Yesterday Statistics New Zealand released the Household Labour Force Survey results for the quarter to the end of September 2012. The survey shows an increase in unemployment from 6.8% to 7.3% of the workforce. For Māori, the unemployment rate increased 2.3% from 12.8% to 15.1% (remaining more than double the
Day: November 12, 2012
On Thursday Emeritus Professor Whatarangi Winiata confirmed that the Māori spectrum coalition would be seeking to reactivate an urgent hearing of the Waitangi Tribunal, in relation to the sale and allocation of spectrum, and the financial returns associated with that (WAI 2224). By way of background, the Government intends to