
Putin, Sanctions and Russian Billionaires
This week the New Zealand Parliament passed the Russian Sanctions Bill in direct response to the war in #Ukraine. For me the Bill...

Commerce Commission must seek bust up of supermarket duopoly Tukaki
The Chair of the National Maori Authority, Matthew Tukaki, has said the publication of the Commerce Commission’s recommendations and...

Tina wants freedom - she wouldnt know what it means to lose it
A Christchurch woman has had the word “freedom” tattooed across her forehead to show her support for those protesting against the...

#endtheprotest
Today I want to speak to New Zealanders who are fed up with what is happening down in our national Capital. I want to speak the New...

Future proofing the health system a must: Authority calls for RATS, Medical Manufacturing to return
Future proofing the health system a must: Maori Authority calls for RATS, a national workforce plan and investment in Medical...

Tamariki Maori slipping through the cracks as Neorudiverse conditions take hold
The National Maori Authority has called on whanau with Neurodiverse conditions to come forward and have their voices heard at the Maori...

Asking children to be adults before their time - the forgotten children
Last week, and quietly, I sat down with a group of carers – people who, every day, look after others in their immediate whanau or in the...

If property owners don’t want to rent then tax them. Maori Authority calls for a Ghost Tax
If property owners don’t want to rent then its time to tax them. Maori Authority calls for a Ghost Tax A tax ln what are being described...

This is why i choose no longer to be catholic - i cannot accept the abuse suffered by innocents'
Image: Pope Francis meeting with NZ Catholic Bishops who have since apologised for the abuse suffered by children and the vulnerable...

Maori Authority Chair says Swatika too far calls on Maori protestors to return to the Marae
The Swatika, Symbol of Nazism painted above the words of truth and freedom at the protest on NZ Parliament Grounds. The Chair of the...

Sentencing laws a joke: Maori Authority calls out massive failing after Money laundering case
Sentencing laws a running joke: Maori Authority calls out massive failing after Money laundering case sees man get Netflix home detention...

Landmark deal for Te Ao Maori in building the future signed at the Beehive
The Chair of the National Maori Authority, Matthew Tukaki, who was also until recently Chair of the Maori Spectrum Working Group...

Chair of Oranga Tamariki Ministerial Advisory Board welcomes report from the Independent Children’s
The Chair of the Independent Ministerial Advisory Board of Oranga Tamariki, Matthew Tukaki, has today welcomed the release of the...

Stationary poverty on the rise as tamariki return to school across the country
Stationary poverty on the rise as tamariki return to school across the country With many children around the country returning to school...

Call from Maori Authority to freeze prices as cost of living sky rockets
The Chair of the New Zealand Maori Council, Matthew Tukaki, this morning has called for a price freeze on essential items and the basics....