The Minister of Treaty Negotiation, Chris Finlayson, has rejected Ngāti Kahu proposed Deed of Partial Settlement (partial appears to mean a proposal for a land settlement in the near future, with financial compensation to follow, possibly over generations).
Day: May 30, 2011
Over the weekend Minister of Treaty Negiotitions: Chris Findlayson announced that no customary title will be awarded under the new Marine and Coastal Area Act before this year’s election. Te Rarawa and Ngāti Pahauwera have already expressed their interest to the Government in negotiating customary title under the Marine and
Ngāti Manuhiri signs Deed of Settlement Last Saturday a Deed of Settlement was signed between Ngāti Manuhiri and the Crown. The value of the settlement package is circa $9 million and made up of financial redress and the return of six culturally significant sites. Ngāti Manuhiri has a membership of
On Monday the Families Commission released a report on after-school / holiday care services. The report is entitled Caring For Kids – Parents’ Views On Out-of-School Services and Care. Amongst other items, the report findings that Māori want more affordable, quality childcare in their neighbours, with appropriate cultural content. Although
This week, The Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Steven Joyce, announced the successful tenderers for the ‘Ultra-Fast Broadband’ (UFB) initiative. This has a total value of $1.5 billion. Mr Joyce also announced, along with the Minister of Māori Affairs, Dr Pita Sharples, that the recently established Māori Working Group
This week a Māori Fisheries conference was held at which the Minister of Fisheries, Phil Heatly, presented. His formal speech was positive, and he noted the fisheries industry was now valued at $4 billion dollars, and that Māori control close to 37% of the fishing quota. He further suggested Māori