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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 >>
MPs should do homework before mudslinging
Wednesday, 25 November 2015, 11:24 am | The Maori Party
“If Labour’s Peeni Henare and NZ First’s Pita Paraone have to dredge for mud to sling at the Maori Party they should at least take the trouble to find genuine mud that has some chance of sticking.” This from Rangimarie Naida Glavish, president ... More >>
New book captures the principled politics of Tariana Turia
Monday, 23 November 2015, 4:29 pm | The Maori Party
The Māori Party is proud to celebrate the launch of Hon Dame Tariana Turia’s biography Crossing the Floor in Parliament today. More >>
Māori Party urges a greater esponse to rising sea levels
Thursday, 19 November 2015, 1:39 pm | The Maori Party
The Māori Party welcomes the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment’s report released today – Preparing New Zealand for rising seas: Certainty and Uncertainty. More >>
Māori Party celebrates correction of Whanganui District name
Wednesday, 18 November 2015, 10:47 am | The Maori Party
Land Information Minister Louise Upston has agreed to the spelling of Wanganui District which will be corrected to Whanganui District as a result of reviewing public and iwi submissions, and the local District Council’s proposal to change its name. More >>
Māori Party backs urgent Bill to supervise deported offender
Tuesday, 17 November 2015, 4:58 pm | The Maori Party
Māori Party backs urgent Bill to supervise deported offenders The Māori Party will support the passing of the Returning Offenders (Management and Information) Bill which is being pushed through urgency in Parliament this week. Once enacted, ... More >>
Bill allowing MPs to swear their allegiance to Te Tiriti
Thursday, 12 November 2015, 5:23 pm | The Maori Party
Bill allowing MPs to swear their allegiance to Te Tiriti o Waitangi back in the House More >>
PM urged to talk tough to Aussies
Wednesday, 4 November 2015, 9:49 am | The Maori Party
Prime Minister John Key has been urged to “talk tough truth” to his Australian counterpart, Malcolm Turnbull about the plight of New Zealanders detained at Christmas Island pending deportation back to New Zealand. The call comes from Rangimarie Naida ... More >>
Letter condemning the treatment of Kiwi detainees
Friday, 30 October 2015, 9:05 am | The Maori Party
Māori Party Co-leader Marama Fox will present a cross-party letter to Senator Lee Rhiannon from the Australian Green Party in Sydney today, condemning Australia’s treatment of New Zealand citizens detained on Christmas Island. More >>
Māori Party - We will not merge with any other party
Sunday, 18 October 2015, 11:55 am | The Maori Party
The Māori Party President, Naida Glavish, has made it clear that the Māori Party will not merge with any other political party. More >>
Māori Party in rebuild mode
Friday, 16 October 2015, 9:15 am | The Maori Party
The Māori Party President will be calling on its members to get down to the mahi at this party’s Hui a Tau and AGM at Te Ōhaaki Marae in Huntly this weekend. “This is the time for action”, says Naida Glavish. More >>
Time for Māori voters to come back home
Thursday, 15 October 2015, 4:27 pm | The Maori Party
The Māori Party says it is time Māori voters recognised that there is no other political party in Parliament that comes from a Māori perspective or prioritises their concerns. The Māori Party is holding its AGM at Te Ōhaaki Marae in Huntly ... More >>
