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Call for Gambling Harm Bill renewed
Thursday, 25 August 2011, 11:02 am | The Maori Party
Maori Party MP for Waiariki, Te Ururoa Flavell says that the fact that Rotorua is amongst the top ten gambling cities in Aotearoa is devastating and something that the Rotorua District Council should be looking at very closely. More >>
Mana Whenua Encouraged to look at EEZ/ECS Bill- Rahui Katene
Wednesday, 24 August 2011, 5:26 pm | The Maori Party
The Maori Party is keen to open up dialogue on environmental protection and management in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and Continental Shelf (ECS). “The fundamental thing for us when any activity takes place in the EEZ/ECS, is: have we thought about ... More >>
Waihoroi Shortland: Maori Party Candidate for Te Tai Tokerau
Saturday, 20 August 2011, 12:07 pm | The Maori Party
Saturday 20 August 2011 Maori Party President Pem Bird is delighted to announce the selection of Waihoroi Shortland to contest the Te Tai Tokerau seat for the Maori Party in the 2011 General Election. More >>
Son of Te Arawa Takes on the World
Saturday, 20 August 2011, 10:59 am | The Maori Party
Te Ururoa Flavell MP for Waiariki | Maori Party Whip Friday August 19 2011 Son of Te Arawa Takes on the World MP for Waiariki Te Ururoa Flavell congratulates Kingi Biddle on winning the semi-finals of the World Champion Public Speaking competition ... More >>
Aquaculture Legislation Amendment Bill - Te Ururoa Flavell
Thursday, 18 August 2011, 10:26 pm | The Maori Party
I am pleased to stand and talk to this Bill simply because today has been a rather negative day and I am pleased to say we are right behind this Bill 100 percent. The Maori Party is pleased to come to this Bill, in fact thrilled after the debate that ... More >>
Speech: Education Amendment Bill (no 4) Third Reading
Thursday, 18 August 2011, 5:34 pm | The Maori Party
There are three main aims of this Bill. The Bill sets out to amend the Education Act 1989 to • strengthen the regulation of the tertiary education system by improving and modernising the New Zealand Qualifications Authority’s legal arrangements; ... More >>
Policing Amendment Bill - Rahui Katene - Third Reading
Thursday, 18 August 2011, 4:51 pm | The Maori Party
Immediately before I came into this House I spent a profitable hour talking with Deborah Morris from Every Child Counts – sharing our enthusiasm and our energy for a strengths-based approach to our tamariki. She provided me with a report entitled ... More >>
Policing Amendmen Bill - Rahui Katene (committee stage)
Thursday, 18 August 2011, 1:53 pm | The Maori Party
I want to firstly make comment on clause 3 in which we find that the Bill is retrospective. The clause states that This Act amends the Policing Act 2008. According to the explanatory note, the Police lost the power to store particulars on 30 Sept 2008 - so any records ... More >>
Passage of Policing Bill a ‘Travesty’
Thursday, 18 August 2011, 1:51 pm | The Maori Party
The Maori Party strongly opposes the passage of the Policing (Storage of Youth Identifying Particulars) Amendment Bill under urgency, as a travesty of Parliamentary process. “The Government gave the public only two hours’ notice of its intention to pass ... More >>
Policing Amendmen Bill - Second reading : Rahui Katene
Thursday, 18 August 2011, 12:23 pm | The Maori Party
There is an enormous body of literature associated with existing police bias and over-scrutiny of Maori, which I would hope has been explored in full before this Bill was drafted. It is disturbing to be in this chamber, and to hear the frivolous ... More >>
Rahui Katene Speech: Storage of Youth ID Particulars Bill
Thursday, 18 August 2011, 11:40 am | The Maori Party
Policing (Storage of Youth Identifying Particulars) Amendment Bill Rahui Katene, MP for Te Tai Tonga Thursday 18 August 2011; 10.30am More >>
Tariana Turia Speech: Gregory Fortuin & Kim Workman Farewell
Thursday, 18 August 2011, 11:01 am | The Maori Party
Hon Tariana Turia, Associate Minister of Social Development and Employment Wednesday 17 August 2011, 3pm More >>
Te Ururoa Flavell Speech: Taxation Bill Third Reading
Thursday, 18 August 2011, 10:59 am | The Maori Party
In talking to this bill, the Taxation (Tax Administration and Remedial Matters) Bill I want to make a few comments. More >>
Open Letter To Transport Minister
Wednesday, 17 August 2011, 4:05 pm | The Maori Party
I recently attended a number of community meetings in the East Coast and I would like to report to you some very serious concerns they have regarding the state of their road State Highway 35. More >>
Rahui Katene: Student Loan Scheme Bill; 2nd reading
Wednesday, 17 August 2011, 2:59 pm | The Maori Party
It is now approximately 25 years since I was a fulltime student, starting off on my Bachelor of Arts degree at Waikato University, and then switching after a year to turn my focus to law. Who would have thought in 1986 that I would be now turning ... More >>
Te Ururoa Flavell Speech: Freedom Camping Bill
Wednesday, 17 August 2011, 10:16 am | The Maori Party
TE URUROA FLAVELL (Māori Party—Waiariki)245FLAVELL, TE URUROA20:25:10TE URUROA FLAVELL (Māori Party—Waiariki): More >>
Tariana Turia Speech: Positive Messaging Campaign
Wednesday, 17 August 2011, 10:15 am | The Maori Party
Hon Tariana Turia, Associate Minister of Social Development and Employment Tuesday 16 August 2011, 6pm More >>
Rahui Katene Speech: Biosecurity Law Reform Bill
Wednesday, 17 August 2011, 10:14 am | The Maori Party
The Maori Party, in our founding statement, expressed our commitment to keeping our natural resources and environment healthy, safe and intact for everyone and for future generations. More >>
Turia urges constituents to be cautious
Wednesday, 17 August 2011, 10:13 am | The Maori Party
Maori Party Co-leader, and MP for Te Tai Hauauru, Tariana Turia, has taken the unusual step of issuing a statement to advise constituents in her electorate to be cautious in making judgments about mis-information being promulgated alleging the closure ... More >>
New Resources To Raise Awareness Of Family Violence
Wednesday, 17 August 2011, 9:38 am | The Maori Party
Associate Minister for Social Development and Employment Tariana Turia has announced new resource materials to raise awareness about and address family violence been developed for Maori and Pasefika communities. More >>
