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Criminal Procedure (Reform And Modernisation) Bill
Friday, 26 November 2010, 12:56 pm | The Maori Party
The Māori Party will be supporting this bill, the Criminal Procedure (Reform and Modernisation) Bill, at the first reading, but at this stage that support is conditional on the sort of information we are likely to hear when it goes to a select committee. More >>
Pike River Mine Disaster
Thursday, 25 November 2010, 4:08 pm | The Maori Party
Contrary to the hope expressed in my speech in the House on Tuesday, there is now a new date to add to the collective memory of the Coast: Friday 18 November 2010. What a tragedy for the miners, their families, their colleagues and friends, the ... More >>
New Zealand Productivity Commission Bill Second Reading
Thursday, 25 November 2010, 9:53 am | The Maori Party
I came across a very simple statement today which I think sums up what might well be a core operating principle that the Productivity Commission might live by. And that is, that the simple act of paying positive attention to people has a great deal ... More >>
Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Bill
Thursday, 25 November 2010, 9:52 am | The Maori Party
Tēnā koe, Mr Deputy Speaker, kia ora tātou katoa i tēnei pō. Kua tū ake me te āhua āwangawanga o te ngākau mō te āhuatanga o tēnei pire. Anā, nā runga i te aha? Nā runga i te mea ko taua āhua nō rā, me kī, mō tēnei momo kāwanatanga, ... More >>
Holidays Amendment Bill
Wednesday, 24 November 2010, 9:29 am | The Maori Party
Mr Speaker, earlier today the Maori Party received an email which told us, in no uncertain terms, exactly how we needed to vote on this Bill. It said If we allow workers to covert time to cash then the next obvious step is for employers to say ... More >>
Employment Relations Amendment Bill (no 2)
Wednesday, 24 November 2010, 9:27 am | The Maori Party
If one was to look at the explanatory note to this bill, the general policy statement comes across as extremely positive. It tells us that the purpose of the Bill is to provide more flexibility, greater choice, and ensure a balance of fairness for both ... More >>
Katene: Local Government Amendment Bill
Tuesday, 23 November 2010, 5:15 pm | The Maori Party
It gives me no pleasure at all to rise to speak on this Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Bill today. More >>
The Pike River Mine Explosion
Tuesday, 23 November 2010, 3:27 pm | The Maori Party
I rise on behalf of the Maori Party to express our support for the miners, the whanau and the wider community of the West Coast. The West Coast of the South Island has a unique character that is written in the lives of every Coaster. More >>
Maori Party farewells Aunty Kath
Monday, 22 November 2010, 3:12 pm | The Maori Party
Kathleen Hemi, a Ngati Apa kuia who dedicated her life to helping her people, will be sadly missed by the Maori Party. More >>
Wi Pere Book Launch; Rongopai Marae, Patutahi, Gisborne
Monday, 22 November 2010, 12:33 pm | The Maori Party
It is absolutely fitting that we are gathered here, at Rongopai Marae, to celebrate the life and legacy of a remarkable man, a man of mana, a man well before his time. For it was at this marae, that the attention of the world was transfixed at the setting ... More >>
Education Amendment Bill no 2
Friday, 19 November 2010, 10:04 am | The Maori Party
There is a very interesting assessment of the current state of our education system in the PPTA submission to the Education and Science select committee about this Bill. A comment was made by the ex-Deputy Minister of Ontario, Professor Ben Levin, that ... More >>
Tariana Turia - 'If it is to be it is up to us'
Friday, 19 November 2010, 9:41 am | The Maori Party
The Hugo Group Limited; Breakfast Meeting; Hyatt Regency, Auckland Hon Tariana Turia, Co-leader of the Maori Party Thursday 18 November 2010; 7.30am (speaking notes for the basis of a conversation) More >>
Speech: Launch of Whanau Ora Centres
Friday, 19 November 2010, 8:48 am | The Maori Party
The words of King Potatau te Wherowhero have provided inspiration to whanau, hapu and iwi throughout the land - and are embedded in every action and events involving Te Kohao Health. More >>
Katene: ‘We’ll be watching, Minister’
Thursday, 18 November 2010, 4:55 pm | The Maori Party
Maori Party MP Rahui Katene is welcoming the Broadcasting Minister’s assurance in the House today that TVNZ will be honouring its obligation to promote Maori language and culture. More >>
Katene to join takutai moana hikoi
Thursday, 18 November 2010, 3:39 pm | The Maori Party
Maori Party MP Rahui Katene will be joining the hikoi against plans to extend the Waikawa Marina in Marlborough this Saturday [November 20]. More >>
Hone Harawira: Ae Marika!
Wednesday, 17 November 2010, 10:06 am | The Maori Party
We had the new Maori Party president Pem Bird with us on the weekend out at Te Paatu Marae, and I'm really glad he came. He came to talk about where he sees the party going, to reconnect with the grassroots, and to share ideas about how to build the ... More >>
Don't go to hell Minister - come to Taipa
Wednesday, 17 November 2010, 10:03 am | The Maori Party
"I'm a little disappointed to hear the Minister of Treaty Negotiations speak so disparagingly of the Taipa whanau," said Hone Harawira, the Maori Party's Tai Tokerau MP. "They are simply seeking the return of lands clearly identified by the Waitangi Tribunal ... More >>
Rugby World Cup 2011 (Empowering) Bill
Wednesday, 17 November 2010, 9:52 am | The Maori Party
This bill establishes a Rugby World Cup Authority to enable applications for activities or facilities necessary for the proper conduct of the forthcoming Rugby World Cup to be determined efficiently. In doing so, the intention is honourable – and commendable. ... More >>
Aquaculture Legislation Amendment Bill (No 3)
Wednesday, 17 November 2010, 9:51 am | The Maori Party
On its own, this may just seem like a technical clean up; another piece of legislation driven by administrative purposes. As the MP for Te Tai Tonga, however, I want to bring two important points of distinction in speaking to this bill. The first, of ... More >>
Pokies take $3.3 million from small towns
Monday, 15 November 2010, 12:00 pm | The Maori Party
Maori Party MP for Waiariki Te Ururoa Flavell is calling on iwi, community and civic leaders in the Eastern Bay of Plenty to get behind the people before pokies campaign. More >>
