On Monday, Dr Sharples announced a review was to be held into services for children of Māori prisoners. (Dr Sharples is the Minister of Māori Affairs, Associate Minister of Corrections, and Associate Minister of Education.) His announcement follows discussion on research focused on the children of Māori prisoners. The research
Day: February 25, 2012
On Monday the University of Otago published research on infectious diseases and social inequalities in New Zealand 3. The research, based on data from 1989 to 2008, found rates of hospital admission for infectious diseases for Māori and Pasifika people is persistently twice that of other New Zealanders. A causal
On Monday a group from Ngāti Rereahu began a land occupation on Crafar farms near Benneydale (south of Te Kuiti). The occupation is to ensure wahi tapu are protected, as per a Waitangi Tribunal claim.
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
This omnibus brief outlines emerging issues relating to Māori social, economic and treaty matters to 12 noon, 24 February 2012. Key matters to note are: Services to children of Māori prisoners; Comparative research on rates of infectious diseases; Protest group occupy two Crafar farm properties; Ministry