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Associate Minister of Maori Affairs Tariana Turia saluted her colleague Sandra Lee today, following Ms Lee’s announcement that she will not seek re-election to Parliament.

Maori history is full of stories of mana wahine. Papatuanuku is the mother of our atua, and through them, all of creation. Hine Ahu One is the female element, found in the earth, from whom all human beings were born.

I am a descendant of the iwi of the Whanganui River. The whakapapa, traditions and history of the many whanau and hapu, up and down the river, are so closely intertwined that we are known as ‘te Taura Whiri a Hinengakau’.

Speech to Taranaki Dinner for Te Hau Parongo, Shalom Christian Centre, Queen St, Waitara.

Associate Health Minister Tariana Turia says the increase in primary health care funding provides significant opportunity to improve the health of whanau.

Gregory Fortuin is somebody who was able to make a positive difference in a very difficult job as Race Relations Conciliator

Speech to the 9th annual Australasian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
Waipapa Marae, Auckland University

Tena tatou, e tau nei i tenei ra. Nga mihi ki a koutou, a, ki nga kai ta i enei taonga whakahirahira e toru o tatou.

When I was asked by Mahara last week to speak today, I wondered what I could say to do justice to each of these three books.

Tena tatau nga whanaunga e tau nei I tenei po. Tena tatau nga uri o te awa.

I know many grandparents who, in speaking with their mokopuna say, ‘near enough is not good enough’. Often they would say, ‘do not do anything if you will not do it extremely well’.

Two weeks ago we paid tribute to and farewelled Sir Peter Blake, a great New Zealander. Today I learnt of the passing of two more great New Zealanders, Dame Miraka Szazy and Bishop Manuhuia Bennett.

Two weeks ago we paid tribute to and farewelled Sir Peter Blake, a great New Zealander. Today I learnt of the passing of two more great New Zealanders, Dame Miraka Szazsy and Bishop Manuhuia Bennett.

Tena tatou, e tau nei i tenei ra. Tena tatou, tena hoki koutou e pikau nei i te kaupapa i tenei ra. Nga mihi ki a tatou katoa.

Tena tatau e tau nei i tenei ra. Tena koutou o Waikato, o Tainui hoki.

Nga mihi ki a koutou, ki te kahui ariki a Te Ata I Rangikaahu me tona hoa rangatira.

Huri noa i nga mata waka e hui nei, tena tatau katoa.

Mihi

We are all aware that members of whanau, hapu and iwi are substantially over-represented in institutions where psychologists work yet are under-represented among psychologists.

Tihei Mauriora

Mihi

Thank you for the invitation to launch your conference.

What I noticed about your invitation for me to speak was that you did not give me a topic.

Kia a koutou te mana whenua, tënä koutou. Tënä koutou e awhi nei i tenei hui.

Kia a koutou nga kai para i te ara, mo nga ra e heke iho nei. Tënä koutou, nga tai tama wahine me nga tai tama tane.

Prime Minister Helen Clark and Associate Maori Affairs and Health Minister Tariana Turia are delighted with the first ever nationwide Maori quit smoking campaign 'It's about whanau'.

Tena koutou katoa,

Waikato taniwha rau, tena koutou. Anei tenei awa a Whanganui e mihi kau ana ki nga kawai tangata o Waikato. Ki a koutou me to koutou kawai ariki a Te Ata i rangikaahu, tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa.

Up to $20 million annually will be made available for home loans in rural areas, Associate Minister of Housing Tariana Turia announced today.

Maori Affairs Ministers Parekura Horomia and Tariana Turia today announced a $15 million whanau, hapu, iwi and Maori communities' development Direct Resourcing Fund.

Tena koutou nga uri nga hapu o Tuhoe Potiki.

Tena tatou katoa.

It is appropriate that my friend and colleague the bro’ Parekura the Minister of Maori Affairs the Hon Parekura Horomia pave the way for us today.