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March 9, 2023 | News
Maori Party eyes Census shortfall
Maori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi says he's not confident the shortfall of Census 2018 for Maori won't be repeated.
September 22, 2023
February 20, 2023 | News
Māori Party wants Māori disaster relief fund
Te Pāti Māori are calling on the Government to establish a $100m Māori Taiao Relief Fund, with an immediate focus on rebuilding and cleaning up marae, urupā and papakāinga impacted by environmental disasters.
February 17, 2023 | News
Marae mode best response to catastrophe
Maori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi says Maori have responded to Cyclone Gabrielle by going into what he calls marae mode.
February 10, 2023 | News
Policy switch baffles Māori
Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi says there is wide-spread confusion across Māoridom about where the Government is heading, with new Prime Minister Chris Hipkins back tracking on kaupapa important for Māori.
December 13, 2022 | News
Housing accord tough on Te Arawa says Waititi
Waiariki MP Rawiri Waititi says the Government has given Te Arawa a hospital pass with its Rotorua Housing Accord.
December 9, 2022 | News
Water ownership bottom line for Māori Party
Te Paati Māori says three Water Services Entities Act shortchanges Māori.
December 8, 2022 | News
“Feisty” Parata right for Covid inquiry says Waititi
Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi says former National cabinet minister Hekia Parata is the right person for the Royal Commission of Inquiry into COVID 19.
December 2, 2022 | News
Information sharing step to safer tamariki
Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi wants immediate action on a call for mandatory sharing across government agencies of information about suspected child abuse.
November 23, 2022 | News
Tiriti sidelined as parliament goes into urgency
The Māori Party says parliament's move into urgency is a recipe for dangerous and reckless law-making.
November 18, 2022 | News
Boot camp plan political stunt
Māori party co-leader Rawiri Waititi says National's boot camp plan for young offenders is a stunt to get votes.
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