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The Associate Minister of Maori Affairs, Hon Tariana Turia, says the retiring Chief Executive of the Kohanga Reo National Trust, Iritana Tawhiwhirangi, is a battler who has never sold her people short.

The MP for Te Tai Hauauru and Associate Minister of Maori Affairs, Hon. Tariana Turia, welcomed today’s release of a report from Te Puni Kokiri on the health of te reo Maori in Te Tai Hauauru.

The report draws a clear link between the oppression of tangata whenua following confiscation and alienation of lands, and the loss of te reo amongst our people in following generations.

Te Tai Hauauru MP Tariana Turia says the Memorandum of Understanding, signed at Putiki at 1.00pm today by the iwi of Whanganui and Ministers of the Crown, will help iwi to take the initiative in addressing education issues.

Te Tai Hauauru MP and Associate Maori Affairs Minister Tariana Turia says she is pleased with the process that has been followed between Whanganui iwi negotiators and Crown representatives.

Speech to launch video resources and website to promote Maori mental health workforce development, Grand Hall, Parliament

Our lack of a word for ‘guilt’ does not mean our tupuna were lawless and amoral. Quite the opposite. We had many ways of regulating social behaviour and delivering justice. But personal guilt was not the basis on which these things were judged.

I pay tribute to you all for your passionate commitment to a violence free society.

MP for Te Tai Hauauru, Tariana Turia, congratulates Te Puni Kokiri for leading a whole-of-government approach to supporting the community in Highbury.

It is always a pleasure to attend events that recognise and celebrate achievement - and the 25th anniversary of a major Mäori incorporation is certainly an achievement worthy of celebration.

Maori Affairs Minister Parekura Horomia says the standard at the National Secondary School Kapa Haka Competitions was outstanding.

I have now been attending this conference for 22 years. Over that time I have only missed one. I have seen amazing growth in many areas and understandable and significant loss in others.

Minister of Mäori Affairs, Parekura Horomia today announced the appointment of Ms Stephanie Milroy and Mr Layne Harvey to the bench of the Mäori Land Court.

I te 14 o Mahuru kua pahure ake nei, ko te toru tekau tau mai i te Ra o te Reo Maori tuatahi, na reira kua huri tenei tuhinga ki to tatau reo hei mihi kia ratau ma i pakanga te pakanga nui mo te mouri pupuri e kii nei ko te reo.

Hon Tariana Turia, MP for Te Tai Hauauru, is thrilled that her electorate will gain significant benefits from the 10-year plan for early childhood education.

Whänau whänui and their tamariki will be specifically targeted to increase their participation in early childhood education in a new government ten-year plan, said Mäori Affairs and Associate Education Minister Parekura Horomia.

Minister of Maori Affairs Parekura Horomia has announced the appointment of three new members to the Waitangi Tribunal, and the reappointment of John Clarke and Joanne Morris.

Maori Affairs Minister Parekura Horomia said the Maori Television Service will be an important vehicle for innovative and creative indigenous television, promoting Maori language and Maori perspectives on this nation's life and culture.

I am pleased to launch this package of resources this evening, and I salute the authors. They add to the kete of tools to help people learn te reo Mäori, and to understand the cultural imperatives that drive Mäori society.

I hope I am not here on false pretences. When you invited me, I was Associate Minister of Corrections - but not any longer. I gave up that role, so no-one can accuse me of conflicts of interest with my advocacy for prisoners. Advocacy is something I will continue to do.