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Speech: People's veto- Rahui Katene
Thursday, 15 September 2011, 9:19 am | The Maori Party
The Spending Cap (People’s Veto) Bill seeks to impose a constitutional limit on spending as a sure way to create fiscal health. The Maori Party believes this legislation must be opposed at all costs. As other speakers have noted, in the United States ... More >>
Te Ururoa Flavell, MP for Waiariki:General Debate 14 Sep2011
Wednesday, 14 September 2011, 3:42 pm | The Maori Party
There has been a lot said today about the Rugby World Cup – so let me take you all to another place; a day back in history. Mr Speaker, I for one have had the honour of meeting and talking with Corporal Willie Apiata VC recipient. There is something ... More >>
Speech: Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf
Tuesday, 13 September 2011, 9:04 pm | The Maori Party
We have taken a keen interest in this bill in respect of its capacity to provide for an effective environmental management regime in the Exclusive Economic Zone and Extended Continental Shelf– essentially the seabed and subsoil of Aotearoa). More >>
Speech: Alcohol Reform Bill - Rahui Katene
Tuesday, 13 September 2011, 4:11 pm | The Maori Party
We do not have to look far to consider why this Alcohol Reform Bill is necessary. Just four days ago, while the eyes of the world were on us, spectators and members of the public acting under the haze of alcohol induced behavior, threatened to ruin ... More >>
Kātene welcomes child poverty report
Tuesday, 13 September 2011, 12:26 pm | The Maori Party
Māori Party MP Rāhui Kātene has welcomed the release of the Child Action Poverty Group report Left further behind: how policies fail the poorest children in New Zealand. More >>
Public Safety must be Paramount
Tuesday, 13 September 2011, 9:33 am | The Maori Party
MP for Tamaki Makaurau, Dr Pita Sharples, has expressed profound regret that six crews of kaihoe supporting the Rugby World Cup Opening Ceremony, experienced physical assault and verbal abuse during the chaos that took place on the wharf-front. More >>
Te Panikiretanga o te Reo: Whaia te iti kahurangi
Monday, 12 September 2011, 6:06 pm | The Maori Party
Ka rere rere ngā mihi o Te Ururoa Flavell, Mema Paremata mo te Waiariki, ki te rangapū tuawhitu o te Panekiretanga o te Reo i whakapōtaetia i te Rāhoroi katahi anō ka hipa. “Kua raupā ngā ringaringa, kua mākū te rae i te werawera, kua puta te ... More >>
Katene: Trade Marks Amendment Bill
Thursday, 8 September 2011, 5:00 pm | The Maori Party
The consultation we have been able to do with those who have expertise and experience of the field of intellectual and cultural property suggest that there is low risk to this Bill, and worthy of our support. More >>
Victory for the little guys says Maori Party MP
Thursday, 8 September 2011, 8:34 am | The Maori Party
Maori Party MP for Te Tai Tonga Rahui Kātene congratulates the Victory community for their achievements, following the recent declaration by the High Court to review the amendments made to Nelson City Council’s gambling policy. More >>
Turia Supportive of Auditor General Findings on Maori Land
Wednesday, 7 September 2011, 5:53 pm | The Maori Party
A performance audit report, 'Government planning and support for housing on Māori land, Ngā whakatakotoranga kaupapa me te tautoko a te Kāwanatanga ki te hanga whare i runga i te whenua Māori' provides a useful resource for whanau to access Government ... More >>
Flavell: Education (Freedom of Associations) Amendment Bill
Wednesday, 7 September 2011, 5:23 pm | The Maori Party
Mr Chair; I want to take a call on clause nine – the transitional provisions, and in particular the direction that this section applies to any student with an establishment date of 1 January 2012. More >>
Public, make submissions on foreign charter fishing vessels
Wednesday, 7 September 2011, 3:28 pm | The Maori Party
Māori Party MP Rāhui Kātene is calling on the public to lodge submissions with the Ministerial Panel inquiring into Foreign Charter Vessels fishing in New Zealand’s Exclusive Economic Zone. More >>
Flavell: Tuhoe raids a breach of Te Tiriti
Wednesday, 7 September 2011, 2:05 pm | The Maori Party
Te Ururoa Flavell, MP for Waiariki, has called the Tuhoe raids, and treatment of the people of Ruatoki a breach of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and is exploring with Tuhoe the possibility of lodging a contemporary claim with the Waitangi Tribunal. More >>
Calls for Royal Commission of Inquiry into Urewera Raids
Wednesday, 7 September 2011, 2:04 pm | The Maori Party
Maori Party Co-leader Dr Pita Sharples is calling for a Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Urewera raids of October 2007, and the subsequent prosecutions, saying decisive action is required to start a process of recovery and healing. More >>
Time for a values based kaupapa to operate at Hutt Valley
Wednesday, 7 September 2011, 10:27 am | The Maori Party
Maori Party co-leader, Tariana Turia, has acknowledged the Hutt Valley High School Board of Trustees for their statement accepting that the school had failed to meet expectations for the victims and families involved in the series of serious assaults ... More >>
Maori Party news in brief for Tuesday September 6, 2011
Tuesday, 6 September 2011, 11:21 pm | The Maori Party
The long drawn-out court case has come to an end for 13 of the 17 accused over the Urewera police raids, but our MP for Waiariki Te Ururoa Flavell says the entire battle could have been avoided. More >>
National Animal Identification and Tracing Bill
Tuesday, 6 September 2011, 11:00 pm | The Maori Party
The Maori Party has had mixed views about this bill, and the initiative to establish a national identification and tracing system. We are not at all inclined to support legislation, just for the sake of legislation to bring about new compliance requirements. ... More >>
At long last - justice for some of the Urewera accused
Tuesday, 6 September 2011, 4:38 pm | The Maori Party
Te Ururoa Flavell is pleased that a long drawn-out court case has come to an end for eleven of the fifteen accused over the Urewera police raids, but he says the entire battle could have been avoided. More >>
Catherine Moana Dewes: Anō nei he whare-kōrero
Tuesday, 6 September 2011, 4:29 pm | The Maori Party
Māori Party MP for Waiariki, Te Ururoa Flavell, was proud to attend the recent conferral of an Honorary Doctorate on Catherine (Cathy) Dewes, following years of contribution to Māori development. More >>
Maori Party backs call from Tahiti tangata whenua
Tuesday, 6 September 2011, 4:16 pm | The Maori Party
The Maori Party is supporting a bid by tangata whenua in Tahiti to take back control of their island nation. "As tangata whenua in Aotearoa, we Maori understand the determination of the Ma'ohi to reclaim rangatiratanga over Tahiti, Moorea, Raiatea, Bora Bora, ... More >>
