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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 >>

Māori Party happy to work with recreational fishers

Friday, 16 August 2013, 9:49 am | The Maori Party

Māori Party co-leader, Te Ururoa Flavell, has invited recreational fishers to channel their concerns around snapper stocks in the Snapper 1 area directly through to him in his electorate office in Whakatane. More >>

Whanau must step up to help prevent child abuse

Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 4:23 pm | The Maori Party

The Maori Party is urging extended whanau to step in when they know child abuse is going on in their extended families. The Government has released a framework for legislation to protect vulnerable children and to support the Children’s Action ... More >>

RMA Framework needs close scrutiny - Māori Party

Saturday, 10 August 2013, 12:00 pm | The Maori Party

Māori Party Co-leaders Tariana Turia and Te Ururoa Flavell have expressed a cautious response to the Resource Management changes announced by National this morning. More >>

Maori Party: Honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi

Friday, 9 August 2013, 12:58 pm | The Maori Party

The Maori Party is calling on New Zealanders to honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People, as we celebrate the International Day of World Indigenous Peoples (August 9). More >>

Stepping Things Up For Tāmaki Makaurau

Thursday, 8 August 2013, 2:36 pm | The Maori Party

The Māori Party MP for Tāmaki Makaurau is showing no sign of slowing down, with the official opening of a new office in Manurewa to be held this Sunday. Dr Pita Sharples has sent out a pānui to the people of Tāmaki Makaurau extending a hand ... More >>