Te Pati Maori - Latest News [Page 83]
Speech: Sharples - Launch of Māori Language Week
Monday, 4 July 2011, 12:28 pm | The Maori Party
Hon Dr Pita R Sharples Minister of Māori Affairs Launch of Māori Language Week 2011 Monday 4 July 2011, 9:00 AM CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY • Tuatahi, kei te mihi atu ki nga mana whenua, ki te tangata whenua nana te karanga i tenei ra. More >>
Speech: WAI 262 - Rahui Katene
Saturday, 2 July 2011, 3:15 pm | The Maori Party
It is appropriate as we gather here in the spirit of Matariki, that we remember our origins; we reflect on those who have passed on before us, we honour and pay tribute to their legacy, and we gain courage to face a time of new beginnings More >>
Ko Aotearoa Tenei: a lightning rod for Treaty partnership
Saturday, 2 July 2011, 10:55 am | The Maori Party
Ko Aotearoa Tenei: a lightning rod for Treaty partnership Te mana atua kei roto i te tangata ki te tiaki i a ia, he tapu The divine power that sustains wellbeing, sacred essence Rahui Katene, Maori Party MP for Te Tai Tonga - and daughter of claimant, ... More >>
Speech: Computers in Home Graduation - Hon Tariana Turia
Wednesday, 29 June 2011, 10:22 am | The Maori Party
Computers in Homes Graduation - Tui Glen School, Stokes Valley, Lower Hutt Tuesday 28 June 2011, 5.30pm More >>
Charities Commission Regional Forum - Hon Tariana Turia
Tuesday, 28 June 2011, 11:09 am | The Maori Party
Apparently, according to one interpretation that means I have gained a new and different perspective on life - I have risen above a challenge - bringing with it a sense of exhilaration, a new energy. More >>
Statement from Maori Party on By-election
Sunday, 26 June 2011, 10:37 am | The Maori Party
Statement from Maori Party on By-election night Pem Bird, President and Dr Pita Sharples, Co-leader 25 June 2011 More >>
Speech: Turia - Maui Pomare Day
Saturday, 25 June 2011, 2:33 pm | The Maori Party
SPEECH Hon Tariana Turia, MP for Te Tai Hauauru and Co-leader, Maori Party Co-leader, Maori Party Saturday 25 June 2011; 12.30pm Maui Pomare Day, Owae Marae, Waitara [check against delivery] The rising of Puanga in the eastern skies is always imbued with ... More >>
First Te Reo Countdown supermarket opens in Tokoroa
Friday, 24 June 2011, 2:35 pm | The Maori Party
Naku te rourou nau te rourou ka ora ai te iwi. With your food basket and my food basket the people will live. Member of Parliament for Te Tai Hauāuru and Co-leader of the Māori Party Tariana Turia is delighted to hear about the opening of Countdown ... More >>
Appt of Jane Huria as Deputy Chair of Electoral Commission
Thursday, 23 June 2011, 5:36 pm | The Maori Party
The Maori Party stands to take a call on the notice of motion appointing Jane Huria to the position of Deputy Chair of the Electoral Commission. We stand to support her in the position she has acquired. More >>
Flavell: Telecommunications Amendment Bill - 3rd reading
Thursday, 23 June 2011, 4:06 pm | The Maori Party
The Maori Party stands, proudly, in support of this Bill to amend the Telecommunications Act 2001 to support the implementation of the Government’s policy programme for the telecommunications sector. More >>
Solomon Tipene: A gentleman's right of reply
Thursday, 23 June 2011, 4:04 pm | The Maori Party
This month has been a whirlwind, crash-course in Politics 101. I've been in debates on television or in community halls where you could cut the air with a knife between my two competitors. I've been heckled on the streets of Kaitaia by the Mana Party ... More >>
Hone should apologise - Ken Mair
Thursday, 23 June 2011, 11:35 am | The Maori Party
The Maori Party says Hone Harawira should apologise for the abusive behaviour he showed last night at a debate in West Auckland. More >>
Katene: The Transformation in Te Tai Tokerau
Wednesday, 22 June 2011, 4:04 pm | The Maori Party
I am proud also to stand today to speak of the transformation that is occurring in Te Tai Tokerau as we cut down to the wire. More >>
'Overwhelmingly positive hui' - Dr Pita Sharples
Wednesday, 22 June 2011, 9:23 am | The Maori Party
Dr Pita Sharples has spoken enthusiastically about a very positive hui held tonight at Moerewa to mobilise support in the last few days leading up to the by-election on Saturday 25 June. More >>
Volunteering – Every Minute Counts
Tuesday, 21 June 2011, 4:58 pm | The Maori Party
I read a sign the other day that said “if opportunity doesn’t knock for you build a door’. It was a concept that reminded me of the amazing efforts so many New Zealanders go to, in keeping the heartbeat of our communities pumping. More >>
Racial Targeting in Loan Shark Industry Must Stop
Tuesday, 21 June 2011, 4:39 pm | The Maori Party
Maori Party finance spokesperson Rahui Katene says the targeting of vulnerable Maori and ethnic communities by loan sharks must be brought to an end. More >>
Solid results from Maori Party door knock
Tuesday, 21 June 2011, 1:57 pm | The Maori Party
Ken Mair, Maori Party Co Vice President, is ‘quietly optimistic’ after a weekend of solid results coming through from an intensive ‘door-knock’ of Te Tai Tokerau constituents based in the Auckland end of the electorate. More >>
Statement from Tariana Turia
Tuesday, 21 June 2011, 1:11 pm | The Maori Party
Tariana Turia has responded to what a TV3 political commentator has called a “highly unusual” situation with characteristic honesty. More >>
Support for the Exclusion of Rongoa from Trans-Tasman agency
Tuesday, 21 June 2011, 11:20 am | The Maori Party
Maori Party justice spokesperson, Rahui Katene, has today indicated the support of the Maori Party for the exclusion of natural health products and rongoa from the new trans-Tasman agency to regulate medicines, medical devices and new medical interventions More >>
Turia Disapointed After Interview With TV3
Tuesday, 21 June 2011, 9:37 am | The Maori Party
Maori Party co-leader Tariana Turia, is disappointed that an extended interview with TV3 has once again confirmed her view that honesty and integrity are not characteristics that the media are comfortable with portraying. More >>