From week ending 2 December 2011 Lieutenant Colonel Oiroa Kaihau has been presented with a United States Meritorious Service Medal for his work in Afghanistan with the New Zealand Defence Force in 2009. Clint Rickard and Raymond Hall have been appointed to the board of Te Whānau o Waipareira Trust.
Day: December 5, 2011
From week ending 2 December 2011 Last week the Tasman District Council voted against designated Māori wards. This parallels the decisions of most local authorities (with the exception of Bay of Plenty, Waikato and Nelson).
From week ending 2 December 2011 This week Waikato University research fellow, Dr Tahu Kukutai present her findings on the Māori global population at the Population Association of New Zealand conference. Dr Kukutai presented research estimating the global Māori population to be 815,000, with 151,000 (18.5%) of Māori living outside
Last Friday Statistics New Zealand released the Household Economic (Income) Survey for the quarter to September 2011. This is a shortened version of the broader tri-annual Household Economic Survey, and surveys adults aged 15 years and over. The results are stark for Māori, showing 57% of Māori (244,000) earn less
From week ending 2 December 2011 Māori-owned Parininihi ki Waitotara Incorporation have announced a $11.6 million profit for the year ending June 30, 2011. Parininihi ki Waitotara Incorporation is the largest corporate dairy farmer in Taranaki and Fonterra’s largest milk supplier within the region.
From week ending 2 December 2011 Despite losing significant voting franchise in this election, the Māori Party retains three seats in parliament, and is in discussions with the Prime Minister (elect) on whether another confidence and supply agreement can be reached, or some other form of agreement between the parties.
From week ending 2 December 2011 Prior to the election, we provided a series of précis of the policy positions of parties relevant to Māori social, economic and treaty matters. We did not provide an analysis of the New Zealand First Party (NZ First), as the party was not represented
From week ending 2 December 2011 Parliament will commence in February with nineteen Māori members; comprised of the seven members in the Māori electorate seats, four in general seats, and eight from party list members. This represents 16% of the 121 seats in parliament. We note this closely matches the
From week ending December 2, 2011 The General Election has returned the National Party to Government with 48% of the Party Vote, and a total of 60 seats out of 121[1]. The National Party will be entering confidence and supply agreements with the ACT Party (1 seat) and the United