Pita Sharples
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Member for Tamaki Makaurau, Maori Party Honours/decorations CBE for services to New Zealand in education 1990 Current parliamentary roles Co-Leader Deputy-Chairperson, Maori Affairs Committee Member, Regulations Review Committee
Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce and Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples have today signed a deed of settlement with Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi that recognises the unique contribution it makes to tertiary education, and provides the wānanga with funding to develop its Whakatāne campus.
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Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples says a favourable review of his Ministry’s performance is a credit to the Chief Executive and all the staff.
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Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples says the real purpose of a value-for-money review of government expenditure on Maori language promotion is to ensure the survival of Maori language.
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Kua horonuku a Hikurangi, pā noa ki te take o Te Whetū Matarau! Kua tītaha Whangaokena, toka tū moana o te Tai Rāwhiti! Kua waipuke te riu o Waiapu i ngā roimata o Ngāti Porou, o te ao Māori, ki te rangatira, tohunga rongonui ki Te Kapunga Dewes, kua tiraha mai i te ata nei.
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Kei te matakawa te Minita Māori i te whakatau a ngā kaiwhakahaere o te Tauwhāinga Whutupaoro o Roller Mills, kia kaua ngā tīma e haka i runga i te papa tākaro.
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Kei te matakawa te Minita Māori i te whakatau a ngā kaiwhakahaere o te Tauwhāinga Whutupaoro o Roller Mills, kia kaua ngā tīma e haka i runga i te papa tākaro.
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Hip hop dance crew ReQuest has shown once again that passion tempered by total commitment and discipline can take you to the top of the world, says Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples.
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Education Minister Anne Tolley and Associate Education Minister Pita Sharples have announced a $4.2 million funding boost for five early childhood education centres, which will benefit 280 children.
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There have been significant gains in positive attitudes towards the Māori language over the last decade, according to the Minister of Māori Affairs, Hon Dr Pita Sharples.
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The strategy and infrastructure of the Maori Language sector is to be completely reviewed, to ensure the programmes and expenditure across the whole of government are responsive to Iwi/Maori aspirations, Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples has announced.
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Me whakanuitia te Wā o te Reo Māori ka tika, kia rongo ai te motu whānui i te reka o te reo, he taonga nā te Atua i tuku iho mai ki ō tātou tīpuna, tae noa mai ki a tātou i ēnei rā.
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Associate Education Minister Dr Pita Sharples says a knowledge of history is vital to identity, and all New Zealanders should learn the history of our country in schools.
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Budget funding for two new Whare Oranga Ake - reintegration units for prisoners - will help to reduce re-offending and re-imprisonment rates, Associate Corrections Minister Pita Sharples says.
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Budget 2010 provides support in several areas for Māori business to contribute to the economic recovery and help Māori get ahead under their own steam, Māori Affairs Minister Pita Sharples says.
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WAIKATO — Tena koe Mr Speaker, I rise on behalf of the Maori Party to mark the passing of Corrections Officer Jason Palmer who was tragically killed this last weekend while on duty at Spring Hill Prison.
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Associate Corrections Minister Dr Pita Sharples has this afternoon paid tribute to Corrections Officer Jason Palmer who died on the weekend while doing his job.
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Māori communities ‘really dig' mara kai, so the Māori Affairs Minister has alllocated another half million dollars to extend the scheme.
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Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples has welcomed apologies from the South African and New Zealand Rugby Unions, and has called for discussion on how to strengthen Maori sports.
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Māori communities ‘really dig’ mara kai, so the Māori Affairs Minister has alllocated another half million dollars to extend the scheme.
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This Government’s decision to formalise its support for the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples will help to restore New Zealand’s mana in addressing indigenous rights, according to Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples.
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The Minister of Māori Affairs, the Hon Dr Pita Sharples, and the Minister of Finance, Hon Bill English today announced two new directors and the reappointment of Mr Wayne Walden to the Board of the Māori Television Service.
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Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples says he is shocked to hear allegations that a government Minister and an official attempted to influence the outcome of a rugby match between the Maori All Blacks and the Springboks in 1956.
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Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples is urging tangata whenua and all New Zealanders to have their say on what should replace the Foreshore and Seabed Act.
