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Plain packaging another step closer
Friday, 19 February 2016, 3:15 pm | The Maori Party
The Māori Party is thrilled plain tobacco packaging is another step closer to becoming law, now the Government has signalled plans to progress the Bill in Parliament. More >>
Supporting Māori Housing Providers
Thursday, 18 February 2016, 9:13 pm | The Maori Party
Māori Party Co-leader Marama Fox says, “The Māori Party supports the housing aspirations of whānau, hapū, iwi and Māori and that is why we have supported the Social Housing Reform (Transfer Mandate) Bill.” More >>
Māori Party farewells a respected Māori advocate
Wednesday, 10 February 2016, 12:34 pm | The Maori Party
“Whaea Mere was passionate about her heritage and culture and cherished the knowledge she learnt from her elders,” says Māori Party Co-leader, Marama Fox. More >>
Māori Party mourns Linda Grennell
Wednesday, 10 February 2016, 11:34 am | The Maori Party
The Māori Party mourns the passing of Linda Grennell, former National President of the Māori Women’s Welfare League, who lost her brave fight for life in Christchurch on Tuesday night. More >>
The chameleon of New Zealand politics strikes again
Wednesday, 27 January 2016, 12:03 pm | The Maori Party
The Māori Party says voters need to wake up to the ever-changing politics of New Zealand First. More >>
Poroporoaki: Andrew Sarich
Wednesday, 27 January 2016, 11:30 am | The Maori Party
E te rangatira, e te reo o ngā tūpuna, e te kaiārahi o ngā uri whakatipu: takoto mai, takoto mai takoto mai! E te taonga a te mate, takahia atu rā te ara whānui a tane, whakangaro atu rā ki te pō e, moe mai rā. Me pēnei te kōrero, tukuna ... More >>
TPP signals perilous times ahead for Treaty rights
Wednesday, 27 January 2016, 9:47 am | The Maori Party
The Māori Party vows to hold the Government to account this year on meeting its Treaty of Waitangi obligations. More >>
Māori Party supports call for a review of the justice system
Saturday, 23 January 2016, 8:42 pm | The Maori Party
The Māori Party supports the call by the New Zealand Law Society for an inquiry in to why more people are representing themselves in Court. More >>
Māori Party congratulates recipients of Honours
Sunday, 3 January 2016, 3:28 pm | The Maori Party
Māori Party congratulates recipients of the 2016 New Year’s Honours 31 December 2015 The Māori Party commends all the 2016 New Year Honour’s recipients including tāngata whenua who have committed themselves to their work and serving their communities. ... More >>
International tobacco case should encourage plain packaging
Tuesday, 22 December 2015, 10:07 am | The Maori Party
International tobacco case should encourage plain packaging here The Māori Party is delighted that tobacco giant Philip Morris has lost one of its legal bids in Singapore to overturn Australian’s plain packaging laws. Philip Morris has initiated at least ... More >>
President looks to Maori Party’s ‘energised leap’ in 2016
Friday, 18 December 2015, 4:26 pm | The Maori Party
For the Maori Party, 2015 has been a year of careful consolidation, in preparation for an “energised leap” in 2016, says President Rangimarie Naida Glavish. “I am delighted with the new spirit of kotahitanga and the renewed resolve to re-establish ... More >>
NZ Wars petition adds weight to the call for a national day
Tuesday, 8 December 2015, 12:40 pm | The Maori Party
The Māori Party welcomes the petition to Parliament calling for a national day of remembrance for the New Zealand Wars. Ōtorohanga College students gathered more than 11,000 signatures in support of a New Zealand Wars Day and have travelled from ... More >>
Not one more Maori college must be allowed to close
Monday, 7 December 2015, 3:51 pm | The Maori Party
The possible closure of Hato Petera College in Northcote will be a tragedy for all concerned if it is the result of a simple lack of communication. This today from the president of the Maori Party, Rangimarie Naida Glavish, who is also co-chair ... More >>
IronMāori MP leads by example
Friday, 4 December 2015, 5:15 pm | The Maori Party
Waiariki MP Te Ururoa Flavell is gearing up to compete in the IronMāori half Ironman event tomorrow. More >>
Māori Party supports Safe Sleep Day
Friday, 4 December 2015, 2:41 pm | The Maori Party
The Māori Party is proud to promote the series of Mokopuna Ora resources being championed by Whakawhetū www.whakawhetu.co.nz/rauemi being released to mark Safe Sleep Day 2015. More >>
Māori Party welcomes debate on Public Works Bill
Thursday, 3 December 2015, 4:55 pm | The Maori Party
The Māori Party is thrilled to see the next chapter of parliamentary progress in the Public Works space with a new private member’s bill pulled today. More >>
Māori Party looks forward to ongoing negotiations on RMA
Thursday, 3 December 2015, 2:05 pm | The Maori Party
With the support of the Māori Party, the Government will pass the First Reading of the Resource Legislation Amendment Bill today. More >>
Admission of ‘unconscious bias’ against Maori welcomed
Tuesday, 1 December 2015, 10:22 am | The Maori Party
Police Commissioner Mike Bush has been commended for admitting “unconscious bias” by New Zealand police against Maori. The commendation comes from Rangimarie Naida Glavish, speaking both as president of the Maori Party, and co-chair of Te Runanga ... More >>
Māori Party supports Resource Legislation Bill progressing
Thursday, 26 November 2015, 2:14 pm | The Maori Party
The Māori Party will support the First Reading of the Government’s Resource Legislation Amendment Bill, on the condition that negotiations continue. More >>
Call to bring back Maori soldiers buried in Malaysia
Wednesday, 25 November 2015, 12:22 pm | The Maori Party
An appeal to reconsider repatriation of the remains at least of New Zealand Maori soldiers buried in Malaysia, has been made by the president of the Maori Party, Rangimarie Naida Glavish. This follows Veterans Affairs Minister Craig Foss saying earlier this ... More >>
