailed at Waitangi this year is flattering, but it doesn't paint the whole picture" said Dr Pita Sharples. More >>
Govt Refusal to Hold Hui on Marae Angers Veterans
Friday, 3 February 2006, 11:50 am | The Maori Party
The Maori Party has been approached by Viet Nam veterans throughout the country who are outraged by an indication that the Joint Working Group on the Concerns of Viet Nam Veterans has refused to meet on the marae. More >>
Tariana Turia on Coretta Scott King 's Death
Thursday, 2 February 2006, 11:31 am | The Maori Party
"The Civil Rights Movement has lost a leader, and people of colour throughout the world will mourn the loss of a person who has been a beacon of hope to us all" said Tariana Turia, Maori Party Co-leader, upon hearing the news of the death of Coretta ... More >>
Waitangi Day Rocks
Thursday, 2 February 2006, 9:36 am | The Maori Party
Hone Harawira, Maori Party MP for Tai Tokerau "I agree with Dr Moon that very few people have a good understanding of the significance and purpose of Te Tiriti o Waitangi" said Hone Harawira More >>
Who will Pay for Downstream Costs of Clumsy Counci
Wednesday, 1 February 2006, 8:44 am | The Maori Party
Waiariki Member of Parliament, and Maori Party Spokesperson for the Environment, Te Ururoa Flavell, today condemned the clumsy actions of the Bay of Plenty Regional Council in granting consent for water discharge, without prior analysis or evidence ... More >>
Turia quells heightened media speculations
Wednesday, 25 January 2006, 3:45 pm | The Maori Party
To quell the heightened speculations and media frenzy about the Maori Party presence at Ratana celebrations, the parliamentary office has released a statement which revealed the scheduling changes in the lead-up to yesterday’s powhiri were requested by Ratana ... More >>
Hone Harawira, MP for Te Tai Tokerau
Monday, 23 January 2006, 9:16 am | The Maori Party
“Waka Ama is the buzz sport for Maori,” said Hone Harawira, Member of Parliament for Tai Tokerau, “ and the Maori Party congratulates Ngä Kaihoe o Aotearoa for running another successful National Sprint Championships at Lake Karapiro this week". More >>
Maori Party Commends Kumara Initiative
Friday, 20 January 2006, 3:07 pm | The Maori Party
The Maori Party today congratulated Te Pu Hao Rangi Trust, guardians of the early kumara, for their joint venture with Tahuri Whenua Inc, the National Maori Vegetable Growers Collective, to explore the economic potential of the early kumara. More >>
Toa Fraser Congratulated for Sundance Nomination
Thursday, 19 January 2006, 4:23 pm | The Maori Party
“Aotearoa is taking the world by storm - and the world loves it” said Tariana Turia today, at the announcement that Toa Fraser’s first feature film, No. 2 has been selected in the Sundance World Dramatic competition which will take place in Utah from 19-29 ... More >>
"Nice try ...but" - Sharples on Corrections Policy
Wednesday, 18 January 2006, 4:28 pm | The Maori Party
Dr Sharples Speaks out about renewed attack on Maori Culture by Department of Corrections Dr Sharples, Co-leader of the Maori Party, Corrections spokesperson; and spokesperson for Arts, Culture and Heritage More >>
Maori Party Delighted at Strong Response
Wednesday, 18 January 2006, 3:18 pm | The Maori Party
"It is another indication of our determination to take control of our own destiny" stated Te Ururoa Flavell today in response to the collective voice of over 1000 people who have signed a petitition responding to New Zealand's approach to the UN Draft ... More >>
Close Waihopai
Wednesday, 18 January 2006, 10:00 am | The Maori Party
"As long as we have Waihopai, we are targets for terrorism and nuclear attacks," said Hone Harawira, MP for Tai Tokerau and Maori Party Spokesman on Disarmament, "and guess what - we're not even allowed to know what goes on in there." More >>
