On Wednesday the Minister of Māori Affairs, Dr Sharples, and the Associate Minister of Māori Affairs, Chris Finlayson, jointly released a discussion document on proposed changes to the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act (1993) (‘the Act’). The discussion document outlines five conceptual changes to the Act which have been proposed
Day: April 8, 2013
On Wednesday the Ministry of Primary Industries also released a report on Māori land – presumably to support the release of the above consultation document. This research report provides scenario information on potential economic impacts if more Māori land was farmed more productively. The report, prepared by a consultancy, is
The University of Auckland has published a study on road traffic injuries. The study finds that Māori are the ethnic group most at risk of injury, in particular Māori children. The study is entitled, Social and geographical differences in road traffic injury in the Auckland region, and based on road
Today Ngāi Tūhoe is initialling a Deed of Settlement with the Crown, to reach an Agreement in Principle for settling Treaty grievances. The settlement redress value is approximately $170 million, inclusive of Ngāi Tūhoe interests in the Central North Island (CNI) forestry. The settlement includes creating a new legislative category
Maungaharuru–Tangitū Hapū initial Deed of Settlement On the 22 March Maungaharuru–Tangitū hapū (north of Napier) initialled a Deed of Settlement with the Crown, to reach an Agreement in Principle for settling Treaty grievances. The financial redress value is approximately $23 million, inclusive of $13.3 million cash and $9.7 million in