Aotearoa Seafoods, Tohu Wines and Ngātahi Horticulture are now trading under the combined brand name of ‘Kono’ to assist with exporting. A consultation meeting between Ngāti Kahungunu and Government representatives is to be arranged for late February to discuss partial asset sales. On the opening day of parliament, last
Day: February 13, 2012
Briefings to the Incoming Government (often called ‘BIMs’) were publicly released last Thursday. The purpose of these documents (finalised last December) is to provide an overview to incoming Ministers of (a), the functions and set up of the agency; (b), key policy challenges and sector priorities; (c), key parliamentary processes
On Tuesday the New Zealand Māori Council (the Council) lodged two claims with the Waitangi Tribunal pertaining to the partial sale of State-Owned Enterprises (four energy companies), and water ownership. However the statements of claim have not been made publicly available for detailed analysis. The essence of the first claim
We also advise that on Thursday Statistics New Zealand released the Household Labour Force Survey to 31 December 2011. This shows the unemployment rate is 6.3%. For Māori the unemployment rate remains more than double that at 13.4% (no significant change from last quarter). In whole numbers there are presently
On Tuesday Statistics New Zealand released the Quarterly Employment Survey to 31 December 2011. This report shows the average salary is now $1017 per week – or $52,900 per annum. Following this, on Wednesday the Minister of Labour, Kate Wilkinson, announced that the minimum wage would be increased from $13