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‘He toi whakairo, he mana tangata.'

Artistic excellence reveals the essence of humanity.

Whakanuitia te reo Māori hei taonga whakahirahira

A call has gone out for rangatahi Māori to be nominated to a national Māori Youth Council, to advise the Minister of Māori Affairs on issues affecting young people.

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.

E te rangatira, Merata, kua kapohia koe e te ringa ohorere o aitua.

Kua pani o iwi, Ngati Pikiao, Ngai Te Rangi, ratou ko o karanga maha.

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.

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.

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.

Māori communities ‘really dig' mara kai, so the Māori Affairs Minister has alllocated another half million dollars to extend the scheme.

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.

A new school providing education in Te Reo Māori has been established in Nelson and will open in 2012, Education Minister Anne Tolley and Associate Education Minister Pita Sharples announced today

Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples is very pleased that the UN Special Rapportuer on the Situation of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of Indigenous Peoples has accepted the Government's

Arts Culture and Heritage Minister Christopher Finlayson and Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples have welcomed a decision today by the French National Assembly to adopt a law enabling ‘Toi mo

This Government's decision to formalise its support for the

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 th

Maori Language Commission appointments

The Minister of Māori Affairs, Dr Pita Sharples, today announced the appointment of Professor Tamati Reedy and the reappointment of Dr Robyn Anderson to the Waitangi Tribunal, each for a term of t

Today's opening of new premises for a kura kaupapa Maori in West Auckland was a bittersweet event for Dr Pita Sharples, the Associate Minister of Maori Affairs.

The Minister of Maori Affairs, Dr Pita Sharples says he is looking forward to attending the consultation hui on the Foreshore and Seabed in Gisborne.

MMaori 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 Mao

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.

Kua mimiti te puna ki Taumarere!

Kua tau nga kohu ki runga i nga marae o Waikato Taniwha Rau!

Aue, te mamae!

Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples called for wider recognition and adoption of tikanga Maori as a way to improve race relations.