Pita Sharples
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Member for Tamaki Makaurau, Maori Party Honours/decorations CBE for services to New Zealand in education 1990 Current parliamentary roles Co-Leader Deputy-Chairperson, Maori Affairs Committee Member, Regulations Review Committee
Ko Hikurangi te maunga, ko Waiapu te awa, ko Whangaokena te motu, ko Hinepare te marae.
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Associate Education Minister Dr Pita Sharples has renewed his call for New Zealand history to be taught in all schools, saying a knowledge of history is essential to effective and inclusive education.
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Māori Party Co-leader Dr Pita Sharples, a White Ribbon ambassador against male violence, has joined opposition to Mike Tyson's visit to New Zealand to talk about his life story.
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Māori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples welcomes the appointment of Michelle Hippolite as the new Chief Executive of Te Puni Kokiri, and thanks the departing CE Leith Comer for his ‘active service’ over the past 12 years.
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Māori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples today paid tribute to Te Reo Māori Society and Ngā Tamatoa, on the fortieth anniversary of the Māori Language Petition being presented to Parliament.
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Associate Education Minister Dr Pita Sharples welcomes the belated interest of the Labour Party in the Government’s decision to increase funding to reading programmes in primary schools.
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Kaupapa Māori education has been part of the renaissance that has helped rebuild Māori people and culture in recent decades, according to the Associate Minister of Education, Dr Pita Sharples.
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Hon Dr Pita Sharples, Minister of Māori Affairs, has recognised the importance of Monday’s forum in bringing together various representatives across hapū and iwi to discuss their collective aspirations around water.
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The theme of this year’s International Day of the World’s Indigenous People has been welcomed by the Minister of Māori Affairs as an opportunity to celebrate the work of indigenous media in influencing the social and political agenda. The focus of this year’s International Day is "Indigenous Media, Empowering Indigenous Voices".
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The Minister of Māori Affairs has called a hui of iwi representatives and claimants to the Waitangi Tribunal on Māori custom and interests in fresh water.
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Minister of Māori Affairs Dr Pita Sharples, and Associate Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment, Tariana Turia, are pleased that the partnership between iwi, industry, tertiary providers and Government has received the confirmation of further investment in activities in Otautahi.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Māori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples says he has not advocated that people move into unsafe houses in the Christchurch red zone.
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AUCKLAND — Minister pleased to hear Crafar farms deal on the cards Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples says he is pleased to hear that the Chinese buyers of the former Crafar farms, and representatives of Maori trusts with ancestral links to two of the farms, have confirmed they are in negotiations.
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An innovative plan to showcase New Zealand to Chinese consumers will see Māori culture and products playing a central role.
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New Zealand’s Minister of Māori Affairs, Dr Pita Sharples, and members of his business delegation, met with senior executives from the China Forest Group and discussed future proposals in Beijing this week.
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Representatives from three New Zealand fishing companies have met with their newly appointed employees and agents in Shanghai and Guangzhou this week.
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The People’s Republic of China’s Government of Guizhou Province and New Zealand’s Te Puni K?kiri (Ministry of M?ori Development) have launched an international agricultural exchange programme.
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The People’s Republic of China’s Government of Guizhou Province and New Zealand’s Te Puni Kōkiri (Ministry of Māori Development) have launched an international agricultural exchange programme.
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New Zealand’s Minister of Māori Affairs Dr Pita Sharples, paid tribute to China’s phenomenal and ongoing contribution to global culture, economy and civilisation today at a meeting with Vice Premier of the People’s Republic of China, Hui Liangyu in Beijing.
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Cutting edge media company Kiwa Media Group will be represented in a business delegation to China this month that will be led by Māori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples.
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Māori education remains a Government priority, despite the challenging economic climate, Māori Affairs and Associate Education Minister Pita Sharples says.
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The Government will fund 1,000 Māori cadetships over the next four years, Māori Affairs Minister Pita Sharples says.
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Electricity Supply Industry Training Organisation Cadetships are leading examples of private-public sector partnership in action, says Maori Affairs Minister Pita Sharples.
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New Zealand’s economic future will be determined by our ability to connect businesses with science, innovation and technology, says Māori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples.
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Budget 2012 will provide $7.6 million over the next four years for an education programme that gives schools and children a hands-on approach to looking after the environment, Environment Minister Amy Adams and Māori Affairs Minister Pita Sharples announced today.
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Described by economists as a “sleeping giant”, New Zealand’s Māori Taniwha economy is “wide awake and hungry for business” says Māori Affairs Minister Pita Sharples.
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Māori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples has opened a small office in Glen Innes to help tenants involved in the Tamaki Transformation Programme.
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Māori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples has announced the membership and terms of reference for a working group to refocus and strengthen Te Puni Kokiri.
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AUCKLAND — The Treaty of Waitangi settlements process is restorative justice in action says M?ori Affairs Minister Pita Sharples.