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Kua mimiti te puna ki Taumarere! Kua tau nga kohu ki runga i nga marae o Waikato Taniwha Rau! Aue, te mamae! E Raiha, e te rangatira, kua haere koe.
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Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples called for wider recognition and adoption of tikanga Maori as a way to improve race relations.
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Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples says Labour is clumsy in opposition and suprisingly unclear about how multiple Ministerial roles work.
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HAWKE'S BAY — Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples has asked Te Puni Kokiri to work with local people to identify and protect any other wahi tapu at Te Anga, in the Waitomo district.
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What the Maori Battalion achieved in battle, their mokopuna are emulating in classrooms, laboratories and lecture halls and marae all over New Zealand, according to Associate Education Minister Dr Pita Sharples.
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Associate Education Minister Dr Pita Sharples congratulates Te Wharekura o Manurewa on today’s agreement with Education Minister Anne Tolley that the kura be established in its own right from the beginning of April.
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The Minister of Māori Affairs, Dr Pita Sharples, has presented a proposed allocation of spectrum to Te Pūtahi Pāoho (the Māori Television Service Electoral College).
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Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples has welcomed the release of two papers on Treaty of Waitangi relationships and human rights and the Treaty.
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The Maori Party sees a minimum wage of $15.00 per hour as the absolute minimum, and the refusal of National and ACT to support such a raise as a defining issue for the Maori Party in government.
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Proposals for tax reform show a lack of imagination and creative thinking, according to Maori Party co-leader Dr Pita Sharples.
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The Government is to make addressing the drivers of crime a whole-of-government priority, Justice Minister Simon Power and Māori Affairs Minister Pita Sharples announced today.
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Maori Party Co-leader Dr Pita Sharples today asked the Speaker for details about how Parliamentary proceedings would be translated into Maori in real time, starting next year.
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AUCKLAND — A national Maori flag will fly from Auckland Harbour Bridge, Premier House and other significant sites on Waitangi Day, Prime Minister John Key and Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples announced today.
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Maori involvement in decisions on freshwater is critical to developing robust policy, according to the Minister of Maori Affairs, Dr Pita Sharples.
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An independent statutory board to promote issues of importance to tangata whenua and Maori is absolutely essential for tangata whenua to be involved in the Auckland Council as Treaty partners, says the Minister of Maori Affairs, Dr Pita Sharples.
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The Co-leader of the Maori Party, and Minister of Maori Affairs– Dr Pita Sharples – says he is deeply offended by the comments made in a speech yesterday by Labour leader Phil Goff.
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WAIOURU — The Maori Party stands to convey our respects to the bereaved family and community at the loss of Flight Sergeant Andrew Forster.
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The Maori Party stands, to join all other parties, to recognise the outstanding success of the All Whites on Saturday night.
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E te whaea o Muriwhenua, e te morehu pouaru o te Hokowhitu a Tu, Takoto mai ra, takoto mai, takoto mai! Moe mai ra i te ahurutanga o to whanau, ka hoki atu ai ki to hoa rangatira ki tua o te arai.
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The Minister of Māori Affairs, Dr Pita Sharples, today (13 November 2009) announced the re-appointment of Mrs Keita Walker, Mr John Baird, Sir Hirini Mead, Professor Ranginui Walker and Dr Angela Ballara to the Waitangi Tribunal, each for a term of three years.
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Maori communities will become a little more resilient and a step closer to self-determination following the launch of the Kaitoko Whanau programme today, says the Minister of Maori Affairs Dr Pita Sharples.
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E hikohiko ana te uira ki runga i te tihi o Hikurangi maunga! Ka papa te whaititiri, ka pakaru mai te awha! Kua ehu nga wai o Waiapu! He waipuke i te Tai Rawhiti, he waipuke roimata! Ngati Porou, e tangi, e tangi, e tangi! E tangi ki to koutou morehu kuia kua mate, ki a Mate Huatahi Kaiwai.
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Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples says he has met with gangs to tell them face-to-face of his concerns over violence and the P trade, and the impacts of the spiral of violence on the communities, families and children involved.
