On Tuesday the Minister of Education, Hekia Parata, and Associate Minister of Education, Dr Pita Sharples, released a media statement announcing that the Ministry of Education will be commissioning an independent financial audit of the Kōhanga Reo National Trust, to ensure public funding is being used appropriately (underlining added). This
Day: October 21, 2013
On Thursday the Ngāti Koroki Kahukura Claims Settlement Bill was introduced in Parliament. The settlement includes financial and commercial redress of $3 million. The settlement also vests the Crown-owned Maungatautari scenic reserve in the Maungatautari community.
This week the disagreement between the two Māori Appointers to the Crown Forestry Rental Trust resurfaced in the public domain, with the New Zealand Māori Council questioning whether the Chair of the Federation of Māori Authorities, Traci Houpapa, is conflicted in the Trustee appointment process. This is because Ms Houpapa