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Maori Affairs Minister Pita Sharples has congratulated his colleague, Trade Minister Tim Groser, for saying te reo Maori should be taught in all primary schools.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Maori Party Co-leader and MP for Tamaki Makaurau, Dr Pita Sharples, called for the Maritime Union and the Ports of Auckland to return to good-faith bargaining, with a plea to recognise the value of the workers’ whanau.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Tāmaki Makaurau MP and Māori Party Co-leader Dr Pita Sharples is ‘extremely concerned’ at today’s developments in the Auckland waterfront dispute.
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Survey results released today show visitors to te Waka Māori during Rugby World Cup 2011 rated the experience as highly or higher than other RWC 2011 events and venues.
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Survey results released today show visitors to te Waka Māori during Rugby World Cup 2011 rated the experience as highly or higher than other RWC 2011 events and venues.
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Maori Party Co-leader Dr Pita Sharples says Hone Harawira’s latest round of attacks on the Maori Party is just scaremongering to get publicity.
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Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples has expressed support for the staff of Te Puni Kokiri, who have been given a preliminary briefing by the Chief Executive on the Ministry's operating environment.
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Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples has expressed support for the staff of Te Puni Kokiri, who have been given a preliminary briefing by the Chief Executive on the Ministry’s operating environment.
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Associate Corrections Minister Dr Pita Sharples says a recent incident involving prisoners diving for food in a marine reserve is most unfortunate.
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Associate Education Minister and Maori Party Co-leader Dr Pita Sharples says the ten-year anniversary of the Enviroschools Foundation is a milestone that’s really worth celebrating.
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Associate Corrections Minister Dr Pita Sharples says a recent incident involving prisoners diving for food in a marine reserve is most unfortunate.
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AUCKLAND — MP for Tamaki Makaurau is concerned at the impact of the concerning conflict around the Ports of Auckland on the livelihood of thousands of workers.
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The Minister of Māori Affairs, Hon Dr Pita Sharples, is inviting contributions for designs for tukutuku panels that will enhance the New Zealand Wall in the United Nations Headquarters General Assembly building in New York.
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A glowing report on the work of Te Wananga Takiura o nga Kura Kaupapa Maori o Aotearoa Inc reflects credit on that institution, on Tawhirimatea and Kaa Williams and their staff and students, and also on the tenacity and passion of the leaders of the whole kaupapa Maori education movement, says Associate Minister of Education Dr Pita Sharples.
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A glowing report on the work of Te Wananga Takiura o nga Kura Kaupapa Maori o Aotearoa Inc reflects credit on that institution, on Tawhirimatea and Kaa Williams and their staff and students, and also on the tenacity and passion of the leaders of the whole kaupapa Maori education movement, says Associate Minister of Education Dr Pita Sharples.
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Co-leader of the Maori Party Pita Sharples has reiterated Maori Party policy on the proposed sale of asset sales.
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Maori Party Co-leader Dr Pita Sharples has congratulated Te Huarahi Tika Trust on the release of the first te reo Maori smartphone, and the announcement of scholarships to encourage Maori into the ICT industry.
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Delays over resource consents are a concern, but there is a lot that developers could do to minimise them says co-leader, Dr Pita Sharples.
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AUCKLAND — Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples has congratulated Ngati Whatua, Te Puni Kokiri, the Ministry of Culture and Heritage, the Auckland Council and the Rugby World Cup organisation on the huge success of te Waka Maori.
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"Wow factor, that’s what Māori culture promised to deliver to support the nation’s hosting of Rugby World Cup 2011" said Māori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples when the official opening of Waka Māori took place earlier this evening.
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The Crown has undertaken to restore the character, mana and reputation of the Whakatōhea chief Mokomoko and his descendants, the Minister of Māori Affairs, Hon Dr Pita Sharples, said today.
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Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples and Minister for Communications and Information Technology Steven Joyce today signed off a framework for maximising opportunities for Maori from the roll-out of high-speed broadband.
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Hon Dr Pita Sharples Minister of Maori Affairs Hon David Carter Minister for Economic Development An independent panel has been established to report to Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples and Economic Development Minister David Carter with a Maori economic development strategy and action plan by July 2012.
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AUCKLAND — The Hon Dr Pita Sharples Maori Party Co-Leader | MP for Tamaki Makaurau Tuesday 13 September 2011 MP for Tamaki Makaurau, Dr Pita Sharples, has expressed profound regret that six crews of kaihoe supporting the Rugby World Cup Opening Ceremony, experienced physical assault and verbal abuse during the chaos that took place on the wharf-front.
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The Crown signed a Deed of Settlement to settle Ngāti Whātua o Kaipara’s historical Treaty of Waitangi claims at Aotea/Shelley Beach today, Treaty Negotiations Minister Christopher Finlayson announced.
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Maori Party Co-leader Dr Pita Sharples is calling for a Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Urewera raids of October 2007, and the subsequent prosecutions, saying decisive action is required to start a process of recovery and healing.
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The Minister of Māori Affairs, Dr Pita Sharples, today announced the appointment of Ronald Crosby and Kaa Williams to the Waitangi Tribunal, each for a term of three years.
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A new resource launched today will help improve Māori student achievement by strengthening the cultural awareness and skills of teachers in schools and early childhood education services, says Associate Education Minister Dr Pita Sharples.
