Debbie Packer (Ngāti Ruanui, Ngā Rauru) has been appointed to a new Board being established to monitor the implementation of the Government’s welfare reforms. The Board has six members and will advise the Minister for Social Development, the Minister of Finance and the Minister of State Services on the performance
Day: May 18, 2012
The Māori Land Court has granted an injunction against the Tataraakina C Trust (Hawkes Bay) which prevents the Trustees from appointing an Executive Officer or Project Manager. The injunction was sought by a former Trustee, on the grounds that recruitment and decision-making processes were flawed. It is alleged the present
This week Ngāti Kurī announced they will withdraw an application for an urgent hearing with the Waitangi Tribunal and re-enter direct treaty settlement negotiations with the Crown. Ngāti Kurī is part of the Te Hika Forum, which was an accord of five iwi established to progress the long-running Far North
This week the Commissioner at Morewa School, Mike Eru, requested that the former students of the senior satellite unit vacate the school’s premises by the end of the week (refer edition 13/2012). This was because some of the students and their whānau were seeking Ministry of Education agreement to be
On Tuesday the Local Government and Environment Select Committee released its report on the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and Continental Shelf Bill. (For subscribers unfamiliar with this topic, earlier briefing information on this legislation is provided in the box that follows.) In relation to the Treaty of Waitangi (clause 14),