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Rawiri Waititi: Soft On Poverty Means Soft On Crime
Thursday, 14 July 2022, 3:07 pm | Te Pati Maori
Te Pāti Māori have accused the Government of being ‘soft on crime’ for their failure to address the drivers of crime in their package to curb gang violence announced yesterday. “We are facing the worst cost of living crisis in generations. The Government’s ... More >>
Open Letter To Increase Te Matatini Funding Delivered To Government
Monday, 4 July 2022, 1:56 pm | Te Pati Maori
Te Pāti Māori have today delivered an open letter to the Associate Minister for Arts, Culture & Heritage Hon Kiritapu Allen, calling to immediately increase funding to Te Matatini which was yet again underfunded in this year’s Budget. After ... More >>
Debbie Ngarewa-Packer Visiting Portugal To Build Coalition To End Deep Sea Mining
Monday, 27 June 2022, 6:54 pm | The Maori Party
Te Pāti Māori Co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer MP was to travel to Lisbon, Portugal to help build an international coalition against deep sea mining at the United Nations Oceans Conference 2022. This comes off the back of a 36,000 strong petition to ban ... More >>
Māori Ministers Promoted In Cabinet Reshuffle
Monday, 13 June 2022, 4:12 pm | Te Pati Maori
Te Pāti Māori co-leaders Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi commend the decision made by the Government today to appoint Adrian Rurawhe as Speaker of the House. With the resignation of Minister Fa’afoi, Kiritapu Allan has taken the Justice ... More >>
Rawiri Waititi: Private Member’s Bill A Bottom Line For Te Pati Maori
Thursday, 9 June 2022, 2:27 pm | Te Pati Maori
Today, Te Pāti Māori Co-Leader Rawiri Waititi’s Private Member’s Bill was drawn from the Members Ballot. His Bill, called the Electoral (Right to Switch Rolls Freely) Amendment Bill, will allow Māori voters to switch between the Māori and ... More >>
Te Pāti Māori Is Pleased To Announce John Tamihere As Their New Party President To Replace The Newly Departed Che Wilson
Thursday, 9 June 2022, 10:57 am | Te Pati Maori
“I stepped down from the Presidency of Te Pāti Māori to concentrate on investing more time and energy with my whānau and business. Last night’s Special General Meeting was well attended and my vacancy was filled by John Tamihere with excitement ... More >>
Debbie Ngarewa-Packer: Labour Must Get Off The Fence On Seabed Mining
Wednesday, 8 June 2022, 1:38 pm | Te Pati Maori
To mark World Oceans Day, today Te Pāti Māori Co-leader and Environment spokesperson Debbie Ngarewa-Packer received a petition with more than 36,000 signatures calling on Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to ban seabed mining in Aotearoa. The petition, ... More >>
70,000 Sign Petition To Change Official Name To Aotearoa
Thursday, 2 June 2022, 1:03 pm | Te Pati Maori
A petition to officially change our country’s name to Aotearoa, racking up over 70,000 signatures, has been presented to Parliament today. Launched by Te Pāti Māori during Te Wiki o te Reo Māori last year, the petition to change New Zealand’s ... More >>
Debbie Ngarewa-Packer: Budget 2022 Fails To Fix Cancer Funding Shortfall
Tuesday, 24 May 2022, 10:13 am | Te Pati Maori
Te Pāti Māori Co-leader and Health spokesperson Debbie Ngarewa-Packer is supporting the calls of patients and advocates who have been left stunned by the Government’s lack of action on breast cancer screening and Pharmac funding in Budget 2022. “Government ... More >>
Budget 2022: Crumbs For Te Matatini Again
Friday, 20 May 2022, 4:25 pm | Te Pati Maori
Te Pāti Māori are fed up with the second class treatment of Māori arts, after Te Matatini was yet again underfunded in this year’s Budget. “The Government is trying to bamboozle you by telling you they have invested the biggest boost ever ... More >>
Budget 2022 | Government Budget Worse Than Expected, Te Pāti Māori
Thursday, 19 May 2022, 3:14 pm | Te Pati Maori
Co-leaders of Te Pāti Māori, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi are today calling out Labour’s budget announcement as another bunch of crumbs for Māori. “Today’s announcement is significantly below what was expected for Māori,” ... More >>
Budget 2022: Te Pāti Māori Expect The Government To Learn From Māori Success During COVID
Wednesday, 18 May 2022, 9:30 am | Te Pati Maori
Today, Te Pāti Māori has indicated what they will be looking out for in this Budget 2022. “We expect that the Government will learn from Māori success during COVID and replicate that model right across the board” says co-leader and finance spokesperson ... More >>
Te Pāti Māori: Unsafe To Stand Candidates In Tauranga By-Election.
