Speaking Māori in Parliament has been problematical since the 1800s when Maori-speaking MPs used such colourful language that it became a challenge to translate, while another one later on chee
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Suspicious package at Parliament; not explosive
Fire and emergency services were called to Parliament Buildings this morning following a suspicious package being found in the mail.
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MPs mostly back away from Goldsmith view that colonisation was good for Māori
The MP found a couple of supporters.
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NewsMāori girl in the gallery: How our parliamentary reporter copes with daily racism in the Beehive
There’s an uncomfortable space one must exist in as a Māori political reporter. I can only imagine the hate speech those before me had to endure, I am grateful for those I walk alongside now and I am looking to a future where our children and grandchildren can feel comfortable.
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Racist policies are written by racist people- Te Pāti Māori
"That is what we are here to do; dismantle the system and create our own."
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Te Pāti Māori's Rawiri Waititi tossed out of Parliament again
Fellow co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Greens MP Teanau Tuiono walked out of the chambers in solidarity.
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Hutt Valley School students set up outside Parliament due to mouldy classrooms
Hutt Valley School students brought their classes to Parliament today because their classrooms have toxic mildew.
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Sunscreen, police dogs and parent-teacher interviews win at parliamentary biscuit tin lotto
Three new members bills were pulled out of the famous biscuit tin today.
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Government hears first reading for Moriori settlement
In 1988 their modern Treaty Settlement claim was lodged, and today descendants of Moriori heard the first reading of their claim in Parliament.
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Speaker says he should have decided to make ties optional last year
Trevor Mallard says he got few emails from MPs on the tie proposal, "more from one party than from others."
