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Tēnā koe Friend -
Kia ora
Kei ngā kaihāpai i ngā kaupapa huri noa i te motu, tēnā koutou.
Tēnā hoki tātau me te āhuatanga ki ngā mate o te wā. Kua rūpeke atu
rātau ki te pō, e moe e oki. Hoki tonu mai ki a tātau te takatū nei,
kia ora katoa tātau.
With 40 days till election day we have a heap of
mahi to do and our team are continuing to crack up their campaigns.
From fundraising events, putting up hoardings, delivering pamphlets,
TV and radio interviews, dealing with vandalised billboards, abuse
towards candidates and their whānau through to outright exclusion and
racism from TVNZ, it all shows that we are posing a real threat and
must be vigilant.
In this pānui we also acknowledge co-leader, Debbie Ngarewa Packer
from Te Tai Hauauru.
TVNZ
When is enough, enough? TVNZ had decided that the Māori
Party will not feature on their debates because we don’t meet
thresholds that are set by those in power. Some are saying it’s
because we are a small Party but the fact is, we are the only
indigenous Party in Aotearoa and this must be recognised. Yes other
parties have Māori, but we are the only indigenous political Party and
if TVNZ are true to te Tiriti o Waitangi, then our voice must be given
equal treatment with the other political parties that are being given
screen time for the TVNZ debates.
We need you to email TVNZ directly to force them to change their
decision while we continue to look at other options to keep this issue
at the front of our fight to return to Parliament.
Follow this link to Make
a Formal Complaint to TVNZ.
Oranga Tamariki
Last week Mariameno attend with our Dames, the Oranga Tamariki
Tribunal hearing in Wellington and this week we also had the launch of
the Ombudsman Report on Oranga Tamariki. The issues raise at both
kaupapa are consistent and not a surprise and we must stand up to this
blatant racism aimed at our tamariki, mokopuna and whānaul. It was
also a chance for Mariameno and John to support Tākuta at a fundraiser
organised by the Wellington branch of Te Tai Tonga.
Debbie
Ngarewa-Packer mō Te Tai Hauāuru
Debbie
is no stranger to the iwi world and has been CEO from Ngāti Ruanui in
Taranaki for some time now. Debbie was raised in Pātea and the rise
of Pātea Māori Club is part of who she is and if you weren’t at her launch,
you can watch some of the Pātea Māori Club whānau singing and taking
us all back down memory lane.
Debbie has also been Deputy Mayor for South Taranaki District, is
passionate about bridging our Rangatahi to the technology
opportunities in Silicon Valley as well as gaining a name as a strong
environmental advocate. Debbie and her iwi have led the way in
Taranaki to fight against seabed mining and though there may be
another appeal, this will only help invigorate the whānau fight to
protect Tangaroa and the taiao.
Debbie is married Neil and they have three tamariki and five
mokopuna. They live near Hawera and if there’s one thing about
Debbie, she will fight for our people and use her voice and not be
silenced.
Rehita mai, tautoko mai – We still need your
help
With the TVNZ issue hot, we need your support. We need to be able
to fund our way to debate in other forums if we can’t debate on
TVNZ.
So, can you donate
$25, $50, $100 or whatever you can afford to help us keep up
the fight and achieve the goal of returning back to Parliament at this
election.
Hei tērā wiki ka aro atu ki a Rawiri Waititi o te Waiariki.
Arohanui, nā
Che Wilson
President
Māori Party
http://www.maoriparty.org/
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