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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.

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.

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

(Mihi)

Opening and introducing the Prime Minister

‘He toi whakairo, he mana tangata.'

Artistic excellence reveals the essence of humanity.

Whakanuitia te reo Māori hei taonga whakahirahira

There is one place in the world to which I will always return.

From the old pā site at Horehore, I can trace my descent back over 46 generations to Tararoa.

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.

Tuatahi, me mihi ki nga mana whenua o tenei wa. Tena koutou.

E te Poari o te Mana Tohu Matauranga o Aotearoa, tena koutou.

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.

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.

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

E ōku rangatira, tēnā koutou. Tēnei rā tā koutou kaitono kua hari i tā koutou kaupapa ki mua i te Whakakotahitanga o te Ao, ā, kua hoki mai ki te whakamihi ki tō koutou whakaaro nui.

Thank you for the opportunity to be here. To John Wills, Chief Executive of InfraTrain, and your staff, thank you for your efforts in making this initiative a success.

To the scholarship winners - congratulations, it is a pleasure to share in your success.   

Not quite a year ago, in July 2009, I was here at this very venue with the Prime Minister to launch Te Puni Kōkiri's "Māori in Industry and Trades Training" initiative.

This initiative was part of Te Puni Kōkiri's response to the Māori Economic Summit and the Prime Minister's Job Summit.

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

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.