• Last Friday Te Puni Kōkiri began seeking proposals from organisations interested in becoming one of the three Whānau Ora Commissioning Agencies. For details on this matter refer to Pānui edition 25/2013. Proposals are sought by 20 September. • On Monday Shane Jones (Ngāpuhi) announced his candidacy for the forthcoming Labour Party
Day: August 30, 2013
• Last Friday Te Puni Kōkiri began seeking proposals from organisations interested in becoming one of the three Whānau Ora Commissioning Agencies. For details on this matter refer to Pānui edition 25/2013. Proposals are sought by 20 September. • On Monday Shane Jones (Ngāpuhi) announced his candidacy for the forthcoming Labour Party
• On Tuesday the committee stage of the Resource Management Reform Bill was completed, and the Bill was reported back, before being divided into three separate Bills. A third reading was then completed. As discussed in Pānui edition 4/2013, key provisions which relate directly to Māori are not being amended. That
Last week the Government released a consultation document on the Māori Community Development Act (1962). This Act sets out the roles and structural arrangements for: (a) the New Zealand Māori Council (including its various District, Executive and other Māori committees); (b) the Māori Wardens; and (c) Community Officers. The consultation