Te Ururoa Flavell
MP recounts family violence experience
A Government Minister, Te Ururoa Flavell, has recounted his experience with family violence in a show of support for proposed changes to laws which aim to reduce New Zealand's appalling rate of family… Audio
Māori Land Act review 'dysfunctional' - Labour
The Māori Development Minister is making policy on the fly, Labour says, after he called for a consultation hui to discuss the Māori Land Service.
Maori Party co-leader says room for Mana relationship to warm
The co-leader of the Māori Party, Te Ururoa Flavell, has been listening to that interview and joins us. Video, Audio
Dreams a reality thanks to trust's work - Flavell
A Far North trust that set up a home ownership scheme and emergency housing for the homeless has won praise from the Minister of Māori Development.
Maori Party in re-building phase
The Maori Party is confident it will be ready in time for next year's election, despite being in what it calls a re-building phase. Our political reporter Mei Heron has the details. Audio
Crown to acknowledge it's role in the decline in te reo Maori
The Maori Development Minister, Te Ururoa Flavell, will make an amendment to the Maori Language Bill tonight, but says the change is not an attempt to address all historic grievances around te reo… Audio
Maori Affairs Minister responds
The Maori Affairs Minister Te Ururoa Flavell joins Morning Report. Audio
No reo but
Maori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell says his receptionists don't speak Maori and he wouldn't make them redundant because of it. Audio
Time for action, Maori Party president says
The Maori Party has acknowledged it has a lot of ground to make up if it's to recapture the seats it lost to Labour at last year's general election.
John Tamihere defends Whanau Ora system
Whanau Ora is coming under fire after a report into its first four years of operation failed to spell out exactly where the money is going. Audio
Whanau Ora programme report
The report into the first four years of Maori Party's flagship Whanau Ora programme says its doing good work, but gives little indication of whether the money has been well spent. Audio
Issues aired on Native Affairs
Controversial questions about Maori TV were raised on its flagship current affairs show this week, on the last episode before a new team takes over. Audio
Angst over bad ads for Maori TV
A Maori TV proposal to reverse a ban on advertising harmful stuff puts the heat on the powers-that-be. It also reveals some surprising aspects of the broadcaster's commercial terms and conditions -… Audio
Labour calls for Flavell to be stripped of Maori TV role
The Labour Party is calling for Maori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell to be stripped of his oversight role for Maori TV. Audio
Maori Party supports court hearing on land sales
Two Auckland iwi say following the Prime Minister's comments yesterday they have no choice but to pursue what they call an old-fashioned path to the courts. Audio
Minister defends Whanau Ora
Te Ururoa Flavell is the Whanau Ora Minister and he's been listening to that. Audio
Maori Party on its flagship policy being found wanting
The Auditor General's office admits it's impossible to tell how successful the social welfare initiative Whanau Ora has been. In a highly critical report the public spending watchdog has looked at the… Audio
Call for warrants of fitness for squalid rentals
A walk through squalid homes in Christchurch has prompted the Minister for Maori Development, Te Ururoa Flavell, to call for a warrant of fitness for private rentals. Audio