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Maori Party co-leader Te Ururoa Flavell says the knighthood awarded to Pita Sharples in the Queens Birthday honours was richly deserved.
He says his predecessor had an impressive track record even before he entered parliament in 2005.
When you talk about Pita Sharples you talk about Kura kaupapa, Kohanga Reo, Whare Tu Taua, restorative justice, Hoani Waititi, Maori Party, education, language development, tikanga all of those sorts of things Petes been associated with" says Te Ururoa Flavell.
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