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Poroporoaki ki a Denis Wilmott Hansen QSM
Friday, 6 September 2013, 12:29 pm | The Maori Party
E te tama a Kahutianui, a Ngapuhi nui tonu, Denis, takoto, takoto, e moe. Auē, taukuri e! More >>
Maori Party calls for guarantee for language resourcing
Thursday, 5 September 2013, 7:01 pm | The Maori Party
The Maori Party says the demise of Learning Media – Te Pou Taki Korero is a sad day for New Zealand children and schools and is calling on the Ministry of Education to confirm how they will ensure that students learning in te reo Maori and English ... More >>
Labour should stop jeopardising the selection process
Thursday, 5 September 2013, 6:59 pm | The Maori Party
The Maori Party says that the Labour Party has jeopardised the process for selecting the CEO for Maori Television as well as future employment prospects of one individual by asking questions in the house and putting employment information and hearsay in ... More >>
Guarantee Maori and English Language Resourcing For Schools
Thursday, 5 September 2013, 4:54 pm | The Maori Party
Maori Party Calls For Guarantee from Government for Maori and English Language Resourcing For Schools More >>
Maori Party congratulate Dame Kahurangi Nganeko Minhinnick
Thursday, 5 September 2013, 4:37 pm | The Maori Party
The Māori Party congratulate Dame Kahurangi Nganeko Minhinnick who today was invested into the Order of New Zealand. She has an outstanding record of achievements and continues to lead her people of Ngāti Te Ata i Rehia into the future. More >>
Gambling Harm Reduction Bill Passes Third Reading
Wednesday, 4 September 2013, 6:53 pm | The Maori Party
Maori Party Co-leader Te Ururoa Flavell is pleased that his private members bill, the Gambling (Gambling Harm Reduction) Amendment Bill has passed its final reading, but is vowing to keep the pressure on the industry and fight for whanau wellbeing. More >>
Maori Party congratulates Albert Wendt
Wednesday, 4 September 2013, 4:53 pm | The Maori Party
The Maori Party are extending our congratulations to Maualaivao Emeritus Professor Albert Wendt, who was today invested, and is now the first Samoan, and Pacific representative to receive New Zealand’s highest honour, the Order of New Zealand. More >>
Flavell: Gambling Harm Reduction Bill Third Reading
Wednesday, 4 September 2013, 4:41 pm | The Maori Party
I stand today, to speak to the third reading of the Gambling Harm Reduction Bill. This Bill has some history that got us to this point so let me outline some of that quickly. More >>
Mana mischief misleads Maori again
Tuesday, 3 September 2013, 11:19 am | The Maori Party
The Mana Party are misleading the people once again by saying that the Maori Party is trying to abolish the Maori Council. More >>
Minister addresses Stanford University Māori Bootcamp
Saturday, 31 August 2013, 9:28 am | The Maori Party
Māori Affairs Minister Hon Dr Pita Sharples urges Māori business leaders to hold steadfast to our traditions as the Maori economy grows. More >>
Cannons Creek community stops off-licence application
Friday, 30 August 2013, 4:50 pm | The Maori Party
The Maori Party congratulates the Cannons Creek community who have successfully opposed an off-licence application in their town centre in Porirua. More >>
90 day trial period fails to give job security
Friday, 30 August 2013, 8:57 am | The Maori Party
Maori Party says the Government’s 90 day trial period fails to give job security More >>
Superannuation proposals don’t address Maori poverty
Thursday, 29 August 2013, 10:10 am | The Maori Party
The Maori Party says that the recently announced superannuation proposals are a good start but do not address the issues of those Maori and Pasifika peoples many of whom already live on low incomes or in poverty. The Maori Party says that MP Peter Dunne’s ... More >>
Son of Te Arawa Backs Up In Cincinnati
Tuesday, 27 August 2013, 9:48 am | The Maori Party
MP for Waiariki and Co-Leader of the Maori Party Te Ururoa Flavell congratulates Kingi Biddle on his second placing at the World Champion Public Speaking competition in Cincinnati over the weekend, for once again making a top placing amongst the world’s ... More >>
Maori Party step in behind Unmask Palm Oil campaign
Monday, 26 August 2013, 9:28 am | The Maori Party
The Maori Party have announced their support for clearer labelling of palm oil joining a growing list of political parties. Maori Party Co-leader, Tariana Turia has also written to the Minister of Food Safety, Nikki Kaye urging her to reconsider her position ... More >>
Threat to the existence of eels requires urgent attention
Friday, 23 August 2013, 12:32 pm | The Maori Party
The Maori Party is calling for urgent action to protect long finned eels, after the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Dr. Jan Wright appealed to the Environment and Local Government select committee for further action to protect this species ... More >>
Flavell: GCSB Bill Third Reading
Thursday, 22 August 2013, 9:15 am | The Maori Party
On Monday night, 1500 New Zealanders gathered at a public meeting in the Auckland Town Hall, coming together in opposition to this Bill. I wasn’t there. But that doesn’t mean the issues raised and the concerns expressed haven’t been heard ... More >>
Call for iwi to be fully involved on stewardship lands
Wednesday, 21 August 2013, 5:43 pm | The Maori Party
The Maori Party welcomes the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment’s report Investigating the future of conservation: The case of stewardship land released today and shares concerns that the conservation estate can be commercialised by stealth. More >>
Calls for consistency in NZ’s condemnation of violence
Wednesday, 21 August 2013, 9:02 am | The Maori Party
The Maori Party is calling for consistency in New Zealand’s condemnation of violence and torture around the world. More >>
Maori Party: SOPs on GCSB Bill is just political posturing
Tuesday, 20 August 2013, 3:07 pm | The Maori Party
The Maori Party will continue to oppose the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) bill on the grounds that it is clearly intrusive and lacks justification for what we believe is an extraordinary extension of powers of the GCSB. More >>