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A new resource launched today will help improve Māori student achievement by strengthening the cultural awareness and skills of teachers in schools and early childhood education services, says Associate Education Minister Dr Pita Sharples.
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An update to the Aquaculture Legislation Amendment Bill will smooth the pathway to settlement of Maori commercial aquaculture claims, and allow trial farming of high-value finfish in a Coromandel Marine Farming Zone, says Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples.
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Waka Māori, being launched this evening on the Auckland waterfont, is a vessel for Maori culture, and a vehicle to convey ‘many people as one’ around the globe, according to Māori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples.
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The Associate Minister of Education and Minister of Maori Affairs, Dr Pita Sharples, is assuring the whanau of kohanga reo that their concerns have been recognised, and solutions are being investigated.
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Associate Corrections Minister Dr Pita Sharples says the openings, today and tomorrow, of the first two Whare Oranga Ake, are a milestone for New Zealand’s approach to law and order.
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A cutural exchange between senior students from five kura kaupapa Maori, and their host families and schools in South Africa, epitomises the values of te reo Maori and manaakitanga, according to the Minister of Maori Affairs.
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· Tuatahi, kei te mihi atu ki nga mana whenua, ki te tangata whenua nana te karanga i tenei ra.
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Marae across the country will open their doors to officially welcome teams from around the world to New Zealand for the Rugby World Cup 2011.
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TAUMARUNUI — The Crown has paid $250,000 to settle an injustice created in 1997, when the Karanga Te Kere Whānau Trust lands near Taumarunui were not included in the Māori Reserved Land Amendment Act.
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Associate Minister of Education Dr Pita Sharples says he is excited by recommendations from the Maori Youth Council relating to professional development of teachers, because they align with his own views and work he has been doing.
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Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples says the Maori Youth Council’s report and recommendations is a refreshing mix of big ideas and practical solutions.
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Maori Party Co-leader Dr Pita Sharples has questioned the substance of a Treaty claim against the legitimacy of the Kingitanga.
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Jamie Tuuta will be appointed as the new Māori Trustee, the Minister of Māori Affairs, Hon Dr Pita Sharples announced today.
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The mandate of Nga Pu Waea, the Maori working group on rural broadband, is to be extended to include the UFB network, the Government announced today.
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Budget 2011 will provide significant capital and operational funding to strengthen delivery of school and community-based Māori language initiatives, Associate Education Minister Pita Sharples says.
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Budget 2011 will ensure the Government maintains momentum with its Māori Affairs programmes, which are delivering encouraging results, Māori Affairs Minister Pita Sharples says.
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Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples praised the work of the Maori Economic Taskforce today, at a Maori Economic Summit where the results of the Taskforce’s work were reported back to the people.
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Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples and Minister for Communications and Information Technology Steven Joyce today announced the establishment of a Maori Working Group to help steer the rollout of the government's Rural Broadband Initiative (RBI).
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A high-impact Maori cultural promotion of New Zealand is being planned for Auckland’s waterfront during the Rugby World Cup.
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Two reports to guide the Government’s work in unlocking the potential of Maori agribusiness have been released by Agriculture Minister David Carter and Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples is today visiting the Maori earthquake response command centre which has been established at Wigram.
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AUCKLAND — The Maori Statutory Board is not the toothless advisory committee that local government has been used to, and the Minister of Local Government and the Auckland Council have to come to terms with that, says Maori Affairs Minister and Tamaki Makaurau MP Dr Pita Sharples.
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HAWKE'S BAY — The ceremonial start to construction of a new rehabilitation unit at Hawkes Bay Prison marks a philosphical shift in corrections policy and practice, according to Associate Corrections Minister Dr Pita Sharples.
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Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples says Sir Tamati Reedy’s New Year honour is a fitting tribute to his life of service to the nation.
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Te Kahautu Maxwell, from the Bay of Plenty, has been appointed today to Te Paepae Motuhake, the independent panel reviewing the Maori language sector and strategy.
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PORIRUA — Māori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples today launched the Māori artwork that will feature on official Rugby World Cup 2011 merchandise next year.
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Māori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples has announced the membership of the Māori Statutory Board, appointed under the Local Government (Auckland Council) Amendment Act 2010.
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Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples applauds the spirit of co-operation among all the parties involved in bringing Whanau Ora to fruition.
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Māori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples has called for better balance between the Crown and Māori claimants, to progress Treaty negotiations into a post-settlement phase.
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The voice of young Maori is an increasingly important aspect of modern policy advice, according to Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples.
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E nga mema o te Ropu Whakamana i te Tiriti, tena koutou katoa.
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Māori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples says the Waitangi Tribunal report on te Reo Māori tackles a vital issue of great concern to Māori people – the future of the language.
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The Education Review Office report ‘Promoting Success for Maori Students: Schools’ progress’ confirms what Maori have been saying for generations - there is a crisis of failure in our school system, and Maori whanau are suffering the consequences, according to Maori Party Co-leader Dr Pita Sharples.
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