Tariana Turia has today paid tribute to Te Manawanui Pauro of Kaiwhaiki (Whanganui) who has passed away in her 103rd year. Read More

Katene to push ‘GST off healthy food' today Read More

The Maori Party says it has faith in hapu and iwi throughout the country, and the majority of marchers who took part in the 2004 hikoi, to dismiss the attacks on it by a "few people" over the new foreshore and seabed bill. Read More

It was extremely pleasing to announce last week that more Maori and Pacific women have had cervical smears as part of the National Cervical Screening Programme during the past three years. Read More

Community and Voluntary Sector Minister Tariana Turia is congratulating the recipients of the Dynamic Community Learning Awards 2010. Read More

This bill is important to ensuring that security guards, bouncers and doormen, now provide relevant police information, wear authorised badges, and hold licences - or cop fines of up to $60,000. Read More

I am all for holding the state sector to account, particularly in respect of Crown accountability to Maori, but just because a bill says it's about achieving "gains in terms of financial efficiencies, effectiveness and future viability of agencies", doesn't mean there will naturally be any benefit to Maori. Read More

There are three very specific concerns that the Maori Party wants to raise in this discussion to amend the Human Assisted Reproductive Technology Act 2004 to state that in vitro embryos must be disposed of before the expiry period of ten years - or any later date approved by the ethics committee. Read More

The Maori Party supports this bill to give effect to certain provisions of a settlement signed by the Southern Whanganui Cluster / Tupoho Working Party on behalf of Whanganui iwi and the Crown on 31 July 2009, which also protects Whanganui iwi interests in the northern part of the Whanganui Forest and the half share in the land under the Whanganui Prison. Read More

Maori Party MP for Te Tai Tonga Rahui Katene is commending Ngai Tuahuriri for opening their marae to people in need of accommodation because of damage from Saturday's earthquake. Read More