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Kua whakatūria i te rā nei a Te Kahautu Maxwell ō Te Moana a Toi, ki tētahi tūranga wātea i te Paepae Motuhake, ki te arotake i te rāngai me te rautaki reo Māori.

  • Pita Sharples
  • Maori Affairs

Minister of Conservation Kate Wilkinson and Minister of Maori Affairs Dr Pita Sharples have welcomed the first graduation of 14 Maori cadets from an intensive conservation training programme that w

  • Kate Wilkinson
  • Pita Sharples
  • Conservation
  • Maori Affairs

Māori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples today launched the Māori artwork that will feature on official Rugby World Cup 2011 merchandise next year.

  • Pita Sharples
  • Maori Affairs

Māori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples has announced the membership of the Māori Statutory Board, appointed under the Local Government (Auckland Council) Amendment Act 2010.

  • Pita Sharples
  • Maori Affairs

Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples applauds the spirit of co-operation among all the parties involved in bringing Whanau Ora to fruition.

  • Pita Sharples
  • Maori Affairs

Education Minister Anne Tolley and Associate Education Minister Dr Pita Sharples say that an evaluation of the professional development programme, Te Kotahitanga, shows it improves motivation and t

  • Anne Tolley
  • Pita Sharples
  • Education

Māori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples has called for better balance between the Crown and Māori claimants, to progress Treaty negotiations into a post-settlement phase.

  • Pita Sharples
  • Maori Affairs

The voice of young Maori is an increasingly important aspect of modern policy advice, according to Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples.

  • Pita Sharples
  • Maori Affairs

Māori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples says the Waitangi Tribunal report on te Reo Māori tackles a vital issue of great concern to Māori people - the future of the language.

  • Pita Sharples
  • Maori Affairs

Education Minister Anne Tolley and Associate Education Minister Dr Pita Sharples say the response to consultation over Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori (Māori-medium National Standards) has been po

  • Anne Tolley
  • Pita Sharples
  • Education

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 contrib

  • Steven Joyce
  • Pita Sharples
  • Maori Affairs
  • Tertiary Education

More prisoners are undertaking job training and literacy and numeracy education than ever before, Corrections Minister Judith Collins and Associate Minister of Corrections Dr Pita Sharples said tod

  • Judith Collins
  • Pita Sharples
  • Corrections

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.

  • Pita Sharples
  • Maori Affairs

The Minister of Māori Affairs, Hon Dr Pita Sharples, today announced the appointments of Sarah Reeves and Judge Heemi Taumaunu as Judges of the Māori Land Court.

  • Pita Sharples
  • Maori Affairs

Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples sets off tomorrow at the head of a delegation of Maori business and sector leaders, to visit Beijing, Shanghai and Guizhou in China.

  • Pita Sharples
  • Maori Affairs

Education Minister Anne Tolley and Associate Education Minister Pita Sharples have announced a funding increase of $1.5 million alongside changes which will see Alternative Education better meet th

  • Anne Tolley
  • Pita Sharples
  • Education

An ex-gratia payment to the Ngāti Rārua Ātiawa Iwi Trust signals a new step forward for the management of the Whakarewa lands around Motueka, says Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples. 

  • Pita Sharples
  • Maori Affairs

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.

  • Pita Sharples
  • Maori Affairs

Kua horonuku a Hikurangi, pā noa ki te take o Te Whetū Matarau!

Kua tītaha Whangaokena, toka tū moana o te Tai Rāwhiti!

  • Pita Sharples
  • Maori Affairs

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.

  • Pita Sharples
  • Maori Affairs

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

  • Anne Tolley
  • Pita Sharples
  • Education

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.

  • Pita Sharples
  • Maori Affairs

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.

  • Pita Sharples
  • Maori Affairs

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 aspira

  • Pita Sharples
  • Maori Affairs