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Māori Party welcomes the debate on climate change
Thursday, 20 October 2016, 5:05 pm | The Maori Party
The Māori Party welcomes the latest report from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment ‘Climate change and agriculture and Understanding the biological greenhouse gases’. More >>
Māori Party pays tribute to wahine toa
Friday, 14 October 2016, 4:02 pm | The Maori Party
The Māori Party joins the country in paying tribute to Helen Kelly who they describe as a "wahine toa." More >>
Fox reminds Govt of United Nations child poverty promise
Tuesday, 11 October 2016, 12:54 pm | The Maori Party
Māori Party co-leader Marama Fox says the Governments needs to be reminded about its promise to end child poverty in New Zealand by 2030. More >>
Māori Party: “Justice delayed for iwi, is justice denied”
Wednesday, 21 September 2016, 8:47 am | The Maori Party
“More than 400 representatives were to travel to Wellington on Thursday and Friday to witness the historical passage of long awaited settlement legislation for five iwi, but an appalling move by NZ First has put a stop to that today,” said Māori ... More >>
Māori Party secures $2m for youth suicide prevention
Friday, 9 September 2016, 10:51 am | The Maori Party
On the eve of World Suicide Prevention Day, the Māori Party is pleased to see that a number of communities are accessing funds it secured for Māori youth suicide prevention. More >>
Māori Party advances fight against tobacco
Friday, 9 September 2016, 10:42 am | The Maori Party
The passing of new smokefree legislation is another step toward the Māori Party’s plan to save more lives and advance its fight on the “peddlers of death.” More >>
Communities come together after earthquake
Sunday, 4 September 2016, 5:00 pm | The Maori Party
02 September 2016 Communities come together after earthquake Māori Party Co-leaders Te Ururoa Flavell and Marama Fox say they are overwhelmed by the resilience shown by our people after experiencing a 7.1 magnitude earthquake this morning. More >>
Funding boost for Rangitīkei Awa clean-up
Friday, 2 September 2016, 3:29 pm | The Maori Party
Rangitīkei Awa is set to get a $700,000 funding boost from the Government towards improving water quality says Māori Party Co-leaders Marama Fox and Te Ururoa Flavell. More >>
POROPOROAKI: Honouring Monty Daniels (1929-2016)
Friday, 26 August 2016, 12:43 pm | The Maori Party
Māori Party Co-leaders Te Ururoa Flavell and Marama Fox lament the passing of respected leader Montero James Daniels, known to his friends and family by the nicknames Monty and Hako. More >>
Māori Party push for a smoke-free Parliament gains traction
Thursday, 25 August 2016, 1:21 pm | The Maori Party
Māori Party Co-leaders Marama Fox and Te Ururoa Flavell welcome Parliament’s announcement this morning that the Parliamentary Precinct’s smoke-free boundary is being extended. More >>
Māori Party and Kiingitanga to work together
Wednesday, 24 August 2016, 12:47 pm | The Maori Party
Māori Party and Kiingitanga to work together Māori Party Co-leaders Te Ururoa Flavell and Marama Fox met with Kiingitanga representatives in Wellington yesterday to discuss working together on key issues for the betterment of Māori. Mr Flavell ... More >>
Māori Party commends return of confiscated Tainui land
Friday, 19 August 2016, 11:12 am | The Maori Party
Māori Party Co-leaders Marama Fox and Te Ururoa Flavell are today in Ngāruawāhia to honour the return of important historic sites to Kīngi Tūheitia on behalf of Waikato-Tainui. More >>
Māori Party cautiously support intelligence and security bill
Thursday, 18 August 2016, 4:40 pm | The Maori Party
Māori Party cautiously support NZ Intelligence and Security Bill to First Reading Māori Party Co-leaders Te Ururoa Flavell and Marama Fox say the Party will cautiously support the New Zealand Intelligence and Security Bill to select committee when it ... More >>
Māori Party view on UN Secretary General role
Tuesday, 2 August 2016, 12:39 pm | The Maori Party
Māori Party Co-leaders Marama Fox and Te Ururoa Flavell are highly supportive of having a New Zealander as UN Secretary General but say they cannot at this time support the bid by former Labour Party Leader Helen Clark. More >>
Poroporoaki: Dr Ngāpo Wehi
Monday, 1 August 2016, 1:18 pm | The Maori Party
Poroporoaki: Dr Ngāpo Wehi (Ngāi Tūhoe, Te Whakatōhea, Ngāpuhi, Te Whānau-a-Apanui, Ngāti Kahu) Kei te pāpā e Ngāpo Ko koe rā kua riro ki te pūtahitanga o Rehua E tangi apakura ana taku manu kaewa ki te tihi o Ahitītī Kua hora nei koe ki te ... More >>
Tupuna images on beer bottles leaves bad taste
Thursday, 21 July 2016, 3:53 pm | The Maori Party
Māori Party Co-Leaders Te Ururoa Flavell and Marama Fox are disappointed the branding of alcoholic beverages feature two prominent Te Arawa tupuna. More >>
Māori meets Mana
Wednesday, 20 July 2016, 3:32 pm | The Maori Party
Māori Party Co-leaders Te Ururoa Flavell and Marama Fox reiterate that there is currently no appetite for a formal alliance between the Māori and Mana parties but there is an openness to a more cohesive relationship. Mr Flavell says the Māori ... More >>
Calls for Maori to “Mind Our Kids Ourselveves"
Tuesday, 19 July 2016, 10:27 am | The Maori Party
In her address to the annual general meeting on Saturday of the Maori Party, of which she had been president for the past three years, Rangimarie Naida Glavish, ONZM, promoted the formation of a new organisation, MOKO (Mind Our Kids Ourselves) ... More >>
NZ Herald apology welcome
Friday, 8 July 2016, 9:25 am | The Maori Party
Māori Party Co-leaders Marama Fox and Te Ururoa Flavell say they appreciate the New Zealand Herald’s apology for declining to publish a memorial notice in te reo. More >>
Correcting Corrections
Wednesday, 6 July 2016, 10:43 am | The Maori Party
Māori Party Co-leaders Te Ururoa Flavell and Marama Fox are deeply disappointed with the Corrections Department standing down Whanganui community worker and kaumātua Ngapari Nui this week after unfounded complaints from a pressure group. More >>