Friday, 13 May 2022, 4:07 pm | The Maori Party
Te Pāti Maori has made the decision not to stand any candidates in the upcoming Tauranga bi-election. "Whilst this By-election could be an opportunity for Te Pāti Māori to advance our cause for a more just, equitable, equal, Tiriti Centric ... More >>
Govt On Climate Change: Free Pass For Farmers, Punishment For Māori
Tuesday, 10 May 2022, 3:46 pm | Te Pati Maori
Te Pāti Māori spokesperson for climate change and List MP based in Te Tai Hauāuru, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer stands with iwi and Māori landowners in opposition of proposed changes to the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). “MPI has made proposals that would ... More >>
Waititi, Māori Party To Defend Rotorua Electoral Bill.
Wednesday, 27 April 2022, 10:57 am | The Maori Party
MP for Waiariki and Māori Party co-leader, Rawiri Waititi, will defend Rotorua’s plans for equality in its proposed Representation Amendments bill. The comments come after the attorney general, Labour’s own David Parker, called the bill discriminatory ... More >>
Te Pāti Māori: Te Matatini Should Be Funded At The Same Rate As The NZSO
Friday, 15 April 2022, 6:23 pm | Te Pati Maori
Following the Te Matatini 50th Birthday Project Launch yesterday, Te Pāti Māori are reigniting calls for a significant injection of funding into Te Matatini. In their 2021 campaign Te Pāti Māori released their Toi Māori Policy which would ... More >>
Govt Has Unique Opportunity To Appoint New MOH Boss
Wednesday, 6 April 2022, 3:10 pm | Te Pati Maori
Te Pāti Māori Co-leader and Health spokesperson Debbie Ngarewa-Packer is calling on the Government to use the unique opportunity of Dr Ashley Bloomfield’s resignation to recognise the new chief executives of the Māori Health Authority and Health NZ ... More >>
Crown Finally Acknowledges Rotorua As The Tier 1 City It Has Always Been
Monday, 28 March 2022, 2:25 pm | The Maori Party
“Ko te whare e tū ana ki te pārae he kai nā te ahi, ko te whare e tū ana ki te pātūwatawata koina te tohu o te rangatira” Rawiri Waititi, MP for Waiariki, welcomes a Māori-led approach to the extreme housing deprivation experienced by ... More >>
Te Pāti Māori Demand Accountability From Pharmac CE For Lie About Live Saving Trikafta Drug Cost
Monday, 28 March 2022, 6:25 am | The Maori Party
Today Te Pāti Māori stand in solidarity with the cystic fibrosis community of Aotearoa New Zealand in calling for the government to fund the wonder drug, Trikafta. Unfortunately, Co-leaders Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi are unable to ... More >>
Te Pāti Māori Launch Petition Calling To Remove GST From All Food
Sunday, 20 March 2022, 2:01 pm | The Maori Party
Following the announcement of their policy to remove GST from all food, Te Pāti Māori have today launched a petition that will make a real difference in the lives of everyday New Zealanders and those who are struggling. “This is an opportunity ... More >>
