On Monday the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act was passed into law. This Act disestablishes the New Zealand Historic Places Trust, and replaces it with a Crown entity, entitled ‘Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga’.The new entity will be governed by a board of eight, with at least three
Day: May 26, 2014
On Wednesday a blessing ceremony was held to commence the future development of a $120 million retirement village. This venture is a partnership between Te Atiawa (via its commercial arm, the Port Nicholson Block Settlement Trust) and Ryman Heathcare. The village will be located on land returned to the
This week Ngāi Tahu announced it was withdrawing as a potential investor for the proposed Ruataniwha water storage scheme in the central Hawkes’ Bay. The build cost for the dam is estimated at $275 million, and the withdrawal of Ngāi Tahu follows the recent withdrawal of the other potential
Last month a report was loaded on the Education Counts website on Māori Whānau Advisory Committees working with schools. The report is entitled, Whānau Advisory Group Research Project, and includes logos and organisational titles of Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporation and the Ministry of Education. As the report lacks details
This week the Independent Māori Statutory Board for the Auckland Council released an assessment of expenditure incurred by the Council to achieve Māori outcomes. The report was prepared by KPMG. The report finds that despite the stated interest the Council has in lifting the social and economic wellbeing of