Okere Incorporation and Ruahine Kuharua Incorporation have signed agreements with Mighty River Power to enable initial exploration and a feasibility study of geothermal energy on the Taheke field, 20km northeast of Rotorua. The agreement, which will be known as Te ia a Tutea Development, provides for long-term co-ownership of any
Day: November 11, 2011
Hautaki Trust, Te Huarahi Tika Māori Spectrum Trust, and 2degrees have created a scholarship and graduate programme for Māori studying information and communications technology at Auckland University. Vodafone have also announced it will extend its current graduate programme by allocating an additional five places for Māori graduates. These announcements follow
As we have previously advised, Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu is embarking on a trial of dairy farming, on the basis that the farming is sustainable and fully productive within five years. Three pilot farms totalling 3,000 cows on 1,200 hectares are being trialled in North Canterbury. If the pilot
Broadcaster Te Kauhoe Wano died last week. The Federation of Maori Authorities (FoMA) will hold its annual conference in Mount Maunganui on the 12- 13 November. Te Kōtahi Research Institute – Māori research institute has opened at Waikato University. Te Runanganui o te Pihopatanga of Aotearoa (the Maori Anglican Church)
Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki sign an Agreement in Principle Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki has signed an Agreement in Principle with the Crown. The agreement includes financial redress of $11.5 million, and cultural redress over several sites of significance. Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki will also have the option to purchase several
ACT Party – Māori focused matters The ACT Party has nineteen policy statements, and Māori interests are captured almost exclusively in one of these, entitled the ‘One Law for All’ policy proposal. (The only other place the word Māori appears is under Welfare where ACT notes the high numbers of
Mana Party – Māori focused matters Despite its relative newness, the Mana Party has developed twelve broad policy platforms, all of which take into account specific Māori interests. These policies, and salient features, are highlighted in the table that follows. Mana Party Notes – salient aspects of Māori-focused policy proposals
Green Party Māori focused matters This election the Green Party is the only ‘mainstream’ political party to produce clear Māori specific policy. It is noteworthy that both National and Labour have, since the last election, jettisoned specific Māori-related policy documentation. We consider the size of the Māori voting electorate (15%),