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Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples says the arrangements outlined by the Prime Minister and himself should ensure great TV coverage of the Rugby World Cup, and he hopes broadcasters and the IRB can reach agreement on the practical details of implementing the deal.
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Setting up a mra kai (community garden) is an act of reclaiming Mori culture, self-reliance, and rangatiratanga, according to Mori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples.
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Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples says he’s happy that Maori Television’s bid to broadcast the Rugby World Cup will be considered on its merits, alongside all other contenders.
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The MTS bid for Rugby World Cup broadcast rights is a golden opportunity for Maori and the nation, which MTS and Te Puni Kokiri are right to seize, says Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples.
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Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples expressed his shock and sadness at the deaths of so many people, and young children in particular, caused by the tsunami in the Pacific yesterday morning.
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Sir Howard Morrison’s beautiful voice, his dazzling showmanship and his uniquely Maori sense of humour have made a huge contribution to our national identity, and he will be sadly missed, said Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples.
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WHANGANUI — The Minister of Maori Affairs, Dr Pita Sharples, has welcomed the NZ Geographic Board’s recommendation that the ‘h’ be restored to the name of Whanganui city.
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Thousands more young Mori learners at 17 additional schools will benefit from the Te Kotahitanga secondary schools programme next year, Education Minister Anne Tolley and Associate Education Minister Dr Pita Sharples have announced.
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The Minister of Mori Affairs, Hon Dr Pita Sharples, today announced the appointment of Chief Judge Wilson Whare Isaac of the Mori Land Court as the Chairperson of the Waitangi Tribunal for a term of five years.
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The role of the Maori Land Courts in maintaining whakapapa and relationships was emphasised today by the Minister of Maori Affairs, at the swearing-in of the new Chief Judge of the Maori Land Court.
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A large-scale, grass-roots education campaign to raise literacy and education achievement levels in Manurewa is being launched this morning by Associate Education Minister Dr Pita Sharples.
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The Minister of Maori Affairs, Hon Dr Pita R Sharples, today announced the appointment of Acting Chief Judge Wilson Whare Isaac as the Chief Judge of the Mori Land Court.
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Minister for Arts Culture and Heritage Christopher Finlayson and Minister of Maori Affairs Dr Pita Sharples today honoured the veterans of New Zealand’s 28th Maori Battalion for their service during the Second World War at a function held in Wellington.
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Hon Dr Pita R Sharples; Minister of Mori Affairs 28th Mori Battalion Website Celebration 6 August 2009, Grand Hall, Parliament www.28maoribattalion.org.nz Tn koutou ng mMrehu o te RMpk Rua Tekau m Waru, koutou kua takihoki mai i te mura o te ahi, a, koutou ko M koutou hoa i hinga i twhi, e maumahara tonutia ana.
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The Minister of Maori Affairs strongly endorses the Government's focus on reducing unemployment among young people.
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WELLINGTON — Ko wai koe? Na wai koe? No hea koe?
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'Outstanding at every level’ is how the Minister of Maori Affairs described Dr Katerina Mataira’s contribution to Maori language revival, as he congratulated her on being awarded the UNESCO Linguapax Award for 2009.
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WELLINGTON — Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples has called for continuing dialogue on the role of iwi in the management and allocation of fresh water.
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A new initiative that will see more Mori gain skills and qualifications across a wide range of industries cannot come soon enough, according to the Minister of Mori Affairs Hon Dr.
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The Minister of Maori Affairs, Dr Pita Sharples, says the government is committed to promoting tino rangatiranga by Maori.
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AUCKLAND — The symbolism of the flag is unmistakeable across the globe.
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Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson today released the report of the Ministerial Review Panel which he commissioned on the Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004.
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The Maori Party’s goal for Maori representation on the Auckland Council is only what is right for tangata whenua, for all Maori, for Auckland and the nation, according to Maori Party co-leader Dr Pita Sharples.
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Maori Affairs and Associate Education Minister Pita Sharples strongly reiterated his challenge to universities, to consider how they might help to overcome systemic disadvantage to Maori in tertiary education.
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Maori Affairs and Associate Education Minister Dr Pita Sharples called for universities to consider open entry for Maori students.
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The Minister of Maori Affairs, Dr Pita Sharples, is warning the public to beware of fraudsters offering cheap passports in the name of the Maori Party.
