Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples called for wider recognition and adoption of tikanga Maori as a way to improve race relations.
Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples says Labour is clumsy in opposition and suprisingly unclear about how multiple Ministerial roles work.
Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples has asked Te Puni Kokiri to work with local people to identify and protect any other wahi tapu at Te Anga, in the Waitomo district.
What the Maori Battalion achieved in battle, their mokopuna are emulating in classrooms, laboratories and lecture halls and marae all over New Zealand, according to Associate Education Minister Dr
Associate Education Minister Dr Pita Sharples congratulates Te Wharekura o Manurewa on today's agreement with Education Minister Anne Tolley that the kura be established in its own right from the b
The Minister of Māori Affairs, Dr Pita Sharples, today announced that Judge Caren Fox of Ngati Porou and Rongowhakaata is to be the new Deputy Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court.
The Minister of Māori Affairs, Dr Pita Sharples, has presented a proposed allocation of spectrum to Te Pūtahi Pāoho (the Māori Television Service Electoral College).
Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples has welcomed the release of two papers on Treaty of Waitangi relationships and human rights and the Treaty.
The Government is to make addressing the drivers of crime a whole-of-government priority, Justice Minister Simon Power and Maori Affairs Minister Pita Sharples announced today.
A national Maori flag will fly from Auckland Harbour Bridge, Premier House and other significant sites on Waitangi Day, Prime Minister John Key and Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples announced
Maori involvement in decisions on freshwater is critical to developing robust policy, according to the Minister of Maori Affairs, Dr Pita Sharples.
E te whaea o Muriwhenua, e te morehu pouaru o te Hokowhitu a Tu,
Takoto mai ra, takoto mai, takoto mai!
The Minister of Māori Affairs, Dr Pita Sharples, today announced the re-appointment of Mrs Keita Walker, Mr John Baird, Sir Hirini Mead, Professor Ranginui Walker and Dr Angela Ballara to the Wait