18 November, 2009
Māori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples welcomes the Inquiry into the operation of the Māori Community Development Act 1962, and the Terms of Reference recently released by the Māori Affairs Select Committee.
Read full release >>18 November, 2009
Manu Ao Academy Seminar – ‘Māori Development’ Notes prepared for presentation to video-conference
Read full speech >>16 November, 2009
E te whaea o Muriwhenua, e te morehu pouaru o te Hokowhitu a Tu,
Read full release >>16 November, 2009
Preparation for this launch got off to a really good start on Saturday night. In the 45th minute, Ngati Porou man Rory Falloon scored the goal that would qualify New Zealand for the 2010 World Cup finals in Spain.
Read full speech >>13 November, 2009
The Minister of Māori Affairs, Dr Pita Sharples, today 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.
Read full release >>13 November, 2009
This hui has been inspired by the aspirations of Mrs Tawai Te Rangi, a kuia of Ngāti Kāpo ki Te Upoko o te Ika ropu.
Read full speech >>9 November, 2009
Critical and Sensitive Issues Symposium “Reflecting on the Unspoken Issues-Violence and abuse in our Communities” ‘An Unholy Silence’
Read full speech >>29 October, 2009
We have a saying that we walk on the shoulders of giants - so that we see more, and at a greater distance; it's not just that we see, but we are carried along by the giants, who enhance our own contribution to things.
Read full speech >>28 October, 2009
The passing of the Whakarewarewa and Roto a Tamaheke Vesting Bill today begins the final steps towards tangata whenua ownership of an iconic Rotorua thermal area, said the Minister of Maori Affairs, Dr Pita Sharples.
Read full release >>28 October, 2009
Tena koe Mr Speaker. Tena tatou katoa e te whare. Tena koutou e nga uri o Te Arawa waka kua haere mai nei ki te tautoko ana i te whaturetanga o te Pire nei. Na reira, naumai haere mai nei.
Read full speech >>20 October, 2009
The Minister of Maori Affairs joined Ngati Porou and the nation in mourning the passing of a pillar of Maoridom, Mate Huatahi Kaiwai, of Ngati Porou. She was 94.
Read full release >>15 October, 2009
Delivered by Te Ururoa Flavell on behalf of Dr Sharples
Read full speech >>14 October, 2009
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.
Read full release >>9 October, 2009
This day has been a long day in the making.
Read full speech >>9 October, 2009
Setting up a māra kai (community garden) is an act of reclaiming Māori culture, self-reliance, and rangatiratanga, according to Māori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples.
Read full release >>6 October, 2009
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.
Read full release >>5 October, 2009
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.
Read full release >>1 October, 2009
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.
Read full release >>28 September, 2009
Making Inclusive Education Happen — Ideas for Sustainable Change
Read full speech >>25 September, 2009
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.
Read full release >>22 September, 2009
I move, that the Whakarewarewa and Roto-a-Tamaheke Vesting Bill be now read a second time.
Read full speech >>17 September, 2009
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.
Read full release >>16 September, 2009
Thousands more young Māori 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.
Read full release >>14 September, 2009
The Minister of Māori Affairs, Hon Dr Pita Sharples, today announced the appointment of Chief Judge Wilson Whare Isaac of the Māori Land Court as the Chairperson of the Waitangi Tribunal for a term of five years.
Read full release >>11 September, 2009
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.
Read full release >>28 August, 2009
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.
Read full release >>26 August, 2009
Later today, you will have the privilege to hear from some outstanding Māori who have seized the day in their chosen field of endeavour and gone on to successes nationally and internationally.
Read full speech >>20 August, 2009
Almost quarter of a century ago, the son of a humble labourer stood in front of the National Party 1986 Annual conference, and told them all, “I am a Maori…. I do not want to be anything else”.
Read full speech >>14 August, 2009
The Minister of Māori Affairs, Hon Dr Pita R Sharples, today announced the appointment of Acting Chief Judge Wilson Whare Isaac as the Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court.
Read full release >>6 August, 2009
Tērā ia ngā kōrero whakahirahira mō te māia o ngā hōia o te Rua Tekau mā Waru, ka wātea ki ngā tāngata katoa o Aotearoa i tētahi pae tukutuku hou.
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