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WELLINGTON CITY — For all of us who rise to greet the early dawn, our sights are now being set on the north east horizon, as we seek out the rising sun.
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Support for families who are most vulnerable and building long-term resilience into the Maori economy are the dual thrusts of the Maori Affairs budget this year, Maori Affairs Minister Pita Sharples says.
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"How sad that Labour's Maori Affairs spokesperson has so little to talk about on the eve of the budget,” said Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples.
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AUCKLAND CITY — I have to admit to wondering ‘why me’ when I was invited to provide the opening address at this important hui.
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NAPIER — “Aue te tangi, aue te mamae o te ngakau i te hinganga o te toa! “E Lennie, kei te rere nga roimata ki a koe, ki te tamaiti peke poho, wawahi taha; ki te tamaiti haututu; tamaiti whakatoi; ki te mokopuna poipoia e taku kuia i to taua tamarikitanga i roto o Takapau.
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The Associate Minister of Corrections has outlined his proposals for a Maori Habilitation Unit tonight, in a speech to the AGM of the Howard League for Penal Reform in Christchurch.
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AUCKLAND — The Minister of Maori Affairs says the Cabinet decisions announced today do not change the outlook for Maori seats.
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Nau mai ra e Kui, e te uri o Ngati Kere, haere mai, hoki mai ki waenganui i a matou.
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HAMILTON — On the 12th November last year, three busloads of Kingitanga supporters accompanied King Tuheitia to Hastings, to be the guest of honour at the inaugural Takitimu Festival.
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AUCKLAND — Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples looks forward to further consultation with tangata whenua and Maori groups in Auckland, following the hui at Orakei marae this week.
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AUCKLAND — The Minister of Maori Affairs has dissociated himself from Cabinet decisions on local government reorganisation in Auckland, saying it is not good enough that tangata whenua, plus the largest Maori population in the world, will have no guaranteed voice.
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Launch of Koha On-line Maori business magazine.
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Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples has expressed pleasure that responsibility for broadcasting matters within the Maori Affairs portfolio would rest with Associate Minister of Maori Affairs, Hon Georgina te Heuheu.
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The Minister of Maori Affairs Hon Dr Pita Sharples welcomed the release today of the Auditor Generals follow up report on performance audits carried out in 2007.
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Tuatahi, me mihi ki te tangata whenua, kua whakamana nei i nga mahi o te po nei – tena koutou katoa.
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The Minister of Maori Affairs, Dr Pita Sharples, has asked seven iwi and business leaders to head a Taskforce on how Maori can avoid the worst impacts of the recession, and strengthen the Maori economy in the longer term.
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Michael Cullen’s claims that I should be responsible for Foreshore and Seabed issues is a bit rich, coming from the man who led the confiscation after his Labour government humiliated their own Maori caucus, said Minister of Maori Affairs Dr Pita Sharples.
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Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples says the Human Rights Commission report on race relations during last year is a reminder of how vulnerable tangata whenua and ethnic communities are.
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AUCKLAND — It would be a brave Aucklander to go to the people of Ngati Maru; to Ngati Paoa, to Ngati Tamatera, Ngai Tai or to Waikato and to tell them that in fact, they are all Aucklanders.
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The Minister of Maori Affairs says he is appalled by news reports of growing violence among youth gangs.
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Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples says Maori rugby teams have a proud and honorable tradition which all New Zealanders can celebrate.
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The Maori Party opposes the government’s Sentencing and Parole Reform Bill, saying that getting tough on criminals does not reduce crime or violence.
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The Maori Party will support the introduction of the Children, Young Persons and Their Families (Youth Courts Jurisdiction and Orders) Amendment Bill, according to Party co-leader Dr Pita Sharples.
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The kaupapa Maori model of whanau involvement in education is benefiting Maori learners, and is something all New Zealanders could learn from, according to Associate Education Minister Dr Pita Sharples.
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Agreements between eight iwi of the Cook Strait area and the Crown over Treaty settlements are a great achievement for everyone involved, says Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples.
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The Maori Party is keeping its word in calling for the minimum wage to be raised to $15 an hour not the $12.50 being suggested by the government.
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