On Tuesday Statistics New Zealand released, Te Ao Mārama 2014. This is an annual booklet publication of key statistics about the Māori population. This year the booklet draws heavily on new statistics from the 2013 Census and from the 2013 Māori Social Survey, Te Kupenga. Pānui has already reviewed both
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On Tuesday Karyn Paringatai (Ngāti Porou) received the Supreme Award for Tertiary Teaching Excellence. This was for her method of teaching in the dark, which she indicated was widely used by Māori before the arrival of Europeans. Whaimutu Dewes (Ngāti Porou) has been reappointed to the Board of Housing New
On Wednesday the Waitangi Tribunal released a strategic plan, for the period 2014 to 2015. We advise this appears to be the first published strategic plan of the Tribunal, which was established 39 years ago. In our assessment the plan for the Tribunal is relatively straight forward. First, the Tribunal
On Monday Statistics New Zealand released a report on Māori authorities, which is entitled, Tatauranga Umanga Māori 2014; Statistics on Māori Authorities. As the title suggests this report provides a range of statistics on Māori authorities. [Note ‘Māori authorities’ for this report are those entities eligible for Māori authority status
On Thursday the Minister of Māori Affairs, Dr Pita Sharples, announced the release of a new Māori language strategy. The Minister’s announcement confirms governance structural changes within this sector which were proposed in December 2013, consulted on in February this year, and become subject to a Treaty of Waitangi claim
On Wednesday the Ministry of Health released a report entitled, ‘Report on the Performance of General Practices in Whanau Ora Collectives.’ (By ‘general practices’, the Ministry means organisations involved in the delivery of general primary health care.) This report tracks the performance of 35 Whānau Ora providers against 11 health
Subscribers will recall that within the last two editions of Pānui, (editions 21/2014 and 22/2014), we have provided information on reports on Family Violence; from the Glenn Inquiry and from the Family Violence Review Committee respectively. Our assessment to date has been that the issue has high relevance for Māori,
On Tuesday the Associate Minister of Housing, Tariana Turia, released a Māori Housing Strategy. It is entitled, Te Whare Āhuru He Oranga Tāngata – The Māori Housing Strategy. The strategy, prepared by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, has a 11-year time frame (to 2025), with six key ‘directions’
Five more groups have been selected to deliver Māori and Pasifika Trades Training. These groups are (i) Te Matarau Education Trust and NorthTec (building and primary industries); (ii) Auckland Council (South Auckland infrastructure focus); (iii) Unitec, MIT and TWoA (construction and infrastructure);[1] (iv) Waiariki (carpentry); and (v) Te Runanganui
Last Thursday it was announced that Tania Simpson (Tainui, Ngāi Tahu, Ngāpuhi) has been appointed to the board of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. Last Friday the Government appointed Professor Linda Tuhiwai Smith to its Māori Economic Development Advisory Board. On Wednesday the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage,
Last Friday the Department of State of the United States of America, released its annual report on people trafficking. The circa 400-page report, entitled Trafficking in Persons 2014, provides an overview of global people trafficking, and of the quality of attempts by governments to reduce this (i.e. forced labour, child
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Māori Health Strategy Released
Last Friday evening, the Associate Minister of Health, Tariana Turia, released He Korowai Oranga – Māori Health Strategy 2014. (This is a revision of the existing He Korowai Oranga Māori Health Strategy 2002, which Minister Turia launched when she was in the Labour Government.) The revised He Korowai Oranga is
Yesterday the Family Violence Review Committee released a report on family violence trends in New Zealand. This in an independent Committee which reviewed incidents of domestic violence leading to death, and provides prevention and reduction advice to the Health Quality and Safety Commission. For this report the Committee reviewed incidents
Last Friday the Ministry of Health released a factsheet report on Māori health data. Despite being only four pages, (two pages of explanation, and two pages of summary tables), the factsheet provides clear and useful health sector data. Some of the key findings are: one in five Māori children (18%)
Last Friday the consultancy company Business Economic Research Limited (BERL) released a report on the three statutory recognised wānanga; Te Wānanga o Aoteaora (TWoA), Te Wānanga o Raukawa (TWoR), and Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi (TWWoA).[1] The report was commissioned by the representative body of the wānanga, Te Tauihu o