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Te Pāti Māori Launch Policy To Remove GST From All Food
Wednesday, 16 March 2022, 6:13 am | The Maori Party
Te Pāti Māori have today announced their policy to remove GST from kai as Aotearoa experiences the worst cost of living crisis in generations. “We are seeing the biggest wealth transfer in generations. From hard working whānau to greedy property ... More >>
Te Pāti Māori Launch Petition To Remove The British Royal Family As Head Of State
Tuesday, 8 February 2022, 12:57 pm | Te Pati Maori
Following their Waitangi Day call to remove the British royal family as head of state , Te Pāti Māori have today launched a petition that will bring their vision for constitutional transformation into reality. “This is an opportunity to rebalance ... More >>
Te Pāti Māori File For Divorce From The Crown
Sunday, 6 February 2022, 2:10 pm | The Maori Party
Te Pāti Māori are calling to remove the British royal family as head of state, and move Aotearoa to a Te Tiriti o Waitangi based nation. “The only way this nation can work is when Māori assert their rights to self-management, self-determination, ... More >>
Govt Must Compensate Artists, Musicians And Creatives Immediately
Friday, 28 January 2022, 1:04 pm | Te Pati Maori
Te Pāti Māori Co-Leader Rawiri Waititi has come out swinging against the Government’s lack of response for our creative, arts and music industry in light of the recent red light setting that has seen all summer festivals and large gatherings cancelled. ... More >>
Rawiri Waititi Announces Members Bill Allowing Māori To Move Freely Across Electoral Roles
Wednesday, 8 December 2021, 11:39 am | Te Pati Maori
Te Pāti Māori Co-Leader Rawiri Waititi has today submitted his first Member’s Bill, the Electoral (Right to Switch Rolls Freely) Amendment Bill , into the Member’s Ballot. This legislation will allow Māori voters to switch between the Māori and ... More >>
Te Pāti Māori Provide Māori Covid-19 Plan
Wednesday, 17 November 2021, 11:45 am | Te Pati Maori
Today Te Pāti Māori co-leaders Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer launched their COVID-19 Pandemic Response Policy. “From the outset, the Government has failed to provide equitable opportunities for Māori to access information, resources and ... More >>
Te Pāti Māori Co-leader Urges Taranaki Whānau To Get Tested And Vaccinated
Friday, 5 November 2021, 3:21 pm | Te Pati Maori
Following the news of COVID traces in the wastewater in Stratford, Taranaki this morning, Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer has taken to the streets along with Ngāti Ruanui and Ngāti Maru iwi to strengthen the vaccination and COVID ... More >>
Te Pāti Māori Co-leaders Call On Parties To Establish Digital Parliament As Delta Spreads To The Regions
Wednesday, 27 October 2021, 9:44 am | Te Pati Maori
Te Pāti Māori Co-Leaders won’t be attending Parliament this week; opting to take their shoes to the streets of their electorates. They are calling on all parties to agree to establish a Digital Parliament as the Delta variant spreads to the regions ... More >>
Traffic Light System A Real Life ‘Squid Games’ For Māori
Friday, 22 October 2021, 12:18 pm | Te Pati Maori
Te Pāti Māori Co-Leaders Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer have likened the Government’s new Traffic Light system to a real life ‘Squid Games’ resulting in Māori deaths. “On every single COVID indicator, Māori are significantly behind ... More >>
Government And Speaker Launch Coordinated Attack On Te Pati Maori Today In The House
Thursday, 21 October 2021, 3:39 pm | Te Pati Maori
Following the actions of the Speaker of the House, co-leader of Te Pāti Māori Rawiri Waititi has submitted the attached formal complaint regarding the actions of the speaker as the presiding officer in QuestionTime today. “As a ploy to dodge ... More >>
Te Pāti Māori: Govt Must Step Aside And Let Māori Lead
Thursday, 21 October 2021, 12:53 pm | Te Pati Maori
Te Pāti Māori Co-leaders Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer are today calling on the Government to give Māori health providers the funding, data and decision-making authority to lead the remainder of the COVID-19 vaccination programme, including ... More >>
Te Pati Maori: Call For Akl Level 4, The Rest Of The Country Level 3
Monday, 11 October 2021, 2:53 pm | Te Pati Maori
Te Pāti Māori today met with the Māori King Tūheitia and Māori leaders across the motu to agree on a unified approach to ensure the survival of Māori as the reality of COVID hitting our communities is imminent. “We are now in survival mode and ... More >>
Te Pati Maori Urge Maori & Iwi To Mobilise Themselves Immediately
Monday, 4 October 2021, 1:35 pm | Te Pati Maori
With the recent outbreak of COVID-19 in Raglan and Waikato, Te Pāti Māori Co-Leaders Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngārewa-Packer are calling for Iwi, Hapū and Māori organisations to mobilise themselves immediately to develop their own outbreak and vaccination ... More >>
Te Pāti Māori Petition Jacinda Ardern To Ban Seabed Mining In Aotearoa
Sunday, 3 October 2021, 2:13 pm | The Maori Party
Te Pāti Māori Co-leaders Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi have today launched a petition calling on Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to ban seabed mining in Aotearoa. The petition follows on from Thursday’s Supreme Court ruling , the culmination ... More >>
Ngāti Ruanui, Te Pāti Māori Call On Government To Ban Seabed Mining Following Supreme Court Ruling
Friday, 1 October 2021, 6:17 am | The Maori Party
30 September Te Pāti Māori Co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, who has led a seven year campaign, is today celebrating the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision to dismiss TTR’s seabed mining appeal, and calling on the Government to follow this precedent ... More >>
Te Pāti Māori Threatens Hīkoi If Things Don’t Change Drastically
Wednesday, 29 September 2021, 11:34 am | Te Pati Maori
Te Pāti Māori has responded to the recently released report of the Oranga Tamariki Advisory Board; Hipokingia ki te Kahu Aroha, hipokingia ki te katoa. “This is the 19th report that has highlighted Oranga Tamariki’s abysmal failure and its active ... More >>
One Of Two Additional Rotorua MIQ Hotels, Quarantine Facility
Tuesday, 21 September 2021, 1:34 pm | The Maori Party
MP for Waiariki, Rawiri Waititi, today revealed that the Government is looking to add two additional MIQ facilities in Rotorua. With one, functioning as a quarantine facility for infectious cases of Covid-19. “Sources have indicated that two additional ... More >>
Te Pāti Māori Launch Petition To Change Official Name To Aotearoa, Restore All Māori Place Names By 2026
Wednesday, 15 September 2021, 5:37 am | The Maori Party
14/09/21 Marking Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori, Te Pāti Māori Co-leaders Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer have today launched a petition to change the country’s official name to Aotearoa, and officially restore the te reo Māori names for all ... More >>
Te Pāti Māori: Government slashing vaccination supply
Thursday, 9 September 2021, 3:33 pm | Te Pati Maori
Te Pāti Māori have been advised by contacts in Tāmaki Makaurau that their ability to provide vaccinations at full capacity has been halved over the last four days, despite the government’s claims it is doing more to improve Māori vaccination ... More >>
Seymour stooped to an all time low
Monday, 6 September 2021, 1:30 pm | The Maori Party
Te Pāti Māori are disappointed in the actions of Act leader David Seymour this morning, as he shared a confidential email sent to Māori whānau to his twitter this morning, which included a priority code which sought to ensure access for Māori ... More >>
