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Flavell; Land Transport Amendment Act
Thursday, 16 February 2006, 4:48 pm | The Maori Party
Mr Speaker, the Maori Party commends the Minister on having the courage to identify the error of law-making; and the commitment demonstrated in following through to address that error. More >>
WINZ Flip-Flop Adds More Grief to Fire Survivors
Thursday, 16 February 2006, 4:26 pm | The Maori Party
The change of advice from WINZ staff in responding to Pacific Plastics Recyclers in Otaki has been criticized by local MP, Tariana Turia as ‘heartless’. More >>
'Back-door Deals' between Govt, Tamihere
Thursday, 16 February 2006, 3:14 pm | The Maori Party
Waiariki MP, Te Ururoa Flavell, today tabled a document in Parliament, from Te Runanga a Iwi o Ngati Tamatera, which outlined the “interference” of the Minister of Maori Affairs in providing: More >>
Harawira: Speech in Reply 2006
Wednesday, 15 February 2006, 5:08 pm | The Maori Party
Mr Speaker - the other day my wife said to me "when you go back to Wellington, ask Parekura how come he can spend $150 million dollars to build a prison in Ngawha, while our kura has to sell cakes to pay for their books ?" More >>
Government Fudges and Stalls over Foreshore
Wednesday, 15 February 2006, 3:06 pm | The Maori Party
Government takes fourteen months to write a letter The Maori Party today laid claims in Parliament that the Crown Law Office had taken over a year to respond to a complaint regarding the Foreshore and Seabed Act. More >>
'Time to review prison culture in New Zealand'
Wednesday, 15 February 2006, 10:25 am | The Maori Party
"The solution to our over-crowded prisons and our excessively high per-capita prison population lies within the community and not in bricks and mortar" said Dr Pita Sharples, Co-leader and Maori Party Spokesperson for Corrections and Maori Affairs. More >>
Turia: State of the Nation Address
Tuesday, 14 February 2006, 3:55 pm | The Maori Party
Last week the nation held its breath as a young man went missing, presumed drowned. The moment of his discovery was marveled at, right across the country, as we appreciated the deep faith and courage in his story. More >>
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 >>
