On Tuesday four hectares of land was gifted back to Ngāti Te Whiti iwi by the Methodist Church and the Grey Institute Trust. The iwi sold the land to the church during the mid 1800’s. On Monday the High Court trial began for the ‘Urewera Four’. The ‘Urewera Four’ are
Day: February 18, 2012
Briefings to Incoming Ministers (BIMs) Briefings to the Incoming Ministers (often called ‘BIMs’) were publicly released on the 2nd of February. 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
On Thursday evening Parliament was extended to progress a number of treaty settlements bills concurrently. The Ngai Tāmanuhiri Claims Settlement Bill, and the Ngāti Mākino Claims Settlement Bill passed their first readings. The Ngāti Manawa and Ngāti Whare Claims Settlement Bill, Nga Wai o Maniapoto (Waipa River) Bill, the Ngāti
On Wednesday High Court Judge, Justice Miller, ruled that the decision by Land Information Minister, Maurice Williamson, and the Associate Minister of Finance, Jonathan Coleman, to consent to the sale of the Crafar farms to Pengxin Group be set aside, and that part of the application be reconsidered. Justice Miller
On Thursday Te Puni Kōkiri released a report showing the impact of the Waka Māori initiative during the Rugby World Cup. The report finds that approximately 180,000 people visited the Waka Māori,[1] and that visitors were ‘very satisfied’, giving an average satisfaction rating of 8.2 from 10. The research also
Yesterday the Families Commission released a research report on financial hardship entitled, One Step at a Time; Supporting Families and Whānau in Financial Hardship. The 120-page report is one of two to be released on this topic, with the second report due out later today. We will consider a broader
Earlier this month the New Zealand Qualifications Authority published a new draft Māori Strategy, Te Rautaki Māori a te Mana Tohu Mātauranga. The proposed strategy is for the period 2012-17, and will be implemented after post-consultation revision processes. The desired outcome is “Māori achieving success as Māori”, and the two
This week’s omnibus brief outlines emerging issues relating to Māori social, economic and treaty matters to 12 noon, 17 February 2012. Key matters to note are: NZQA – Draft Māori Strategy; Families Commission Research on Financial Hardship; Waka Māori – Survey Report; Crafar Farms sale suspended; Six Treaty Settlement Bills