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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.

Speech to Graduation of Ngati Awa Service Academy students, Puawairua marae, Whakatane

Our old people fought for King and Country to ensure that national interests should not conflict with our interests as tangata whenua. They proved that, as tangata whenua, we are good citizens. Our interests, therefore, are an important part of the national interest.

“We should all be concerned with what has happened. The government has been working with tangata whenua on rural housing and community development programmes throughout the far north. We will not tolerate criminal action which endangers life and safety, frustrates progress and threatens community relations.

Associate Housing Minister Tariana Turia is encouraging the tangata whenua of Whatuwhiwhi, in the Far North, to continue with a private housing scheme.

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 intention of the policy is to provide a basis for relationships between the government and volunteers. It sets out the government’s view of what volunteering is, the contribution it makes to our society, and the government’s commitment to recognise and support volunteers and their organisations.

While tonight is a celebration for the community and voluntary sector who have made a success of the International Year for Volunteers, it is also an opportunity for us, as the Government, to say ‘Thank you’ to all you unsung heroes, who work tirelessly in our communities.

The government has adopted a formal policy on volunteering.

While tonight is a celebration for the community and voluntary sector who have made a success of the International Year for Volunteers, it is also an opportunity for us, as the Government, to say ‘Thank you’ to all you unsung heroes, who work tirelessly in our communities.

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.

The last week has been a big one for Whanganui iwi. Negotiations between the iwi and the Crown found a way for the position of river claimants to be protected, while Genesis Power proceeds with its application for a 35-year resource consent to take water from the headwaters – something which the iwi objects to.

... Tariana Turia acknowledged concern among voluntary organisations about the possible impact of the Health and Safety in Employment Amendment Bill, which is presently before Parliament.

Speech to NZACAB National Conference, Hamilton

The Minister for the Community and Voluntry Sector, Tariana Turia, has told the NZ Association of Citizens' Advice Bureaux that the government is still in consultation over the details of the Health and Safety in Employment Amendment Bill.

It is an honour and a real pleasure to be invited to your AGM, because I want to tell you directly that I support your work in the community.

This shift of focus, away from the individual onto the whanau, is itself quite a radical change of approach to health care. And it drives a whole-of-government response. But there’s more to this strategy than health care. By recognising that tangata whenua function as communities, not individuals, and by supporting our way of doing things, the government is acknowledging that best outcomes are achieved when whanau are empowered to have control over their situations.

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.

Launch of Family Violence Intervention Guidelines, Te Rangimarie Room, Te Papa Tongarewa

When violence occurs within the family, the problems it causes quickly escalate out of control, and spread into the wider community. Family violence is at the core of many social problems – poor health, educational under-achievement, social isolation and cultural breakdown. This issue can seem all so complicated, and so hard to know where to begin, that it overwhelms us. But there are solutions, and these guidelines are one part.

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

Reception to commemorate YWCA ‘Week Without Violence’, Beehive Foyer, 4.30pm

It is my pleasure to welcome you to this reception in honour of YWCA Week Without Violence. Actually, it’s an honour to host you all. This is an issue I strongly support, and I am proud to acknowledge your efforts and commitment to non-violence.