Bills in charge of
- Waka Umanga (Māori Corporations) Bill (Government bill)
Pita Sharples
Member for Tamaki Makaurau, Māori Party
Most recent appearances in parliament
If this MP has contributed more than once to a debate, only one speech is shown.
- Adjournment - Sittings of the House (16 Dec 2009)
Speech expand: "Tēnā koe, Mr Speaker. Tēnā tatou katoa i tēnei rā whakamutunga. The debating chamber must be the most unusual destination to take one’s honeymoon, but you, Mr Speaker, can be proud of the wedding banquet that you presided over in this last year. The M ..."
- Points of Order - Simultaneous Interpretation—Implementation (15 Dec 2009)
Speech expand: "I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. It is in respect of the order of the House. I noted the announcement from the Clerk of the House that simultaneous interpretation will be introduced into the House when it resumes in 2010. The Māori Party is pleased to ..."
- Electricity Industry Bill - First Reading (15 Dec 2009)
Speech expand: "There used to be a smart catchcry in New Zealand. It was: “Will the last person to leave please turn out the lights.” Well, over the last couple of years the lights probably would have been replaced by a candlestick. Why? Because there has been a massive ..."
- Māori Affairs, Minister—Statements (15 Dec 2009)
Answer: "Yes, absolutely, unlike the previous Minister of Māori Affairs, who ignored the foreshore and seabed, the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the Māori seats, and the Māori flag, and who failed to deliver social and economic benefits—"
- Corrections (Use of Court Cells) Amendment Bill - In Committee (26 Nov 2009)
Speech expand: "I would like to take a short call on the Corrections (Use of Court Cells) Amendment Bill. We agree with most of the speakers—there are a lot of dangers in this legislation. Although we will support it, we think there are a lot of things that have to be ..."