On Thursday four separate Treaty settlement bills each had a third and final reading in Parliament. These were for Ngāti Mākino, Rongowhakaata, Ngai Tāmanuhiri, and Maraeroa A and B Block owners. The Ngāti Mākino Claims Settlement Bill includes redress of $6.75 million, and the transfer of 3,400 hectares of Rotoehu
Day: July 30, 2012
On Tuesday the Ministry of Health published Cancer: New Registration and Deaths 2009. This annual publication reports on malignant cases diagnosed in New Zealand. The document reports that the Māori cancer rate was 415 per 100,000 Māori, compared to the non-Māori rate of 337 per 100,000 people.[1] [1] Rates
As this week is Māori Language Week this briefing focuses on te reo Māori policy settings, and current policy issues arising. By way of background, the Māori language is considered internationally as an endangered language, with a United Nations classification as ‘vulnerable’. This is because te reo Māori is not
Te Wiki o te Reo Māori Nō te mea hoki ko te Wiki tēnei o te Reo Māori, e aro ana tēnei pānui ki ngā kaupapahere mō te reo me ngā take e hua ake ana. Hei whakamārama ake, e kīia ana te reo Māori he reo e noho mōrearea