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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 >>

Gambling Amendment Bill Committee of the Whole House

Thursday, 8 August 2013, 9:14 am | The Maori Party

Knowing that time is running out I thought I would take the opportunity, having put our case at the start of this debate, to respond to some of the issues that have been put in front of the Committee tonight. More >>

Gambling Amendment Bill - In Committee - Te Ururoa Flavell

Thursday, 8 August 2013, 9:09 am | The Maori Party

The committee stage of the Gambling (Gambling Harm Reduction) Amendment Bill was completed and the bill reported without amendment. More >>

Raukawa Claims Settlement Bill – First Reading

Wednesday, 7 August 2013, 12:48 pm | The Maori Party

I move, that the Raukawa Claims Settlement Bill be now read a first time. I nominate the Maori Affairs Committee to consider the bill. More >>

Teina Pora needs Action Now - Maori Party

Saturday, 3 August 2013, 3:14 pm | The Maori Party

Māori Party Co-leader, Te Ururoa Flavell, has praised the Police Association for turning the heat up and calling for an independent inquiry into the circumstances around the conviction of Teina Pora, saying it highlights the seriousness of the issue, and the urgent need for action. More >>

Te Ururoa Flavell on the GCSB Amendment Bill (2013)

Thursday, 1 August 2013, 5:17 pm | The Maori Party

Can I start by saying that the Māori Party will not be supporting this legislation. Mr Speaker, in my first six months as an MP, in March 2006, I supported the call for a broader debate on intelligence and security matters. More >>

Pora case deserves another look

Thursday, 1 August 2013, 12:10 pm | The Maori Party

The Maori Party are again calling for the Teina Pora case to be reopened and examined, after TV3’s current affairs programme 3rd Degree raised further doubt over the handling of the original case which led to Pora’s conviction and life sentence ... More >>

Appropriations (2013/2014 Estimates) Debate

Thursday, 1 August 2013, 9:33 am | The Maori Party

The report of the Law and Order Committee took me by surprise from the opening statements of the Minister of Police. Minister Tolley, talking about the aspect of visible policing, had this to say: “ public confidence has never been higher. So public confidence ... More >>

The Maori Party continues to opposes GCSB Bill

Wednesday, 31 July 2013, 7:26 pm | The Maori Party

The Maori Party continues to oppose the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) and Related Legislation Amendment Bill because it is clearly intrusive and lacks justification for what we believe is an extraordinary extension of powers of ... More >>

Maori Party – ‘The land is where the value lies’

Monday, 29 July 2013, 6:42 pm | The Maori Party

The Maori Party has labelled Shearer’s new policy aimed at restricting foreigners from purchasing houses as ‘lip-service’, and has challenged the Labour Party to commit to real action to protect the assets of Aotearoa by extending their policies ... More >>

Labour Party Thinks it Knows What’s Good For Māori

Thursday, 18 July 2013, 8:52 am | The Maori Party

Māori Party co-leader Te Ururoa Flavell today expressed incredulity at the Labour Party’s blatant disregard for tikanga Māori. A reporter for Youth Parliament 2013 exposed the disregard held by some Labour MPs for the customary roles played by men ... More >>

Address to the Maori Party AGM, Whakatane

Wednesday, 17 July 2013, 11:35 am | The Maori Party

Tēnā tātou katoa. Let me first acknowledge Pem for all of the work he has done for our party. He has been a fantastic President following on from the lead offered by Whatarangi Winiata. He has had to deal with many difficult issues and for that ... More >>

Compensation for Nepata Brothers warrants serious attention

Tuesday, 16 July 2013, 9:21 am | The Maori Party

Te Ururoa Flavell, Co-leader of the Māori Party and Deputy Chair of the Māori Affairs Select Committee, has endorsed the recommendations of the Māori Affairs Select Committee that the government consider additional compensation to be awarded to Damien and ... More >>