The 1st Minister responsible for WhÄnau Ora, Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector, Minister for Disability Issues and co-leader of the MÄori Party.
MAO:
Ko Tariana Turia he kaitÅrangapÅ« MÄori; nÅ Whanganui, NgÄti Apa, NgÄ Rauru, me NgÄti TÅ«wharetoa.
I whÄnau mai a Tariana Woon (koianei tÅna ingoa whakatipu) ki Whangaehu i te 1944. NÅ te 1996 ki te 2004, ka noho a Tariana Turia hei Mema PÄremata mÅ te RÅpÅ« Reipa. NÅ te 1995, ka tautokona e ia te whawhai ki Moutoa. NÅ te Haratua o te tau 2004, ka tukua e ia tana turu PÄremata i a te kÄwanatanga e whakatÅ« ana ki te takahi ki te mana tangata whenua e pÄ ana ki te takutai moana. NÅ muri tata iho mai, ko ia tÄ“tahi i whakatÅ«ria ai te TÅrangapÅ« MÄori. NÅ te 10 o ngÄ rÄ o HÅngongoi, ko te pÅtitanga ki Te Tai-hauÄuru; Ä, ka wikitoria a Tariana Turia hei Mema PÄremata mÅ Te Tai-hauÄuru.
source in MÄori language
ENG:
Tariana Turia (born 8 ...
Aukati Kai Paipa Hui-a-Tau Te Manukanuka o Hoturoa Marae, Manukau I have been thinking a lot about the science of change.In doing so I have been pondering the concept of critical mass, the threshold having been reached where suddenly the unexpected becomes expected, the improbable becomes a possibility.For those of us who are cooks, we will be familiar with the concept of a tipping point. It's that moment when boiled sugar transforms into toffee; when eggs coagulate, or vegetable stock turns into gravy.In much the same way, how can we achieve the moment of wonder in everyday life when we can ...
Hon Tariana TuriaMinister for the Community and Voluntary SectorTariana Turia Speech To Refugee Services Wednesday 25 August 2010; 6pm SpeechRefugee Services of Aotearoa New Zealand Volunteer Appreciation EveningSt Johns in the City, Presbyterian Church, WellingtonIt is a wonderful initiative, on behalf of Refugee Services of Aotearoa New Zealand, to have an evening set aside to focus on appreciation. The French philosopher, Voltaire, once said that “appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well”.
And so I come tonight, in praise of ...
Maori Party co-leader Tariana Turia is welcoming the decision to enable survivors of sexual abuse to receive up to 16 hours free counselling while their ACC claims are being dealt with.“Advocates representing survivors of sexual violence including rape have expressed to me their concern about counselling services not being made available while sensitive claims were being considered by ACC,” Mrs Turia said.
Mrs Turia said current statistics reveal approximately one in four New Zealand girls is sexually abused and the rate is even higher for Maori women and people with ...